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Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent U.S. ban on trade with Iraq could threaten key Mideast

Steamship lines were fortunate enough to not have their ships docked in Kuwait when Saddam Hussein's

Gasoline prices across New York rose modestly during the last half of July, resuming an upward trend

Aug. 2, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Aluminum ingots- $1,715-$1,725 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Officials at Ford Motor Co. are prepared to divert a 50-vehicle shipment bound for Kuwait to another

Singmarine Industries Ltd. chalked up a 49 percent increase in after-tax profit to S$9.7 million (US

The United States and Saudi Arabia don't have many good options to deal with Iraq's invasion of Kuwa

SHIPPERS HAVE CONTINGENCY plans ready if a strike materializes at United Parcel Service. "If

International Business Machines Corp. said Wednesday it will form a new information products company

Jamaica said Wednesday it and Mexico had agreed on a debt-equity swap program that will reduce the C

MOODY'S MAY LOWER RATING FOR INDIAN DEBTMoody's Investors Service Inc. announced that it has

Akzo NV reported lower earnings for the second quarter of 1990, due to a drop in vinyl prices and a

US CARMAKERS SPLIT OVER ETHYL'S ADDITIVERICHMOND, Va. - General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co.

BACKGROUND: The environmental challenges confronting the world today are greater than at any other t

Stanley Brezenoff, a first deputy mayor in the Koch administration, is expected to become the new ex

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Aug. 2, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The House Public Works and Transportation Committee approved a hazardous materials transportation bi

The Interstate Commerce Commission issued an emergency order Wednesday authorizing Canadian Pacific

Any hope by Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. for quick government approval of its plan to add two modern co

RAINS DELAY HARVEST OF AUSTRALIA'S SUGARSYDNEY, Australia - Australia's 1990 sugar crop harv

State-owned Air India is moving to boost cargo operations substantially over the next few years, but

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

W. GERMAN SURPLUS IN TRADE NARROWSFRANKFURT, West Germany - The West German trade surplus na

1.5 PERCENT DECLINE REPORTED IN US FACTORY ORDERSOrders for goods from the nation's factorie

Aug. 2, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

Australia has made a significant commitment to global paperless trading standards. About 1,0

* Customs Update 4A * "E" Award Profile - Midamar Corp. 5A* Greg Johnson - Managing Traffic

As long as East European telephones look like espresso coffee machines, Vienna will remain the best

Lloyd's of London announced Thursday it is to stop charging its controversial subscription fee to br

The high profile of Karsten Mahlmann's position as chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade mandated t

1185 (Aug. 2, 1990) Previous day - 1175 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 234.22 off 0.78 which compare

Unhappy with a June decision by the Department of Transportation to extend some $97 million in subsi

Canadian National Railways Thursday announced a fall launching of the first Canadian, double-stacked

A 17-day international sporting competition and cultural exchange between top athletes from around t

Europe's largest insurer, Allianz AG Holding of West Germany, said Thursday it will acquire Fireman

The government of Tanzania has asked the United States to postpone the date set for an embargo of te