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Worldwide production of 10 major oilseeds is now estimated to hit 210.6 million metric tons during 1

CBT TO LEASE SEATS FOR TRADING AT NIGHTThe Chicago Board of Trade said Monday that its membe

The International Association of Airport and Seaport Police is to hold its annual conference May 27-

Illinois International Port is exploring the possibility of serving as a landbridge for cargoes movi

It should be easier to get involved in setting international standards for paperless trading as the

''This is white knuckles time," said a spokesman for the Houston-based American General Corp.

New business opportunities brought on by the European Community's single marketprogram and easing of

Thai tapioca exports fell by nearly 700,000 metric tons, or 26 percent, to 2 million tons in January

With its order book bulging and first-quarter profit up dramatically, Boeing Co. said it will split

The Food and Drug Administration approved treating chicken and other poultry with radiation to contr

Mon., April 30, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

SOUTH KOREA REPORTS TRADE DEFICIT IN APRILSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea suffered a trade

1355 (May 1, 1990) Previous day - 1361 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Ships that now return empty after hauling Central American fruit to Europe soon may be making a stop

The United States would be foolish to hit the Soviet Union with economic sanctions over Lithuania, a

Protestors determined to see the closure of London's showpiece City Airport are marshaling forces th

The Bush Administration again found itself defending its trade policy before Congress Tuesday, in a

Taiwan should actively promote an 8 percent to 10 percent rise in the value of its currency to help

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Norasia Lines, the Swiss-based company that trades between Europe and the Far East, plans to announc

President Bush's top environmental cop reassured an auto industry audience Monday that the president

DUTCH FARMERS UPSET ABOUT EC AGREEMENTROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Activist Dutch farmers say ag

PAINEWEBBER PLANS ACTION ON TEXAS AIRA group that holds a large chunk of Texas Air Corp. bon

CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP. (Philadelphia) - Robert W. Shea was named assistant vice president, human re

The news late Monday that Donald C. Orris had resigned suddenly as president of American President D

The Federal Maritime Commission has ruled that a port authority's service charges at the Port of Pon

JAPANESE TO SPEED UP PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTSThe Japanese government has begun work on devisin

Coal miners at Colombia's El Cerrejon mine have been on strike since April 25, paralyzing production

Commonwealth Edison Co. is giving "serious" thought to spinning off one or more of its nuclear react

The Bank of Japan announced a major restructuring Tuesday aimed at strengthening the central bank's

Two signs nailed into the mortar on the side of United Auto Workers Local 292 in Anderson, Ind., car

Faced with stiff competition in its major trade lanes and a desire to increase efficiency and boost

General cargo volume moving through the Port of Baltimore's public terminals plunged nearly 20 perce

May 1, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

The Port of Los Angeles, which has lagged other West Coast ports in establishing container transfer

The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected a request from the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Co. t

Most factories in Ulsan, the power base of South Korea's biggest exporter, Hyundai, were paralyzed T

The cost of German unification and its impact on the world economies will be the main topic of discu

Continued criticism of state insurance solvency controls has given way to a grudging acceptance that