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Japanese direct investment in the United States and Canada is shrinking but is becoming more diversi

TI, JAPANESE DISCUSS PATENT INFRINGEMENTSeveral Japanese personal computer makers may have i

An exploratory well being drilled off the coast of Israel yielded high- quality crude oil, but testi

The Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry's desire to liberalize and expand the coun

As of June 18, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table in clude spot quotations or list pric

In a strongly worded letter, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, urged President Bush Monday to include U.S

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

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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 235.46 off0.98 which com

Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to step up its investment in a Chinese joint venture to broaden the plant'

Textile Quotas to Watch as of June 15, 1990* Country Category Description

MEXICO SEEKS ADDED JAPANESE INVESTMENTSMexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari Monday ca

Aluminum ingots- $1,565-$1,575 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

General Parcel Service Inc. may be small fare when compared to United Parcel Service, but the surfac

BAA PLC, formerly the British Airports Authority, announced pretax profits Monday for the year to th

Compuflight Inc. earned $62,213, or 5 cents a share, in its second fiscal quarter ended April 30, up

The always unsteady U.S.-Japanese relationship could be headed for an even rockier future if Tokyo f

Wage increases of 5 percent a year in each of the next three years are part of the tentative labor c

June 18, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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Morton International opened a new salt processing facility in Port Canaveral, Fla. The facil

Japan's Health and Welfare Ministry is engaged in a study of hazardous industrial waste shipments in

Allied-Signal Inc. Monday announced it is doubling capacity at its Petersburg, Va., facility where i

S. KOREA TRADE DEFICIT COULD TOP $5.5 BILLIONSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's customs-clea

The Port of Portland announced last week that American Honda Motor Co. signed a 15-year lease for an

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

AUSTRALIA BEEF GAINING EDGE OVER US IN JAPANJapan's high import duties on beef in 1991 shoul

in U.S. dollars per metric ton unless otherwise indicated. Europe/MediterraneanPort

Most American workers "will see their dreams slip away" unless society invests far more in improving

How do 180,000 pounds of live lobsters get from Boston's coastal waters to Father's Day dinner plate

The map accompanying the story headlined "Auto Parts Negotiators Find the Going Rough," which appea

A cruise liner damaged in a June 10 grounding off Cape Cod was expected to start a tow to a New York

Navistar International Transportation Corp. eked out a small gain in May heavy truck sales, allowing

FRENCH, QUEBEC GROUPS FORM JOINT ALLIANCEThe Paris-based Compagnie Financiere du Groupe Vict

Bankers lobbying for expanded insurance powers scored another big victory late last week when the Il

After months of adverse attention resulting from the depreciation of its massive junk bond holdings,

June 18, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Gearing up for a June 20 House subcommittee vote on legislation to extend U.S. labor regulations to

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

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