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A last-minute offer by Rio de Janeiro State Port Administration Co. averted a strike by port employe

The West German government knows it will end up financing the expected increase in East Germany's 1

President Bush's decision not to intervene in a planned sale to Japan of an American firm said to le

Satellite broadcasting will be permitted under license, the Hong Kong government said Wednesday, a m

"Every issue" will be on the table in this week's talks with the Soviet Union on normalizing relati

KOREAN TRADE SURPLUS HIT $6 MILLION IN JULYSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's trade balance

OFFICE PRODUCTS' FIRM ACQUIRES JEN-COAT INC.American Business Products Inc. said it reached

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Aug. 1, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Efforts to stir up wider support for training of seafarers appear to be bearing some fruit, but fina

Environmental and political pressures within Australia will contribute to reducing the drift of carg

Port Manatee recorded its best monthly performance of fiscal year 1990 in June, handling 688,831 ton

US ARCHITECT WINS JAPANESE CONTRACTSKaplan McLaughlin Diaz Architects said it won two Japane

Japanese consumers soon may have their first taste of American apples. After years of carefu

Hurricane Bertha destroyed one ship and caused concern for some of its crew, while most liner compan

Talks on defusing an explosive crisis in the Persian Gulf collapsed Wednesday when Kuwait refused to

U.S. farmers agree about most things. Farmers love timely rains and subsoil moisture and bum

As of Aug 1, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table in clude spot quotations or list prices

Lloyd Triestino de Navigazione SpA and Australian National Line Ltd. will be the two biggest benefic

The yen's surge against the U.S. dollar this week reduces, but does not rule out, the possibility of

Advocates of closer U.S.-Caribbean economic ties differ over the impact of Trinidad and Tobago's pol

COST OF CLEAN AIR BILL TOO HIGH, GROUP SAYSThe Clean Air bill that is near passage in Congre

Bearish action in Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures reflects the pressure of large Northern Hemis

Wed., Aug. 1, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Aug. 1, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Containerized cargo volume at Halifax, Canada's second-biggest containerport after Montreal, is expe

US BUDGET DEFICIT SEEN PUSHING DOLLAR DOWNThe U.S. budget deficit is again threatening to pu

The wave of Japanese investment in U.S. real estate, which first came ashore in California and New Y

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION are emerging as cornerstones of the National Energy Strategy bein

Eastman Kodak Co. reported earlier-than-expected benefits from a 1989 restructuring, as earnings ros

Ghana is having discussions with the Soviet Union about joint ventures in cocoa processing in Ghana,

American Indemnity Financial Corp.'s second quarter operating income fell to $20.5 million, from $22

A cobra glares menacingly at the reader, poised to strike, with its coiled body made up of barrels m

1175 (Aug. 1, 1990) Previous day - 1165 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The Interstate Commerce Commission denied CSX Transportation Inc.'s application to abandon a 29.49-m

Foreign investment is flowing into Barbados. More and more U.S. companies are looking to the

The closing of the Houston Ship Channel this week accentuated the rivalry between the ports of Houst

John V. Carr & Son Inc. has acquired full ownership of its C.S. Emery & Co. subsidiary in Burlington

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

INDIANA PORT COMMISSION (Indianapolis) - William H. Fritchley was named director of planning and gra