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

LTS Data Communications Inc., Merrick, N.Y., is charging a $1,200 installation fee and about $600 a

PRICES OF IMPORTS FELL 0.2 PERCENT IN APRILPrices of U.S. imports, excluding fuel, fell 0.2

Canadian Pacific may see a rail link to the Port of Boston as a key reason for strong ties with Guil

The Australian trade and transportation community should be able to avoid the mistakes made by other

The Philadelphia Port Corp., the city agency controlling piers for the Port of Philadelphia, is bein

Japanese ocean carriers that specialize in the transportation of automobiles are eyeing the European

A market in marine reinsurance futures is under consideration by the London Futures and Options Exch

Connecticut insurance regulators and John Hancock Property & Casualty Insurance Cos. officials will

The story headlined "Prudential Backing Out of 'BIC' Market," which appeared on Page 11A in The Jour

The House Agriculture Committee's proposal for the 1990 farm bill's sugar program is hugely expensiv

U.K. cereal farmers face the possibility of drought crop damage after the sunniest April on record a

Statewide gasoline prices barely moved during the two weeks ending May 3, continuing a trend since l

BACKGROUND: U.S. exports to Eastern Europe consistently comprise a very small fraction of total U.S.

The way federal investigators see it, shipping agent Martyn Merritt is a man with a checkered past w

Strong demand for fresh foods will boost refrigerated ocean cargo shipments, but also could cause sp

This past heating season was one of extremes. The coldest December in about a century gave w

Texaco Inc. will cooperate with the Soviet Union in the research of oil and gas fields both in and o

Taiwan's once-robust stock market has tumbled like a house of cards in the space of three months, wi

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' crude production has remained in excess of 23.5 m

PROGRESS IS LIMITED ON EC INSURANCE MARTThe U.K. is committed to a single market for insuran

ITT Hartford Net Rose in First QuarterFrom Wire ReportsHARTFORD, Conn. - ITT Hartfor

Chemical manufacturers are generally pleased with the House version of clean air legislation because

Rohm and Haas Co. of Philadelphia said it extended its partnership agreement with Tosoh Corp. to sel

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Andean nations Wednesday formally agreed to work toward a European Community- style pact, but the pr

U.S. agricultural trade demands at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations in Geneva

May 24, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

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

Eastman Chemical Co. is hoping that Europeans continue to drink lots of beer, soda, and bottled wate

Shipping rates are already so low across the Atlantic that the only way for carriers to improve thei

The Japanese shipowner Chiyoda Senpaku (Shipping) Ltd. and Cool Carriers, the world's largest refrig

West Coast Shipping Co., a subsidiary of Unocal Corp., agreed to pay a $175,000 fine for failing to

GHANA COCOA FARMERS FEAR POOR CROP AGAINACCRA, Ghana - Ghana cocoa farmers fear poor floweri

Three of Japan's leading consumer electronics makers Thursday reported record earnings for last year

The enormous job Eastern Europe faces in its bid to develop a market economy is perhaps best underst

The Soviet Union presents huge opportunities for foreign insurers if it succeeds in reforming its ec

A photo appearing in The Journal of Commerce of Tuesday, May 22 in a special report on Yugoslavia on

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) May 24, 1990Bid AskedCopper-G

ORGANIZERS ABANDONING DEMOCRACY SHIP PLANSOrganizers of the radio ship Goddess of Democracy,