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THE CRB FUTURES INDEX declined during June, giving up gains of the two previous months. The

A separate intellectual property department came into operation Monday as part of the government's c

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING FELL 0.4 PERCENT DURING MAYU.S. construction spending fell 0.4 percent

European leaders attending next week's economic summit in Houston should put aside differences with

Ryan-Walsh Inc. has purchased Old Dominion Stevedoring Corp., a stevedore operating in the Port of H

When Wilhelmsen Lines AS advertised 30 job vacancies a few months ago, the company was swamped by 1,

Despite the unprecedented political changes that have swept Eastern Europe and many Latin American c

Business service centers to market Indian textiles and handicrafts will be set up in New York and s

AIR PRODUCTS COMPLETES SALE OF PVC BUSINESSAir Products and Chemicals Inc. said Monday it co

Exports come to mind quickly at the Agriculture Department when the livelihood of American farmers i

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) July 2, 1990Bid AskedCopper-G

Producers in parts of Kansas were rapidly cutting hard red winter wheat fields that showed record yi

P&O CONTAINERS LTD. has been sending some confusing messages about paperless trading. Key st

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Commodity Research Bureau 7A* Bruce Barnard - Europe View 8A

European airlines in 1989 registered an 8.4 percent increase in air freight, according to a report b

In 1987 Chipcom Corp., a modem manufacturer, wanted to develop a fiber-optic personal computer netwo

Norway's center-right government said Monday it would impose mandatory arbitration to end a North Se

RATNERS MAKES OFFER FOR KAY JEWELERS INC.Ratners Group PLC, Britain's largest jewelry chain,

Brazil's government has signaled its desire to make a quick exit from the domestic coffee market, en

International Petroleum Exchange June 29, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

The Indian chemical industry needs to upgrade technology for production of a variety of items and w

News from the medical benefits front is generally bleak for employees, as companies fed up with soar

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

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago7/2 6/29 Change % Change

July 2, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

A worker's compensation bill approved by both houses of the state legislature Sunday would allow New

Foreign direct investment in the United States now markedly exceeds U.S. direct investment abroad, t

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

Iraq is offering to deliver crude oil instead of paying in cash for imports, sources in Singapore, L

Mon., July 2, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

U.S. forwarder Air Express International plans to raise the profile of its Pandalink intra-European

EASTERN AIR LINES (Miami) - George J. Brennan was named senior vice president, marketing, a new posi

Coastal Gas Marketing Co., a unit of Coastal Corp., said Monday it signed a 12-year contract with Ar

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Although higher than trade expectations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's estimate of U.S. corn

Quantum Chemical Corp. said it started up a new 300-million-pound- a-year linear low-density polyeth

Arco Chemical Co. broke ground at its Channelview, Texas, complex for a previously announced plant t

The Federal Trade Commission voted to halt Arco Chemical Co.'s acquisition of part of Union Carbide

June 29, 1990 Copper Total, 18,674. Gold Total, .1,583,513.Silver Total, .251,625,941.

The proposed sale of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. to an investor group is ata standstill,