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American Airlines Flight 9459 was cruising at about 16,000 feet above Waco, Texas, when a corporate

IRAN INCREASES PRICE OF CRUDE TO JAPANNational Iranian Oil Co. raised its prices for crude o

FEW OUTSTANDING US SALES TO IRAQ LEFTFollowing the reported cancellation of U.S. soybean mea

Friday Aug. 17, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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An Ambase Corp. stockholder sued the insurance company alleging that Ambase misled investors into be

An earnings report that appeared on Page 9A of the Friday, Aug. 17, Journal of Commerce should have

States cannot regulate goods being transshipped through foreign trade zones, according to a ruling l

New York's largest public employees union sued to undo changes in the state's pension system approve

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank expect the world economy to weather the latest oil sh

Taiwan slashed its estimate of economic growth in 1990 Friday to the lowest rate since 1982 as the g

PACT TARGETS SPENDING ON GOLD MINE PROFITSSYDNEY, Australia - Papua New Guinea Prime Ministe

Henkel Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of West Germany's Henkel KGaA, has joined up with two American fir

Aug. 17, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Avon is calling in China, even though pushing the right doorbells proved difficult at first.

The Federal Maritime Commission asked shipping lines and steamship conferences to justify a deluge o

Rising oil prices and the United States' growing dependence on imported oil could undo efforts to r

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit, after an encouraging decline in the first half of 1990, is likel

Insurers opposed a proposed accounting standard that would require them to record their bond holding

The Interstate Commerce Commission approved Consolidated Rail Corp.'s bid to acquire sole control of

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. late last week announced a 4 percent rate increase on all railro

BERLIN EXPRESS SERVES EUROPE-AUSTRALIA ROUTESYDNEY, Australia - The Berlin Express, a new Ch

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' crude oil output in the first two weeks of August ave

Oil prices skyrocketed across the board Friday. "It's war fever," said an oil trader in Hous

While he watches the oil dependent nations face the challenges of the Iraq crisis and the steady cli

The Japanese government offered "nothing new" in a written explanation of why two U.S. firms did not

BRITISH WAGES RISE, JOBLESS LINES LONGERAverage earnings of British workers rose 10 percent

LICHT SEES SURPLUS OF WORLD SUGARWorld sugar production will exceed consumption by some 1.05

As leading electronics companies race to develop high-definition television, some predict the techno

Brazil's government will make available the equivalent of US$4.2 billion in farm input loans for the

A federal report on Wednesday urged President Bush to cut red tape and boost funding for the Food an

The newly expanded dock facilities at the Port of Wilmington, N.C., will get a real workout Aug. 18

Dental floss and a globe are among the handiest tools used by James O. Farrell, president of Air Car

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 16, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Aug. 16, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

1228 (Aug. 16, 1990) Previous day - 1236 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

As of Aug. 16, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 16, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per B

Canada's economic performance in 1991 will be the worst of the major industrialized nations as high

The Indian government, despite local opposition, seems to be gradually opening up large ports to pri