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VIETNAM IN NO. 3 SPOT IN WORLD RICE EXPORTSVietnam emerged as the world's third-largest rice

Continued growth is projected for the Japanese shipbuilding industry in 1990. Shipyards last year re

Ryder System Inc.'s nearly flat second-quarter earnings ended a series of sharp profit declines, but

The last of the great teak forests are being devastated because Burma's military rulers have abandon

Total automation is one of the most important tools in Thomas Nationwide Transport Ltd.'s plans to s

BELVEDERE'S EARNINGS FELL IN SECOND QUARTERSecond quarter net earnings at Belvedere Corp., a

S. KOREA POWER PLANTS TO USE 'CLEANER' OILSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean power plants are

Alabama State Docks should begin construction next month on the final phase of a three-year capital

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

JAPAN BANKS TO HIKE PRIME RATE TO 7.9 PERCENTJapan's debenture-issuing banks will raise thei

Wed., July 25, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

* Trading With Bahrain 5A * Tom Connors - Washington 8A* Asia Nations Boost Container Manufa

As of July 25, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table in clude spot quotations or list pric

Du Pont Co. joined a list of other large chemical companies that reported lower earnings in the seco

Capping a three-year struggle, the Maritime Administration Tuesday denied American President Lines L

THREE INDICTED IN NY FOR PART IN AIG SCAMNEW YORK - A county grand jury indicted three men W

HONG KONG POSTS TRADE SURPLUS IN JUNEHong Kong posted a visible trade surplus of HK$1.02 bil

The CRB Futures Outlook column, which appeared on Page 7A in The Journal of Commerce of July 24, sho

"If the Chinese want to sell you coal, they'll sell you coal," an international competitor mocked, a

The reunification of Germany is posing daunting difficulties for East Germany's agricultural sector,

July 25, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) July 25, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

GLUCONATES Akzo Chemicals Inc. will eliminate all off-list price discounts on sodium glucona

SALARIED PORT WORKERS MAY STRIKE IN BRAZILSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil faces the threat of its

Malaysia has turned down an offer from Thailand to purchase low grade rice at a discount, or what it

A $100 million upgrade planned for New York's only oil refinery will allow it to convert waste oil b

After two years of explosive growth in the latter half of the 1980s, the international condom and ru

In 1988, the 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa bought $56 billion worth of goods manufactured outsi

Witco Corp. of New York Wednesday reported net income of $23.3 million, or 98 cents a share, for the

Maritime Administration proposals on ship sales and financing could discourage foreign investment an

Western Canadian grain and oilseed production continued to benefit from near-ideal growing conditio

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 231.52 off 0.98 which compares

July 25, 1990 Copper Total, 12,146. Gold Total, .1,558,558.Silver Total, .252,880,767.

For years, Art Centrum sold Czechoslovakian modern art abroad. What it sold at home was propaganda.

In an effort to spur stalled multilateral talks on shipbuilding subsidies, House and Senate members

1142 (July 25, 1990) Previous day - 1141 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Malaysian Airline Systems is developing a M$35 million (US$13 million) cargo complex on the northwes

The tiny Persian Gulf archipelago state of Bahrain has long been a Middle Eastfinancial cent

In a move to strengthen its control over intermodal operations, Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line (North Amer

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