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May 8, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol. C

S. KOREAN GOVERNMENT WARNS STRIKERSSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Defense Ministry warne

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Intermodal transport of lumber and wood products continues to grow as small shippers make greater us

Consumer groups outlined on Monday a combination of safety and regulatory measures that they said co

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. (New York) - Marcia Myerberg was named a managing director. She is responsible f

Southeast Asia's front-running airport has embarked on a major investment program designed to take i

HYDROGENATED STARCH Lonza Inc. of Fair Lawn, N.J., will increase Sorbitol prices by 1.5 cent

Japan's six largest steel mills concluded a contract agreement Monday to ship 1.5 million metric ton

South Korea will build two satellite cities in the Seoul suburbs to ease skyrocketing real estate pr

Business enterprises will find themselves in something of an old-habits-die- har d situation even af

KROGER COMPLETES SALE OF PRICE SAVERSCINCINNATI - Kroger Co. has completed the sale of its P

PETROCHEMICAL DEMAND SEEN EXCEEDING SUPPLYCapacity shortfalls for petrochemicals appear like

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

Aerospace firms anticipate a growing market for new aircraft in Europe and Asia, with many of the or

The U.S. dollar rallied to 1989 highs of 1.9113 deutsche marks and 134.95 yen at midafternoon Monday

After a mid-April jump, the CRB Futures Index, containing prices in 21 futures markets, ended the mo

CARRIERS SLATE JUMP IN BUNKER SURCHARGEShip lines sailing from the United States to Brazil a

GM DIPS INTO BUSINESS OF QUICK OIL CHANGESDETROIT - General Motors Corp. is offering quick o

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

The oil and gas rig count rose this past week by 13 to total 764, Baker Hughes reported Monday.<

A federal district court in North Carolina overturned a bankruptcy court judge and ordered a truckin

Canada's chemical industry is developing a proactive approach to responsible business practices and

The lobbyists are pouring into Brussels. The European Community's plan to create a single ma

Like a good many other U.S. industries, housing and real estate lately have felt the pinch of high i

Harry S. Keefe is a graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy. He also holds a masters degree from the

Canadian Pacific Ltd. posted a sharp fall in profit in the first quarter due to lower railway traffi

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not met many of its Superfund cleanup deadlines, failed

A top official of Itel Corp. confirmed market rumors Friday when he told a group of securities analy

PA. CHALLENGES USAIR IN BID FOR PHILA. GATESHARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is challenging US

The Santa Fe Pacific Corp. plans to appeal the $750 million award a Texas jury ordered it to pay for

Mon., May 8, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

May 8, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Mexico's Petroleos Mexicanos is faced with a capital investment dilemma. State-owned oil and

Gasoline prices jumped nearly 2 cents a gallon in the past two weeks as wholesalers passed on rising

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The Cape Horn, the world's largest methanol carrier at 45,000 deadweight tons, joined the fleet of M

Lawmakers fed up with "junk mail" clogging fax machines nationwide called for a federal ban on unsol