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On a customary August night, Hilmet Ceylan rents 20, maybe 25, rooms in his down-at-the-heel hotel i

EX-IM BANK APPROVES FIRST SUBSIDIZED LOANThe Export-Import Bank has approved its first subsi

Corn buying by Japanese trading houses has come to a virtual halt over the past three weeks because

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

SINGAPORE BEGINS BAN ON IRAQI-FLAGGED SHIPSSingapore has banned all Iraqi-flagged ships from

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is blasting, shoveling, chipping and scooping its way through New Y

Recent U.S. Department of Agriculture figures showed a glaring lag in maturity for the U.S. corn and

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Great Lakes ports are far more competitive than East Coast ports in the handling of steel and machin

Japan's passion for pricey foreign artworks won't eliminate its enormous trade surplus, but could he

A Toyota executive has told railroad executives the damage rate for vehicles during transport is muc

Richard Swaebe thought his ship had come in 1983 when Sears World Trade Inc. asked for his assistanc

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

JAPANESE TO LAUNCH 'MICROMACHINE' PROJECTJapan plans a multimillion-dollar research project

E.D. & F. Mann Ltd., one of the Tokyo Sugar Exchange's largest associate members, is contesting an e

HIMONT INC. (Milan, Italy) - Paolo Morrione was appointed president and chief executive, filling the

Aug. 24, 1990 *CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents per barrel)Strike Ca

Aug. 24, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Boeing Co. will lose $385 million on the contract to build and equip two of its 747 jumbo jets to be

Climbing prices for jet fuel, just one of the many results of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, are threate

WITH THE SHARP RISE in gasoline prices, the first thing many politicians and the general public want

A run on bottled water in Saudi Arabia sparked by the arrival of 40,000 thirsty U.S. troops has unde

THE PERSIAN GULF CRISIS is expected to put an immediate crimp in U.S. farm production. Higher costs

The following table lists the spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and

Hiroshi Imai refuses to believe damage to automobiles is inherent in the transportation process.

Three Weeks Ended Aug 18, 1990, vs. Similar 1989 Period Cars CarsLoaded LoadedChange

It was outlined against the night sky of Brooklyn, a long way from home, a great sailing ship with i

LLOYD'S AGENTS GROUP MAY BUY UNDERWRITERA group of Lloyd's of London managing agents is cons

Ambase Corp., which until this month had trouble attracting buyers for its troubled subsidiary, Home

LAST WEEK, the ocean freight futures market, like dozens of other commodity markets aroundthe world,

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 243.89 up 3.09 which compares

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 24, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

In the exacting process of manufacturing microchips, where a single airborne dust particle can conta

Friday Aug. 24, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The sharp decline in East European countertrade deals with Western companies since 1988 shows signs

LUFTHANSA WILL CANCEL BONN-WASHINGTON RUNFRANKFURT, West Germany - Lufthansa AG, West German

A U.S. coal company is exporting coal on a delivered price basis in a deal that turns back the clock

Amoco Chemical Co.'s previoulsy announced purified terephthalic acid, or PTA, plant on the main isla

The European Commission should actively encourage banks to base their electronic services on interna

Aug. 24, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent