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Formaldehyde prices may begin to rise by the middle of January because of increased demand for a pri

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Thursday proposed a trial ban on dual trading by floor brok

East European countries, in a prospective effort to integrate their economies with the West, are tur

Cocoa futures rallied late Thursday when commission house buy-stops were triggered in the March 1990

The Export-Import Bank announced that it has established a $4.8 billion loss reserve for its loans a

The Belgian unemployment rate in December was unchanged from November at 9.9 percent of the labor fo

The Philippines is coming to grips with the burden of debt hobbling its economy through restructurin

The Big Three U.S. automakers on Thursday reported a 14 percent slump in late- December sales of Nor

Oranges, originally bought to feed Romania's elite, have gone on sale in Bucharest stores for the fi

Society of Marine Consultants. Jan 10. New York. Special luncheon seminar on ''Equal Rights for Safe

ARCHER DANIELS SELLS ETHANOL TO BRAZILDECATUR, Ill. - Archer Daniels Midland Co. sold a "sub

A federal task force recommends a wide array of options for oil development at three controversial o

IT CAN'T BE TOO happy a new year for full-truckload shippers, who face stiff fuel-pricesurcharges.

The Marine Index Bureau, a group that maintains employment and health records of maritime personnel

International Paper has acquired shares of Zanders Feinpapiere AG in West Germany, bringing its hold

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter said citrus farmers whose crops were decima

Trading activity on the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange Inc. reached an all- time high of 11.2 mill

Central banks moved quickly Thursday to squelch the dollar's New Year's rally, with the tacit approv

TAIWAN FORMALLY SEEKS MEMBERSHIP IN GATTTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan has formally applied to join

KEYSTONE COUNTERSUES MITSUBISHI INTERNATIONALCLIFTON, N.J. - Keystone Camera Products Corp.

The Soviet Union and its old East bloc allies roared out of the 1980s on a wave of reform that shatt

A World Bank agency announced Thursday its first investment insurance undertaking. The Multi

The New York State Insurance Department has granted higher health insurance rates than health insure

To hear maritime leaders tell it, port official John P. LaRue's ship is about to come in. Mr

Redoubt Volcano slipped into slumber after gushing ash and steam 8 miles high, but air traffic remai

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

U.S. transportation analysts are forecasting an 18 percent increase in air freight business this yea

B.C.L. US-MED LINE TO RAISE SOME FEESLondon-based B.C.L US-Med Line said it is raising its t

More than 14,000 companies worldwide have implemented electronic data interchange, according to EDI

MONTEDISON COMPLETES HIMONT SHARE OFFERMontedison SpA, the Italian chemicals group, announce

The United States proposed in late December that it resume some beef sales to the European Community

BORDEN BUTTER GROUP SOLD TO FRENCH DAIRYNEW YORK - Borden Inc. confirmed Thursday that it ha

BACKGROUND: Thousands of U.S. exporters may be eligible for refunds of billions of dollarsfrom the U

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In a budget-cutting move, the Maryland Port Administration is phasing out the operation of the Port

Many Asians are moving away from their traditional rice diet to more protein- rich, Western-style fo

Ausimont NV, a subsidiary of the Montedison-Ferruzzi Group, announced Thursday that Howard E. Harris

A General Agreements on Tariffs and ruling on the international legality of a 1955 U.S. waiver that

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

Thu., Jan. 4, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K