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A sharp exchange between U.S. and Indian trade specialists here this week has reinforced fears that

Independent truckers in British Columbia vow to continue their strike until rates are raised to a le

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development forecast wheat production in OECD countrie

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The U.S. dollar traded broadly higher Thursday, largely on "safe haven" sentiment stirred by the Bus

HARLEYSVILLE DENIED RATE INCREASE IN PA.HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. - The Harleysville Insurance Cos.

The passage of a law in Delaware this week allowing banks to sell insurance will open a Pandora's bo

If the Soviet Great Circus Bim Bom believed political good will would assure that its American tour

A curious meeting took place at the Baltic Exchange recently when shipping journalists had to answer

Crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange extended early losses Thursday tied to Wednesd

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. announced Thursday that it had agreed with the Soviet Union t

1299 (May 31, 1990) Previous day - 1303 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

West Germany plans to become the first country in the world to ban all production and use of ozone-d

European insurance brokers have little fear that European Community rules on product liability will

The fate of crucial trade liberalization talks was hanging in the balance Thursday after the United

A maritime agreement concluded by President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev will begin a

Barbara Esposito felt that Products Finishing Corp. should concentrate on serving the U.S. market. F

Over the last year, Sematech, the semiconductor manufacturing consortium, has gone from quietly stud

A two-tier approach proposed by the Federal Maritime Commission forregulating marine terminal and st

G. GREENWALD TO HEAD UAL ACQUISITION GROUPGerald Greenwald was named chief executive officer

The story headlined "Excess Line Brokers Applaud NY Tax", which appeared on Page 9A in The Journal

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SOUTHEASTERN GRAIN SHIPPERS are breathing easier as CSX Transportation Inc. shelves a proposal to ch

Canada Ports Corp. Wednesday announced a slight increase in revenue from operations to C$170 million

Underwear from Leningrad Looms? How about cups and saucers from China by the Czars?Apart fro

Aluminum ingots- $1,900-$1,990 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

CAMEROON - $21.5 million from the World Bank to improve the government's social services, ranging fr

A House maritime subcommittee will continue its examination of safety and inspection standards for f

UK INVENTORS BRING 3-D TO SMALL SCREENA tiny British company has developed what it says is t

The St. Lawrence Seaway authorities of Canada and the United States will sponsor a maritime training

WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN. In trading parlance that means profit-taking and in the cocoa market re

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Thu., May 31, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

CONRAIL ISSUES NOTES WORTH $250 MILLIONConsolidated Rail Corp. Thursday issued $250 million

KUWAIT SENDS SAMPLES OF NEW CRUDE TO JAPANKuwait distributed samples of a new light crude oi

Dick and Nancy Husta, sole operators of an automobile accessory business in Wilton, Conn., are rubbi

JAPAN'S FACTORY OUTPUT RISES IN MOST SECTORSJapanese factory production in the first quarter

HIGHER RATES EXPECTED FROM EUROPE REFORMSZURICH, Switzerland - Reforms in Eastern Europe and

In a spirited, but relatively one-sided hearing, the San Francisco PortCommission voted 5-to