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ONE OF 1990'S MOST IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL COAL MEETINGS is the upcoming U.S.-Japan Coal Conference.

May 23, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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GOLDEN HOPE, ROWNTREE DEVELOP NEW COCOAKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Golden Hope Plantations (for

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Concerned that the House Agriculture Committee's still-tentative flexibility plan could further disc

ELF GETS SOVIET OK TO EXPLORE FOR OILFrance's Elf Aquitaine group Monday signed an agreement

UK MINE LEADER CALLS FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTIONArthur Scargill, president of the U.K. National Un

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday announced they have reached agr

Crude oil inventories posted a 4.4 million-barrel rise this week, the American Petroleum Institute's

OXY STOCKHOLDERS NIX MANDATORY RETIREMENTOccidental Petroleum Corp. shareholders Tuesday vot

The long-running war of words and commerce between the Port of Hampton Roads, Va., and the Port of B

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 246.62 up 0.92 which compares w

U.S. business executives in Moscow for an annual meeting of the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Trade and Economic Cou

JAPANESE COMPANIES TO PRODUCE ROCKETSJapanese companies formed the nation's first consortium

SWITZERLAND TO JOIN BANK FOR EAST EUROPEBERN, Switzerland - The Swiss government announced W

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

European Community officials are proposing new multibillion-dollar funds to supplement the proposed

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Rhine river barge freight rates may rise as much as 12 percent to 15 percent and become more volatil

Most American banks and securities companies do not plan to expand their business in the European Co

Over the next 10 years, the Port of Oakland will double its cargo volume, its economic impact on the

The city of New York and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey said they amended their lease a

Shipping line executives in the United States took in stride the news this week that South Korea's C

* Tom Connors - Washington 8A * Trading With Kuwait 9A* Tim Sansbury's Inside Talk on Coal 7

1317 (May 23, 1990) Previous day - 1316 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The independence movement in the Soviet Baltic republics has spread to the shipping industry.

May 23, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Conceding defeat at the hands of the oil industry, U.S. Customs officials have been trying to negoti

A highway blockade by independent Canadian truckers of major border crossings between Quebec and the

Malaysia's natural rubber output is expected to rise to 1.5 million tons in 1991, up from 1.42 milli

Occidental Petroleum Corp. will invest $300 million in its chemical operations this year despite cur

EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN OIL Atochem North America Inc. will increase prices for the Vikoflex 7170

Say what you will about slain Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu - ''murderous tyrant" would be app

Britain's Courtaulds PLC Wednesday said it would invest $80 million to build a fibers plant in the U

In a story on Page 9A of the May 23 Journal of Commerce, headlined "Exxon, Monsanto Set Accord to Me

Senate farm panel leaders have asked George Mitchell, majority leader, to schedule Senate considerat

Several adjustments to the Chicago Board of Trade's corn, soybean and wheat futures contracts approv

The European Commission promises to reconsider its proposals for a European ship register in the fac