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Fri., Dec. 15, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Metals analysts expect gold prices to move higher again this week following weakness in the U.S. dol

(Mr. Parker told an insurance commissioners' gathering in Las Vegas this month that the insurance in

American Airlines says Costa Rica is holding up its request to provide daily service between Miami a

The U.S.-Canada free trade agreement is just a first step for Canada as it seeks to broaden its inte

A widening trade deficit and a slowing economy will intensify the downwardpressure on the do

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

College graduates this spring will make more money but find fewer job opportunities, according to a

New estimates by Standard & Poor's Insurance Rating Service offer yet another indication that report

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

The soaring Canadian dollar and slower growth in the United States were the main factors contributin

Commercial operations will have equal priority with drug interdiction in the administration of Custo

World economic growth will slow down in 1990 with below-average growth rates in the United States, C

Delegates attending last week's meeting here of the International Cocoa Organization hope the ground

New tariffs have been imposed by China on exports of lead and zinc ores in a further attempt to cont

MEXICAN CRUDE PRICES RISE 4 CENTS IN AMERICASPrices for Mexican crude oil sold to North and

NS SEEKS PERMIT FOR VA. COAL FACILITYNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. said late last we

Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA said that it will timecharter two small chemical tankers f

Stronger federal regulation of futures markets is very likely despite delays in pending legislation

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 31,100 tons of coal needed at its Kingston and John Se

AUTO RATES WILL RISE 7.9 PERCENT IN MASSACHUSETTSMassachusetts Insurance Commissioner Timoth

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

P&O Containers Ltd., Britain's largest containership operator, will launch a new container service b

Albert Fierstine has been named director of marketing at the Port of Los Angeles. He will replace St

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The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index fell another 0.2 point last week to 102.2 on Friday.<

The Red Hook Container Terminal on Brooklyn's shore will undergo a $16.1 million upgrading including

Congressional interest in a federal program to handle major earthquakes is building, according to st

ASEA BROWN ACQUIRES C-E SHARE MAJORITYPURCHASE, N.Y. - Asea Brown Boveri Inc. said Friday th

PRATT & WHITNEY PLANS NEW PW4000 ENGINEEAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney will offer air

The New York Daily News still might build a printing plant on the site of an inactive container term

Topgallant Lines Inc. has ceased shipping operations, and the two containerships it chartered will

The American Soybean Association has proposed a plan for 1990 U.S. farm legislation that it says wou

A survey of bankers shows them to be in basic agreement with Agriculture Department experts that 199

WHAT DO NIMBY and perestroika have in common? Aircraft operators in the United States and ma

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has agreed to a new, landmark contract with the Atchison, To

A story on the Massachusetts Port Authority on page 2B in the Dec. 15 editions of The Journal of Com

There's gold in them thar' hills. And it's rapidly becoming important to air cargo carriers in Austr

An equipment pooling program, started last week in Boston to cut chassis costs, may become a prototy

After a 20-year hiatus during which it handled only limited coffee exports, the Port of Rio de Janei