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When debate finally concludes on the 1990 farm bill, Congress will probably have given producers mor

Fearing damaging frost in Florida citrus growing areas, traders bid frozenconcentrated orang

School officials in Gilroy, Calif., have placed the city's only roller- skating rink off-limits to s

Senior citizens in Minnesota are facing health insurance premium increases in 1990 ranging from 8 pe

London insurers have designated Panama and its canal zone a special risk area for insurance purposes

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AON RISK CONSULTANTS (Chicago) - Peter D. Johnson, president of Integrated Run-Off Insurance Service

S. KOREA WEIGHS PLAN TO CUT RICE STOCKPILESEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean government i

Madeira, the Portuguese island off the west coast of Morocco, is building a free trade zone to attra

The U.S. trade and payments deficits may start rising again, while Japanese and West German surpluse

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

Japan's top life insurance companies are expecting a range of 135 to 165 yen for the U.S. dollar nex

SOUTH KOREA REVISES TRADE SURPLUS DOWNSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's customs-cleared tra

Anticipating dramatic reforms for the entire economy under a new president early next year, Brazil's

Prices of U.S. imports, excluding fuel, rose 0.2 percent in November, according to non-seasonally ad

The fall of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega deals the second major blow in less than a week to the world

Don C. Becker, president and publisher of The Journal of Commerce, will be hon- ored Jan. 24 by a tr

The World Bank is likely to resume lending to China early next year, World Bank sources said Thursda

Privatizing Asia's largest nickel mine may take longer than digging themetal out of the ground.<

Taiwan plans to lend some of its massive foreign exchange reserves to local businessmen to buy overs

QUANTUM RESTART SET FOR END-FEBRUARYQuantum Chemical Corp. said it now expects its 1 billion

The U.S. State Department, in deciding to raze its bugged embassy in Moscow, confirmed its decision

JAPAN TO LIFT FREEZE ON ASSISTANCE TO CHINAJapan will partially lift a freeze on the 810 bil

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J., has approved the sale of Todd Shipyards Corp.'s air-power

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Sears, Roebuck and Co. Thursday announced an employee stock ownership plan that will buy up to $800

The long-awaited "passport package" announced by Britain for its Hong Kong subjects got a generally

After almost 20 years in the maritime industry, 14 of which have been spent at ports, Steven Paul Re

JAPAN IMPORT INCENTIVES DRAW CAUTIOUS PRAISEJapan's new tax incentives announced this week s

The European Commission proposed tough U.S.-style pollution standards this week for all medium-sized

Shipping companies here are waiting for official clarification from the U.S. government about whethe

CONSUMER SPENDING, PERSONAL INCOME RISEConsumer spending rebounded 0.7 percent in November a

The 12 European Community nations on Thursday adopted a law that gives the EC veto power over large

The Coast Guard is heading into uncharted waters when it comes to licensing commercial fishing vesse

COMPETITORS MIGHT DESCRIBE the Port of Charleston's wealth of ship lines and container cargo volume

Thu., Dec. 21, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Airlines, like many other businesses, are finding rich rewards in getting along better with both the

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The U.S. trade deficit with South Korea has been shrinking significantly. For the first 10 months of

The call came at 3 a.m. He was fast asleep. Charles Anderson, an attorney for Haight, Gardner, Poor