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US AND JAPAN FACE DIFFICULT YEAR OF TALKSU.S. and Japanese trade officials are not likely to

Jan. 19, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

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A decision is expected shortly, possibly this week, to break the long stalemate over creating an ele

After buying wheat recently, the Soviet Union is adding soybean meal to its U.S. shopping list.<

The self-described largest shipbroker in Hong Kong is opening a representative office in Beijing des

REGIONAL BLOCS Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: End of an Era? Jan. 23. Portland, Ore. Conta

FEDERAL EXPRESS TAKES DELIVERY OF EIGHT F-27SFederal Express Corp. has taken delivery of eig

Tiphook PLC, the U.K. container-leasing company, will be the clearest winner if Sea Containers Ltd.

Here are some issues likely to be discussed at this week's meeting in Moscow between U.S. and Soviet

The International Trade Commission is due to file two reports in February that will help guide Bush

Aluminerie Lauralco, a subsidiary of Alumax Corp. of Atlanta, announced plans to build a bulk termin

Intel Corp. debated for a long time whether to build a factory in Europe. Each year, the California

Shell Co. of Thailand Ltd. is virtually assured of winning a fiercely fought contract to build Thail

ENERGY HEARINGS have begun in Washington and various state capitals. Main topic: the recent increase

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries produced 23.5 million barrels of crude oil a day i

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index held steady last week despite negative economic news.

Liquidation of Julien Co., the Memphis-based cotton merchant who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy pro

The Bank of Japan may be forced to raise its official discount rate again, possibly within a matter

Unrest in Eastern Europe and growing signs of economic weakness in the United States are pulling the

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

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

LOSER IN ARISTECH DEAL BLASTS JAPANESE FIRMSIndustrialist Jon Huntsman, loser to Mitsubishi

Cargo volume moving through the Port of Le Havre totaled 53 million tons in 1989, up 5 percent from

A $62 million proposal for a world trade center, cruise terminal and marina was unveiled at the Port

A New York Court of Appeals ruling relieving insurers from paying the punitive damages levied agains

Canadian Trade Minister John Crosbie did not come out painting a rosy picture in reviewing his count

China's state-controlled aviation agency plans to buy 19 widebody passenger aircraft this year, down

A Western committee that regulates exports to the East bloc is likely to decontrol some high-technol

VINYL ACETATE-ETHYLENE POWDERS Air Products and Chemicals Inc., based in Allentown, Pa., sai

Concerned about potential curbs on U.S. exports of corn byproducts, the National Corn Growers Associ

BFGoodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio, said strong demand for polyvinyl chloride and a tightening of supplie

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Richard Crowder is considering changes in the 1990 ric

FRENCH PRODUCTION UP 1.05 PERCENT IN NOVEMBERFrance's industrial production, excluding const

COLOMBIA - $55 million from the World Bank for rural road construction. A 17- year loan, at variable

Prospects for improving U.S.-Japan relations this year hinge on U.S. attitudes, a prominent Japanese

CSX REVISES RATE PLAN ON WOOD SHIPMENTSCSX Transportation has revised the way it sets rail r

A panel negotiating to bring Vancouver International Airport under local control established a new b

Interstate truckers expect a new link on the main East-West route across the country to save them ti