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KAIFU DUCKS SNEAKERS OVER GULF AID PLANAn embattled Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu ducked oppo

West Coast ports view sea-air cargo as a growth market limited only by the willingness of airlines t

Demand for natural gas will increase by as much as 2.5 trillion cubic feet annually, or about 13 per

Feeder cattle prices are expected to come under selling pressure soon if the U.S. Department of Agri

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New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 29, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

As of Jan. 30, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

A computerized container stowage and bay plan networking system that should significantly reduce shi

AMBASE CORP. PAYS ON DEFAULTED DEBTNEW YORK - AmBase Corp. Tuesday said it has made an $11 m

Wed., Jan. 30, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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The military call-up of cargo ships in the Ready Reserve Force reached a total of 72 vessels with th

The giant explosion at a huge petrochemical complex in the Soviet Union could be a major setback for

Worldwide wool demand will continue to fall this year because of declining economic growth and the P

IRAQ PUMPING MORE OIL INTO GULF, SOURCES SAYLONDON - Iraq started pumping more crude oil int

The bottom has dropped out of the fuel oil market in Singapore and bunker prices must follow soon, a

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 215.21 up 0.43 which compares w

Christopher L. Koch, chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, said ocean carriers and conference

Wednesday Jan. 30, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Sea-Land Service Inc. and Maersk Line announced late Wednesday that they will start a joint service

Evidence exists that shows German companies helped build and improve Iraq's Scud missiles, the Germa

MC Shipping Inc. said its eight-ship fleet was leased out more than 90 percent of the time during la

The decline of Panama's shipping fleet in 1990 was reflected in Panamanian- flag ship traffic at the

Once the market is united in 1993, a citizen of the European Community will have the privilege to ch

Experts fear that events of recent weeks have opened up a rift in U.S.-Soviet relations that may sou

LEADING INDICATORS UP 0.1 PERCENT IN DECEMBERThe government's main economic forecasting gaug

The British government launches the second phase of a 14 billion ($27.5 billion) sale of the electr

INDONESIA MIGHT CUT CRUDE OIL EXPORTSJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia may cut oil exports in o

The New York State Public Service Commission decided to authorize construction of the proposed Empir

Jan. 30, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Jan. 30, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Jan. 30, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

U.S. importers and analysts doubt that ocean carriers moving goods from the Far East to North Americ

Gold prices sank Wednesday to a three-month low. Cash gold bullion hit a low of $365.25 an o

SHIP CARRYING CEMENT TRANSITS SUEZ CANALCAIRO, Egypt - A Yemen-bound cargo ship carrying cem

Ports in the Pacific Northwest may have handled maritime cargo with a higher total value than that p

The Bush administration probably will postpone trade retaliation for restrictions on Japan's constru

AMERICAN WEST INSURANCE CO. (Greenwich, Conn.) - Lorens E. Johnson was named president of American W

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORP. (San Francisco) - Gene H. Dieterle was named assistant vice president for th

Businessmen and officials in the idyllic Cook Islands are determined to keep this tiny nation's repu