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A U.S. appeals court in Florida on July 9 upheld the Florida state Insurance Department's authority

Delays in Soviet shipments to Cuba are causing widespread shortages on the island, ranging from razo

Pennsylvania's embattled automobile insurance reform law is facing further litigation; this time fro

JOBLESS RATE OF 5.5 PERCENT IS HIGHEST IN 2 YEARSThe nation's unemployment rate jumped to 5.

KUWAIT HARBOR CLOSED TO ALL VESSELSThe Kuwait harbor was closed to all vessels after a Japan

Aug. 3, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

ARE RAILROADS LOSING the war against big trucks before the battle even begins? Congress must

Three federal agencies signed a memorandum of understanding on procedures for granting Jones Act wai

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE LEADERS have their troubles back home, but at CBT's satellite offices, especi

The current weakness in the U.S. economy "may last a little while longer," Michael Darby, commerce u

Last winter's dramatic jump in home heating oil prices was fueled by the extreme cold, utilities' sh

Wholesale refined prices for gasoline and heating oil reacted immediately to events in the Middle Ea

ALABAMA POWER CO. SEEKS SPOT COAL BIDSAlabama Power Co., Birmingham, said it wants to

* JofC Industrial Price Index 6A * Howard Simon - Simon Says 7A* Larry Kaufman - Inside Talk

Latin American nations, which long have talked about economic integration but with little effective

SANTA FE PACIFIC CLEARS HURDLE IN SPINOFF PLANCHICAGO - Santa Fe Pacific Corp. cleared a pot

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

For the week ended July 28, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Cynthia Taylor is using her Jamaican roots and London education, along with help from the internatio

MC Shipping Inc., an owner of small containerships and multipurpose vessels used in ship lines' feed

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

John F. Keegan, chairman, stockholder and director of Commercial Marine Underwriters Inc., a Miami c

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 2, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

What was considered mostly a one-on-one struggle between the Port of Baltimore and Virginia's Port o

China appears to have embarked on a flurry of new oil activity in an effort to meet its rising home

Many ports are susceptible to being blocked for a week or more if a ship collision or other accident

Australian export officials said they are worried they will lose their live- sheep trade with Kuwait

CPC INTERNATIONAL (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.) - Charles R. Shoemate was elected chief executive officer

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines added a second weekly double-stack rail service from the Pacific Northwest to th

Aug. 3, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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Silicon Valley executives hoping to take advantage of new trade opportunities between the Soviet Uni

McDonnell Douglas Corp. said it will continue production on a $1.8 billion Kuwaiti order for 40 figh

A Viking shipyard unearthed in southern Denmark is giving archaeologists new insights into boat-buil

International Airline Support Group Inc. of Miami has signed a joint venture agreement with Internat

Bids for the next stage of Hong Kong's new airport project should be called in the fall, with the fi

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait will create regional winners and losers in the United States, pushing some

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

ACTIVITY IN THE OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET last week was livened up by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.<

The United States submitted to the Thai government Friday a $125 million soft-loan proposal that wil