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Coffee prices recovered from sharp declines to close only moderately lower Monday. Prices fo

ALTHOUGH 1990 HOUSING STARTS are expected to match last year's disappointing 1.4 million dwelling un

The long-term trade consensus continues to be bearish for wheat futures, with Chicago Board of Trade

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

SWISS INSURER ACQUIRES GENERAL CASUALTY OF USWINTERTHUR, Switzerland - The Winterthur Insura

General Casualty Cos., a subsidiary of Reliance Group Holdings Inc., will be sold to Winterthur Swis

T.W. BOSWELL ELECTED TO POST AT OVERNITERICHMOND, Va. - Thomas W. Boswell was elected chief

World demand for steam coal was forecast this week to double by 2000 before being overtaken by other

The Maritime Administration announced Monday that a third round of U.S.-Soviet bilateral maritime ta

Mar. 12, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

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The Military Sealift Command has handed over a multimillion-dollar tanker contract to a new operator

Textiles Minister Shard Yadav is trying to arrange more cargo flights to clear a backlog of export g

SEA-LAND EXECUTIVE URGES CBI EXPANSIONOAKLAND, Calif. - A senior executive of Sea-Land Servi

Next time you slip into a Liz Claiborne skirt, think Costa Rica. Levi's Dockers? Try the Dom

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CITES EXXON NEGLIGENCEWEST ORANGE, N.J. - Exxon Corp.'s negligence in m

China's return to tight centralization is achieving some of its short-term goals, but is unsettling

Manufacturers of hydrofluoric acid are likely to reap enormous profits in the next decade supplying

World coal suppliers wondering if recent developments in South Africa would lead to the relaxation o

Congressional leaders said here they will be fair-minded in support of legislation affecting the fut

Commercial navigation on the St. Lawrence Seaway will open March 28 at 0800 hours Eastern Standard T

TNT RED STAR OPENS NEW TERMINAL IN NJTNT Red Star has opened a new terminal in South Brunswi

FEW REMEMBER IT, but more than 15 years ago the Interstate Commerce Commission predicted theDelaware

Rail suppliers who specialize in reconditioning old locomotives expect business to be booming in the

FRENCH INSURER PLANS NEW EUROPEAN VENTUREFrance's biggest car insurer, Mutuelle Assurance de

A strong market for refined products is leading to substantial investments in expanding Singapore's

The Environmental Protection Agency last week confirmed that test results in six southern states fou

The U.S. Marshal in Honolulu will make a second attempt to auction the cruise ship Monterey Thursday

* Kevin Commins - Currency Forecast 3A * JofC Industrial Price Index 6A* Larry Kaufman - Ins

Consumers and small businesses have found automated teller machines so user- friendly that there are

LABOR PANEL TO PROBE MINERS' HEALTH ISSUESLabor Secretary Elizabeth Dole named an 11-member

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rose slightly in the latest week, reflecting higher p

The yen's weakness against the U.S. dollar since late February has been fueled by a growing percepti

EXPERT SEES NO THREAT OF W. GERMAN INFLATIONFRANKFURT, West Germany - The proposed currency

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

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

1629 (Mar. 9, 1990) Previous day - 1622 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

LUGAR PROPOSES LIMITS ON ACREAGE REDUCTIONSSen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said Friday that he h

CSX Corp. views the cogeneration industry as a growth area for the 1990s. The company formed a subsi

SOVIET UNION REQUESTS GATT OBSERVER STATUSThe Soviet Union, in a move welcomed by the United