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World sugar futures plunged late Wednesday on heavy commodity fund selling. The active March

P-I-E Nationwide Inc. and the Teamsters union settled an employee hiring dispute arising out of the

1303 (May 30, 1990) Previous day - 1304 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

BONN SAYS TIMETABLE FOR UNION TO BE METBONN, West Germany - The West German government said

HIGHWAY ACCESS FOR HEAVY RIGS EASEDThe Department of Transportation issued new rules Wednesd

U.S.-Soviet negotiations toward an investment protection pact and a new tax treaty that American com

Lufthansa German Airlines said this week it will transfer some freighter capacity from the North Atl

Petroleum demand in China will continue to grow despite the sharp reduction in imports of crude oil

An agreement that will freeze the basic rate for electricity in New York City and Westchester for th

Price premiums on spot shipments of aluminum on the London Metal Exchange strengthened this week ami

Royal Nedlloyd Group NV is relying on rationalization and asset sales to maintain its forecast profi

To the delight of $130-a-seat Japanese tourists aboard a prototype vessel co- designed by Steven Lou

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Brazil's trade surplus plunged to a two-year low in March before stumbling to recovery in April as t

Japanese traders will wait awhile before they start using the new Dubai crude oil futures contract o

FAR EAST LEVINGSTON GETS OIL RIG CONTRACTSINGAPORE - Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. s

Harleysville Insurance Cos. is one of a number of Pennsylvania insurers to hold that without a rate

BANK INSURANCE BILLS SIGNED IN DELAWAREDelaware's Legislature approved the second phase of a

Senator Linie GmbH, the Bremen-based round-the-world container shipping line, won agreement from sha

John A. Warren was appointed by Gov. Carroll Campbell to a seven-year term on the board of the South

His collar is open, his sleeves rolled up and his well-worn cowboy boots crossed - but Shannon Wall

May 30, 1990 Copper Total, 14,871. Gold Total, .1,846,021.Silver Total, .253,057,970.

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.33 off 1.97 which compares

EXXON POSTPONES REFINERY REOPENINGOperations at Exxon Co. U.S.A.'s Bayway refinery at Linden

European transport ministers are calling for greater cooperation among trucking companies in an effo

Ship operating companies serving Brazilian ports are speeding loadings and off-loadings and juggling

Airlines are paying sharply lower premiums for political risk/aircraft repossession insurance since

Many experts maintain that the current federal deposit insurance system encourages mismanagement and

The rivalry between Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev and Boris N. Yeltsin, the newly elected pr

The Port of San Francisco said it completed the renovation of its San Francisco Container Terminal S

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

After years of delay, Japanese electronics companies received government approval Wednesday to sell

May 30, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6 percen

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CSX Transportation officials withdrew a controversial short-haul grain rate change proposal, easing

For most of his career, Tim Harris has worked for businesses controlled by Sir Jeffrey Sterling, the

The Bush administration's budget office says approval of Waterman Steamship Corp.'s effort to consol

Vietnam is turning to Western traders to cover a shortfall in its imports of refined products, oil i

SONY CORP. LAUNCHES HIGH-TECH SKETCH PADIn an effort to introduce technology to children, So