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Officials in the Philippines are appealing for help from Hong Kong and the United States to stamp ou

Nine of Canada's 10 provinces pledged to sign a deal at the end of October that would eliminate a nu

THIS BALDNESS REMEDY A REAL HAIR-RAISERJust a zip and a zap with a minuscule electrical char

1236 (Aug. 15, 1990) Previous day - 1237 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

California Insurance Commissioner Roxani Gillespie filed a $66 million civil suit against the former

MARSH CONSOLIDATING REINSURANCE BROKINGInsurance broker Marsh & McLennan Co. will integrate

When the Commerce Department published a notice in the Federal Register on May 18 announcing a new p

Industrial production was unchanged in July after two consecutive monthly advances, held down by a s

The tanker and dry bulk freight markets face a severe downturn that could last well into next year i

Demand for private air cargo buildings such as the one that opened this week at Portland Internation

Three months ago, the semiconductor manufacturing consortium Sematech vowed to fight to keep Semi-Ga

IRAQ LAUNCHES BID FOR PEACE WITH IRANNICOSIA, Cyprus - With U.S. ground, sea and air forces

Malaysia's membership in international cocoa bodies may encourage Brazil to join the Association of

Officials of the Canadian government Wednesday refused to confirm or deny reports of a preliminary f

PERUVIAN LABOR PICTURE HELPS BOOST COPPERCopper futures rallied to new life-of-contract high

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 14, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Aug. 15, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 28.1

Aluminum ingots- $1,715-$1,725 per ton lots & in wareh

Aug. 15, 1990 Copper Total, 7,107. Gold Total, .1,526,048.Silver Total, .255,206,856.

Aug. 15, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Iraq's food supplies had begun to run short, even before the United Nations trade sanctions, followi

The crisis surrounding Iraq's invasion of Kuwait has prompted ocean carriers in the Atlantic to incr

A story headlined "Guilford Seeks a Probe Into Actions by ICC" on Page 2B of the Tuesday, Aug. 14, J

A worldwide shipowners' group says Algerian authorities have stopped delaying ships calling at ports

Coast Guard Lt. Sandra Stosz is taking command of the 140-foot icebreaking tug Katmai Bay at Sault S

LABOR DISPUTE DELAYS THAI AIRWAYS FLIGHTSBANGKOK, Thailand - A protest over pay by technicia

OPEC should hold off a little longer before making any decision on a meeting to deal with the surge

Aug. 15, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 15, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 15, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per B

Deutsche Bundesbahn, the West German federal railway, expects to profit from the transportation disa

Ingram Barge Co., owner of the barge that spilled fuel oil into the Houston Ship Channel on Sunday,

A labor union coalition petitioned the Commerce Department Wednesday to apply anti-dumping duties on

HONG KONG'S IMPORTS FROM US FELL IN JUNEImports from the United States spun into reverse in

MALAYSIA TO INCREASE CRUDE OIL PRODUCTIONKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia, a key non-OPEC o

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is quietly increasing production to ward off a suppl

CANADA DOES NOT WANT TO PLAY WALLFLOWER when the United States and Mexico get down to serious negoti

The U.S. dollar remained broadly lower, hovering above all-time lows against the deutsche mark.<

Aug. 15, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

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