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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is expected to propose new rules about liability limitations on the

The number of working U.S. oil and gas rigs continued to decline this week, dropping by six to 931,

Petroleum marketers meeting here this week split sharply over the way their industry handled the pub

A major international bank was ordered to forfeit more than $15 million after pleading guilty to dru

Saudi Arabia told Japanese oil companies Tuesday that it would hike crude oil prices for Arab Light

One of the most bitter trans-Atlantic trade spats, the "hormone war," has reared its ugly head once

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

Risk managers and brokers who exploit market cycles for their own interest should analyze the financ

Want to cut travel expenses? Try video-conferencing.Alex Mandl, chairman of Sea-Land Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Tuesday proposed that the 1990 farm bill es

Phillips Petroleum Co. is poised to start marketing propane in Denver for motor vehicles, the first

The U.S. dollar rose against the deutsche mark and the yen Tuesday in active trading. Tradin

1606 (Feb. 6, 1990) Previous day - 1619 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Restaurants and ports have something in common: If they are good, they get discovered. Business bui

Consolidated Rail Corp. credits a new safety program for the carrier's 22 percent reduction in job-r

With somber 1989 cargo figures and a restive group of unemployed longshore clerical workers on hand,

A spate of acquisitions and joint ventures is changing the landscape of Western Europe's defense ind

Chilean prices rose 2.5 percent in January, up from 2.1 percent in December and 1.1 percent a year a

The deepening economic crisis in the Soviet Union is persuading some banks to sell the loans they ha

Sea-Land Service Inc. has named four vice presidents and directors to its Atlantic division, all of

The United States runs the risk of losing jobs as long the U.S. inflation rate remains above West Ge

In the continuing race for a long unwanted railroad, Canadian National Railways and Wertheim Schrode

When the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor announced the arrest last week of a port warehouse

The United States last year reclaimed its position as the world's largest exporter of goods and serv

Congress is waiting to see whether President Bush will decide that it is in the U.S. national intere

A satisfactory international accord on trade in financial services is crucial to obtaining private s

Frozen concentrated orange juice futures tumbled Tuesday on commission house and speculative selling

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Tuesday recommended a continuation of U.S. agricultural e

Exporting to Eastern Europe may become more risky and more expensive as export credit insurers reass

CZECHOSLOVAKIA MOVES TO FORM PRIVATE SECTORPRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - The government of Czecho

The president of a Swedish shipping line's subsidiary in British Columbia this week will propose tur

West German Finance Minister Theo Waigel has prepared a contingency plan for quickly introducing the

STEEL MILL PLANNED AT BURNS HARBOR, IND.PORTAGE, Ind. - The city council of Portage, Ind., w

Ship tonnage controlled by member countries of the European Community could account for up to 40 per

California legislators are considering a package of insurance reforms designed to protect policyhold

Gearbulk Container Services said it has appointed Lavino Shipping Agencies Inc. to be its general ag

Feb. 6, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Existing Kai Tak airport may reach saturation point two years earlier than expected, a senior govern

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Cruise ships to nowhere continue to play musical chairs in the Gulf of Mexico as their owners pursue