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

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

Malaysia will spend M$885 million (US$328 million) to upgrade its port system during the 1991-95 per

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was scrambling Wednesday to find ways of keeping Canada from breaking

Federal Express Corp., in a joint venture with Elf 90, a new commercial enterprise in the Soviet Uni

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In what would be the first deal of its kind, Atari Corp. is negotiating with the Soviet Union to swa

Official approval of new projects doesn't always mean an end to delays. Ask Du Pont Taiwan Co., whic

The Massachusetts Legislature is considering a bill that would levy a 1 cent a gallon tax on the who

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

Japanese life insurance companies shifted more funds to non-U.S. markets, such as Europe and Austral

The European Commission's hard-fought campaign to liberalize European air transport is in deep troub

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

The cease-fire in the Iran-Iraq war has allowed Kuwait to concentrate on developing its infrastructu

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

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

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

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

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

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

MINNESOTA OFFICIALS WEIGH SOLVENCY ISSUESThe Chairman of the joint board of directors of the

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

Members of the Far Eastern Freight Conference, which sets rates for ocean carriers trading between E

May 23, 1990 Copper Total, 10,169. Gold Total, .1,881,811.Silver Total, .255,610,869.

U.S. aircraft makers Boeing Co. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. have joined a Western European study to

A procedural rift between the United States and other industrial countries threatens U.S. hopes for

Australia-New Zealand Direct Line boosted the frequency of its service to North America from the Aus

DURABLE GOODS ORDERS FELL 4.1 PERCENT IN APRILOrders for durable goods fell a wider-than-exp

Environmental concerns were the only source of friction at a high-level U.S.-European Community "tea

MERCK UNIT ENTERS JOINT RESEARCH VENTUREMerck & Co., a Rahway, N.J.-based pharmaceutical com

OXY STOCKHOLDERS NIX MANDATORY RETIREMENTOccidental Petroleum Corp. shareholders Tuesday vot

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

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

The troubled Lloyd's of London insurance syndicate managed by RHM Outhwaite (Underwriting Agencies)

NY GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW TRUCK SAFETY LAWALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Mario Cuomo Wednesday signed a swe

May 23, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

Legislation to alter insurers' limited antitrust exemption under the McCarran-Ferguson Act could be

Foreign insurers are being granted access to American consumers, but domestic companies are being sh

Con-Way Southern Express has expanded its service in Tennessee. This week the regional motor