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Shippers moving goods across the Atlantic fear that ocean carriers may try to impose fuel surcharges

Pakhoed NV and Furness NV, two leading Rotterdam port concerns, are close to merging their operation

In a story, "German Coffee Imports Rose 7.8 percent During June" on Page 7A of The Journal of Commer

Aug. 22, 1990 Copper Total, 7,159. Gold Total, .1,522,896.Sil

Aug. 22, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Traffic Club of Newark, Transportation brokers night, Sept. 1. Town & Campus Restaurant, Union, N.J.

The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, preceded by civil unrest in Kenya and the coup attempt in Trinidad l

Slow trade growth with the Pacific Rim in general and Hurricane Hugo's onslaught in particular contr

Two men, including the former head of an insurance agency, have been indicted for allegedly threaten

Railroad carload traffic increased 7.5 percent in the four weeks ended July 28, compared with the sa

Japanese trade with Vietnam is on a roll. Two-way commerce doubled in the first five months of 1990

The U.S. dollar was broadly lower Wednesday af- ternoon on foreign exchange markets as the Swiss fra

Evergreen Marine Corp. officials signed a three-year lease this week to use the Port of Baltimore's

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

During his years as the No. 2 executive at Delta Air Lines Inc., Hollis Harris wasn't known as a hea

The New York Mercantile Exchange said it raised the inter-market spread margin rates on its crude oi

Sadek Boussena, of Algeria, the president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, was

The government of India Wednesday announced further steps to curb use of gasoline and diesel in view

W.R. Grace & Co. signed a letter of intent to acquire Dexter Corp.'s Mogul Water Treatment Systems E

As of Aug 22, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

U.S. life insurance companies thought they had won the war when they obtained permission to enter Ta

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

So far, it has not made the Guinness Book of Records, but the picketing of the offices of Columbus L

TEXTRON LYCOMING GETS BAE ENGINE CONTRACTSTRATFORD, Conn. - Textron Lycoming will supply imp

The management of Qantas, Australia's international carrier, approved an across-the-board air freigh

A spokesman for Al Rabbha Services Wednesday denied that the company or any of its associated compan

The United States will use upcoming talks on a bilateral maritime agreement with Brazil to try to co

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Wednesday Aug. 22, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Big U.S. investors, insurance companies and banks, along with other international financial institut

Short of a shooting war, the growing concern among local shipowners and managers is of a long stalem

UK PAYMENTS DEFICIT INCREASED LAST MONTHThe United Kingdom's seasonally adjusted current acc

When an American consumer buys a bottle of champagne, it might be from the celebrated wine-growing r

SAUDI ARABIA AGREES TO PUMP OIL TO JORDANAMMAN, Jordan - Saudi Arabia agreed to supply Jorda

For satellite builders it could be a dream come true - cheap but reliable Soviet rockets, helped by

Textile imports from Thailand jumped by more than 30 percent, to $407 million, in the last year desp

It's official: The Seabrook power plant, which became a symbol of the nation's debate over nuclear e

Coffee futures prices were testing new highs Wednesday afternoon on broad based support that emerged

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 22, 1990*Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

Aug. 22, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem