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July 19, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Thur., July 19, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Teamsters union has threatened a nationwide strike against United Parcel Service of America Inc.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. on Wednesday posted a 21 percent jump in its second quarter earnings as str

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) July 18, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

World sugar futures turned up on trade buying late Wednesday after falling to new life-of-contract l

Less than a month after scrapping a planned joint venture with French automaker Renault, Chrysler Co

Singapore International Monetary Exchange July 18, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per B

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

A boom in the U.K. housing market may decide the method and timing of sterling's entry into the exch

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

1091 (July 18, 1990) Previous day - 1086 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Spurred by strong coal loadings, railroad freight traffic was up 2.7 percent in June compared with t

The largest shipping line in the United States has reached a four-year labor agreement last week wit

Police apparently put the lid on the case of the missing manhole covers when some of the more than 1

6 NATIONS BEGIN WORK ON GERMAN UNITY PACTBONN, West Germany - Senior officials from the two

JAPANESE BOND LAUNCH SET FOR SEPT. 27 ON CBTThe Chicago Board of Trade set Sept. 27 as the l

July 18, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Both union and management officials pledged Wednesday to try to reach agreement in September on a ne

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Average statewide retail gasoline prices fell slightly during the first two weeks of July, the first

HAND-HELD COMPUTER SPEAKS 5 LANGUAGESIf Matrix Design had been around during biblical times,

Native people of the north are preparing to take on the anti-fur movement - not on the tundra, but i

Mon., July 18, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Chinese officials are pressing to hold a huge trade conference in Seattle before the end of the year

Archaic insurance requirements that date back to the days when goods were packed in sacks rather tha

UNION PACIFIC REPORTS SLIGHT RISE IN INCOMEBETHLEHEM, Pa. - Union Pacific Corp. reported sec

Britain opposes the creation of a European ship register, Cecil Parkinson, U.K. secretary of state f

The race to recycle is on. Responding to a shortage of places that recycle old newspapers, e

The Federal Reserve, despite a surge in June inflation, is worried that a credit crunch could hurt t

U.S. underwriters are not alone - the Australian insurance industry also is being warned to be more

CUSTOMS TO EXPAND HONOLULU PORT LIMITSThe U.S. Customs Service agreed to expand the Port of

Iraq's foreign minister Wednesday accused neighboring Kuwait of violating its border and stealing $2

International Petroleum Exchange July 17, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. dollar continued to drift lower Wednesday afternoon, except against the Swiss franc, follow

CHINA BACK IN MARKET FOR SINGAPORE FUEL OILAfter an absence of several months, Chinese compa

July 18, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

State-owned Shipping Corp. of India is battling on two fronts over allegations that it wrongly aband