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Thage Berggren, president and chief executive officer of Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp., says his new co

Port officials in New Orleans say a drop in container volume is a sign the landbridge is alive and w

A top European Community official called Thursday for urgent action to stop the U.S. dollar from sli

Western banks stepped up new lending to $70 billion in the second quarter of 1987, the largest quart

A strange thing sometimes happens when a freight forwarder becomes a non- vessel-operating common ca

Galileo, the computerized airline reservations system in which United Airlines is a partner, announc

For the second time this month, American Airlines went into court to protect its Sabre computer rese

A Dania, Fla., export company has been supplying Iran and South Africa with radar and engine parts f

Charles Schwab Corp., parent of Charles Schwab & Co. discount brokerage, said Thursday that the rece

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the Geneva-based world trade body, has gained a brief re

Another freight payments service is undergoing a major transformation, with Cass Information Systems

Canada's Great Lakes carriers have called for a public inquiry into the western grain movement syste

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Thu., Oct. 29, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Travelers Corp. reported operating income of $107.5 million, or $1.02 a share, for the third qua

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 5-0 for a rules change that wouldallow federal regul

Nerco Net Increases To $15.3 MillionPORTLAND, Ore. - Nerco Inc.'s third quarter net income w

October 29, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

A Coastal Corp. subsidiary has opened an office in Rotterdam to market fuel oil and related products

Transco Exploration Partners Ltd. discovered natural gas on Mustang Island Block A-122, in the Gulf

Faced with a certain filibuster, Senate leaders worked out a compromise measure banning smoking on a

For the week ended Oct. 17 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 10

The Korean Chamber of Commerce and industry urged the government Thursday to crack down on flourishi

Chrysler Corp. and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-ye

Arthur Dunkel, GATT's director general since 1980, is a mild-mannered chain- smoking Swiss with stro

Port directors like to think of themselves as hard-headed businessmen, but W. Don Welch says it's mo

Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., flatly predicted Thursday that there will not be a trade bill until 1988

Julio Lacarte-Muro remembers with amusement the day in 1946 when his boss at the United Nations came

Harvard University is trying to design a feasible program of long-term care insurance for its employ

Internike, Texas Broker Set Affiliation PactFORT WORTH, Texas - Bayly, Martin & Fay, the 10t

An Indian physician and a biochemist said a new analysis of medical data from the Bhopal gas tragedy

Duratek Corp., majority held by National Patent Development Corp., has received its first contract f

Imperial Chemical Says Income UpImperial Chemical Industries PLC of London reported third- q

Tosco Corp. reported third quarter net income of $10.6 million, or 7 cents a share, down from earnin

McDonnell Douglas Taps Bendix for C-17LONG BEACH, Calif. - McDonnell Douglas Corp. awarded a

1947: The Birth of GATT On Oct. 30, 1947, 23 nations signed the General Agreement on Tariffs

The 14th convoy of U.S.-flagged Kuwaiti tankers and American warships left Kuwait on Wednesday night

Major exporters expect to sell less to the United States next year because of the turmoil in the sto

Beryl Sprinkel Stays; Gains Cabinet RankWASHINGTON - The White House said Beryl Sprinkel wil

AVIATION Today's final ruling on the proposed USAir/Piedmont airlines merger will set the to