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

A former salesman for the company that prints Business Week pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to

Thailand wants to share its growing prosperity with its neighbors in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, a t

HOW TO USE: The following government bid opportunities are among the hundreds of such opportunities

The first steps toward cleaning up the world's oceans were announced on Thursday, World Maritime Day

Two of the island's three main shipping lines are joining forces in a rare show of solidarity to hel

A lethargic federal bureaucracy is keeping on hold the initiatives needed to curb minor oil and toxi

Say you're a managing general agent headquartered in Michigan, binding a choice piece of surplus lin

Marcel Loeb, founder and president of the American Institute for Imported Steel Inc., died this week

Wed., Sept. 20, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

* Customs Update 4A * Howard Simon - Simon Says 7A* Greg Johnson - Managing Traffic 2B

ECONOMY GREW 2.5 PERCENT IN 2ND QUARTERThe nation's economy grew at a revised 2.5 percent an

TEXAS AIR MAY SELL RESERVATION SYSTEMDALLAS - Texas Air Corp. is discussing the sale of its

A tanker owned by financially troubled Falcon Carriers Inc. could be back in business if the company

Increased unrest in the Soviet Union and China, a less-stable Japan, another oil shock and more expe

Brazil's 1988-89 (October-September) soybean crop will reach 24.0 million metric tons, up from its A

When farmers in California saw a selling price for long, silky pima cotton that was nearly triple th

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

US READY TO PROPOSE 'OPEN LANDS' TO SOVIETSThe United States will propose to the Soviet Unio

While prices on world energy markets surged on reports that Hurricane Hugo badly damaged Amerada Hes

Sept. 21, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Drilling for natural gas has surpassed oil exploration in the United States for the first time, refl

Canada's property and casualty insurance industry has informed the federal government it does not wa

The International Wheat Council Thursday revised its forecast for this season's world coarse grain c

Overcapacity and the use of larger vessels and fewer ports will continue to dominate the liner shipp

Four out of the nation's five leading international trade ports this year will be on the West Coast,

After howls of outrage from the United States and Australia, the government of Taiwan did a swift ab

Citing last year's 40 percent increase in exports from Washington state, President Bush urged an aud

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION EXCLUSION ORDER, INVESTIGATION NO. 337-TA-266: CERTAIN RECLOSABLE PLA

Sept. 21, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

It's going to be a "formidable" battle for the hearts, minds and pocketbooks of America's luxury-car

A campaign by the International Monetary Fund to have its resources doubled is unlikely to succeed t

JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUS INCREASES IN 10 DAYSJapan had a $2.52 billion trade surplus on a custo

Most major U.S. commercial banks will soon increase their provisions for possible losses on loans to

Hercules Inc. has asked federal officials to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of industrial nit

The Bush administration opposes legislation that would extend indefinitely the 1985 farm bill compro

Negotiations are under way by Chinese officials to borrow US$43 million from Japan for a key northea

With the rapid growth of industry and trade in Southeast Asia, one of Japan's principal shipping lin

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BLOCK TRADING RULE FOR S&P PIT PROPOSEDThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange said Thursday its boa