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US FARMS CONTINUE TO CONSOLIDATEUSDA said Tuesday the number of U.S. farms fell by slightly

The United States is postponing a decision to take the European Community to an international trade

Inside the Washington beltway, registered foreign agents generally serve as a foreign country's liai

The use of alternative fuels to meet emission standards for heavy-duty trucks would be impractical a

Swissair experienced a dramatic drop in operating profit during the first half of 1990. Oper

Net income at Crum & Forster Insurance Co. fell toto $22.4 million in the second quarter, from $72.2

Currency-based advances in gold prices were pared late Tuesday on technical selling and profit-takin

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON ATOCHEM FACILITYAtochem North America Inc. said it started constructi

US PLACES CURBS ON EXPORTS TO IRAQThe United States is placing new restrictions on exports o

Some 16,000 steelworkers in Canada were scheduled to strike starting at midnight Tuesday of this wee

This Week: NEW ENGLAND: Northeast Utilities Inc., Hartford, Conn.MID-ATLANTIC: Virginia Powe

WORKING RIG COUNT FALLS BY 26 TO 996The number of working oil and natural gas rigs in the Un

Members of the Kennedy Airport Airlines Management Council and I recently reprised a bull session we

U.S. leading economic indicators edged up 0.1 percent in June, showing that the economy continues to

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating alleged conflicts of interests by a shipping age

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 233.67 off 0.37 which compares w

July 31, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

1165 (July 31, 1990) Previous day - 1161 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A Japanese non-profit research group Monday proposed a system of tariffication as a means of opening

UAL STOCK PLUNGES FOLLOWING REPORTUAL Corp.'s stock price fell sharply Tuesday following a p

PHILIPPINES SEEKS REBUILDING FUNDSMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines will seek the immedi

Lary R. Scott's failure to stem heavy losses at Emery Worldwide probably cost him his job as presi

Munich Re, West Germany's mammoth reinsurer, said that despite heavy loses due to natural disasters

JAPAN'S FUJITSU BUYS UK COMPUTER MAKERJapan's leading computer manufacturer Monday announced

IRELAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE U.S. INC. (New York) - Charles J. Boyle was elected executive di

Emery Worldwide, a leading air freight carrier, has selected the East German freight forwarder Deutr

The joint unveiling Monday of the high-technology CBA-123 commuter airliner highlights the determina

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is unlikely to achieve its $21 target for a minimu

The National Association of Insurance Brokers is applauding a change in an Internal Revenue Service

WATER LEAK HALTS NINE MILE 1 RESTARTSCRIBA, N.Y. - Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.'s Nine Mile Po

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

ISO CONTINUES PUSH FOR LOSS COST RATINGInsurance Services Office Inc. is continuing its move

Monsanto Co. said a survey of drinking water in the farm belt showed that one well in one thousand h

The federal government has finally given Hampton Roads a list of options for disposing of the muck i

Cargo volumes moving across the Pacific will finish the year only 2 percent to 3 percent ahead of la

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) July 30, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

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New regulations allowing insurance companies to earn an 11.2 percent to 19 percent rate of return, r