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A successful conclusion to the Uruguay Round of international trade negotiations will be almost impo

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

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

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

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

May 23, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

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

The U.S. dollar pushed higher on technical factors and comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Gre

President Bush warned Wednesday that the United States will not support a new multilateral trade agr

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Yost said that 10 present and former Coast Guardsmen are under fede

Congressional and White House budget negotiators have made initial progress, but the deficit picture

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

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

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

What to do about late payments by Soviet importers will be one of the main topics on the agenda at t

B.A.T Industries PLC announced Wednesday a marked reduction in its first- quarter earnings, largely

Amtrak is caught in a game of political chicken between the Bush administration and Congress.

A sharp drop in gold prices Wednesday sent shock waves through the precious metals industry amid rep

There's good news and bad news for the Port of Richmond, Va. The good news is that the littl

Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd., with historic links to both China and Taiwan, is moving to stre

CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT NARROWS IN THE UKThe U.K.'s seasonally adjusted current account defi

Two U.S. territories are vigorously opposing Colombia's request for preferential duty treatment on

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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

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

PLAYING THE UNLUCKY BRIDESMAID to the ports of Charleston, Savannah, Miami and PortEverglades may be

May 23, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

KLM AFTER-TAX PROFIT DECLINES 9.1 PERCENT FOR YEARROTTERDAM, Netherlands - KLM Royal Dutch A

Union Pacific ExpressAir is the last of a breed. It's the only air freight forwarder started

The trend in multinational mergers of transportation companies was forecast to continue as distribut

Wed., May 23, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Guilford Transportation Industries has sharply curtailed work at one of its engine shops and laid of

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