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

NORTH AMERICA EXPO '90. April 17-19. Uniondale, N.Y. New York State Restaurant Association's

Horrendously poor telephone service provides a new market opportunity for express courier services i

An 11th-hour agreement by management to return to the bargaining table avoided the nationwide port s

The Port of Oakland has lined up members of its state congressional delegation in an effort to add f

In this issue: NEW ENGLAND: United Illuminating Co., New Haven, Conn.MID-ATLANTIC: General P

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

With roots dating to 1900, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. has gone through many transformations over the

Despite the current austerity campaign and lack of buyers for cars, West Germany's Volkswagen AG is

SEA-LAND RUMORS. The rumors that have sprung up over the past several months about Sea-Land Service

Wanted: Tropical lot for relocation. Must move. Variety of neighbors preferred. Wet basement a must.

OPEC OIL OUTPUT HITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE '81NICOSIA, Cyprus - The Organization of Petroleum

The Scandinavian Star could become the most costly ever ferry accident if the vessel, insured for $2

Aetna Life & Casualty Co. is making a comeback in Australia. Just over a year ago the giant

MASS. URGED TO TIGHTEN ANTI-TAKEOVER LAWThe chairman of embattled Norton Co. told Massachuse

Colgate-Palmolive said it completed acquisition of Canada's leading bleach and fabric softener busin

Europe's congested skies and overworked air traffic control system are costing airlines and traveler

CANADA'S BOMBARDIER BUYS LEARJET ASSETSLearjet Corp., a unit of ailing Integrated Resources

1462 (Apr. 9, 1990) Previous day - 1466 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Apr. 9, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

COASTAL ARUBA PLANS TRANSSHIPMENT FACILITYCoastal Aruba Refining Co. NV, a subsidiary of the

JAPAN SOYBEAN BUYING 50 PERCENT COMPLETE FOR JUNEPurchases of U.S. and Brazilian soybeans fo

BECAUSE OPEC MEMBERS have been cheating on their quotas, pumping almost 24 million barrelsof oil a d

Exports of textiles and garments from the Philippines grew 34 percent in the first quarter, to US$43

Business executives in western Japan's historic Kansai region have cultivated a new respect for Midw

CZECHOSLOVAKIA HIRES US IMPORT CONSULTANTCzechoslovakia has hired Aegis Group Ltd., a Washin

China appears set to impose further restrictions on privately owned businesses, already suffering fr

Mon., April 9, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

* Albert L. Kraus - Markets & Money 3A * Import Quota Watch 4A* Commodity Research Bureau: G

NEDLLOYD LINES (San Francisco) - Two new staff members were named to the San Francisco traffic depar

POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN BFGoodrich Co.'s Geon Vinyl division will raise prices for pipe-gra

YEUTTER SEES OPENING OF JAPAN RICE MARKETU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter said

Pepsico Inc. and the Soviet Union signed an agreement Monday to trade Pepsi- Cola for ships and vodk

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Resolving a 3-year-old impasse, the city's Board of Estimate last week approved a new lease covering

Workers in the Soviet Union's largest oil field have postponed until late April a planned strike ove

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

CORPORATE TAKEOVERS BY JAPANESE STILL RISECorporate takeovers by Japanese firms are increasi

The remaining hurdles to the foundation of the new European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., for 90 years a staunchly American-flag carrier, is eyeing foreign as well