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European demand for software is expanding so fast that U.S. software makers are going to have to pay

CROP ESTIMATES CALLED BULLISH FOR CORN, SOYTraders at the Chicago Board of Trade called Thur

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 235.29 off 1.81 which compare

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MODEST RISE EXPECTED IN PRODUCER PRICESU.S. producer prices for July are expected to show a

COLO. AGENT GROUPS BEGIN MERGER TALKSThe Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado Inc. (IIAC

ICO COFFEE EXPORTS ROSE 4.95 PERCENT IN JUNEJune coffee exports to all destinations by produ

1220 (Aug. 9, 1990) Previous day - 1206 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Pacific Rim ports have much in common in terms of geology, trade patterns and shortage of land.<

Federal postal inspectors arrested a Seattle-area woman who they said collected money from people by

Heavy truck sales bucked a seasonal trend in July to turn in a surprisingly strong showing, despite

Wholesale gasoline and heating oil prices slid substantially in a number of markets Thursday, and fu

"Ships were my Harvard; the sea was my Yale." The words of Joseph Conrad still ring true for

Thousands of shiny new cars and the buzz of construction bear witness to the fact that Portugal no l

SENATE CONFIRMS COMMERCE OFFICIALThomas McBride was confirmed by the Senate as assistant sec

DATE OF AWARD: "E Star" Award on May 23, 1990 ("E" Award in 1985).WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:

Arabian Oil Co., Japan's biggest oil producer, Thursday said it will increase its output by around 1

INDONESIA UNDECIDED ON IRAQI OIL IMPORTSJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia has not yet decided i

Royal Nedlloyd Group, the transport and energy concern, warned that higher oil prices would result i

The number of unemployed persons in Denmark rose by 0.1 percent in June to 267,300, or 9.5 percent o

Lawrence L. Rodberg, among the deans of the American air freight forwarders, is dead. Mr. Ro

TNT Skypak Inc., an international express courier company, introduced a domestic courier service Thu

CONTINENTAL INSURANCE (New York) - Kenneth B. Zeigler and Samuel T. Byron were named to succeed Geor

SEA-LAND TO IMPOSE FUEL SURCHARGEFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Sea-Land Service Inc. will impose a

Three divers were set to descend nearly 400 feet in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Charles, Va., this m

Shipping group Hai Sun Hup Co. is positioning itself for growth by acquiring additional vessels for

COULD THIS BE WHAT ONE OF MY SOURCES MEANT when he described U.S. foreign policy as a "light-switch"

Seven Western oil companies will search for oil in Bulgaria, the Socialist Party newspaper Douma rep

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is seeking federal approval to change its yet unlaunched Nikkei Stoc

A quick push from Congress to permit oil and natural gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife

Aug. 9, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A 10-minute telephone call between the United States and Brazil can cost $6.60 to $11.86, depending

American Airlines has dropped an option to purchase delivery slots for two Boeing747-400 aircraft fr

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Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Political risk underwriters are watching Mideast developments "by the minute," and every underwriter

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INDIANA RAIL WINS NOD TO BUY 90-MILE TRACKIndiana Rail Co. said it received approval from th

Business and political leaders of any U.S. city can hardly contain their glee when there's an announ