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Profits for Safeco Corp. of Seattle fell more than 14 percent in the first quarter, partly as the re

Volatility in the marketplace ranks among the chief worries of risk managers at the nation's largest

EARTHQUAKE LEGISLATION PLANNED IN CALIFORNIATough earthquake legislation along the lines of

Lower plywood prices pushed the Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index lower last week.

Apr. 27, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' crude oil production level in the third week of A

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago4/27 4/26

Trading was halted at 10:57 a.m., Eastern time, at the five exchanges at the Commodities Exchange Ce

British Petroleum Co. is completing its effort to unload U.S. coal properties by selling its remaini

Increased competition in post-1992 Europe will mean lower prices for a broad range of products, spea

The Union of Myanmar has packed off high-ranking officials to Hong Kong in a bid to attract foreign

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

CAN A THOUSAND INDIVIDUAL industrial natural gas users' investment decisions that are economically c

JAPAN EXPECTS IMPORTS OF COAL TO INCREASEJapan's coal imports will likely increase to 50 mil

S. KOREAN TRADE SURPLUS WITH US FALLS SHARPLYSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea registered a $

Fri., Apr. 27, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Turning brown coal green will be one of the major challenges of the coal industry as producers try t

DOT APPROVES SALE OF EASTERN ROUTESMIAMI - The U.S. Department of Transportation has approve

JAPAN TO ACCELERATE NEW STORE APPROVALSJapan by the end of May will slash the maximum waitin

Guyana may be about to regain its eligibility for international aid and promptly receive more than $

* Gordon Platt - Currency Forecast 3A * JofC Industrial Price Index 6A* Dale Steffes - Energ

Air Canada's cargo is growing by 15 percent this year as the carrier is putting greater emphasis on

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AN ALTERNATE VIEW: Peter Moe, vice president of marketing with Sea-Land Service's Pacific division,

Shareholders of Stolt Tankers & Terminals (Holdings) SA will receive a final 1989 dividend of 30 cen

The Navy has awarded Newport News Shipbuilding a $30 million contract to begin design work on "a new

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Congressional efforts on maritime issues should focus for the rest of this year on getting cargo and

Claude Abraham, the president of Compagnie Generale Maritime et Financiere, painted a pessimistic vi

Apr. 27, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

1373 (Apr. 27, 1990) Previous day - 1379 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

NEWBRIDGE TO PROVIDE T-1 NETWORK FOR CFHERNDON, Va. - Newbridge Networks Inc. has signed a c

Any doubts that the fate of Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. will be resolved shortly should be removed

Haggling continues over a plan to expand the Port of Keelung in the north part of Taiwan, but anothe

SKYWAY FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC. (Watsonville, Calif.) - James E. Powell was named Western regional sales

Incentive tolls on the St. Lawrence Seaway could be in place by the 1991 shipping season, said Glend

The Port of Houston Authority said it has agreed on a sister port relationship with the National Por

Two 18-year veterans of the shuttered Jacksonville Shipyards have struck out on their own to form a