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When a 500-year-old log strapped to an 18-wheeler truck showed up at Waikiki Beach, it took the poli

The following are the results of Wednesday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge fre

Yugoslavia, not countries in Asia, is the lowest-cost producer of autos, an auto analyst says.

The government of Thailand, bowing to pressure from the United States, will tighten up copyright reg

U.S. cotton exports could set a new record this fiscal year, according to port of Oakland cargo anal

Interox Hikes PriceOf PersulfatesInterox America announced an increase in the price

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry asked electric power firms not to drastically c

Officials of the European Community and the Soviet-led Comecon trade bloc will meet next week in Gen

Mexico's Western creditor governments have agreed to reschedule a major portion of the country's ext

The International Monetary Fund said it sees evidence of a modest improvement in the global economy

A Briarcliff Manor physician was sentenced to six months in jail, five years probation and ordered t

American Association of Equipment Lessors. Sept. 17-19. Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Contact AAE

Oxygen power drawn from the oceans could put people in the driver's seat underseas or in an underwat

The Federal Maritime Commission decided only some of the charges imposed by the Plaquemines, La., Po

The arrest by Chase Manhattan Bank of a second vessel in the United States does not necessarily spel

A woman who just bought her third dam says she's convinced it will return to power - and eventually

The Virginia Port Authority's "eyes and ears" at an $11 million container berth project at Norfolk I

GENERAL NEWSJulius Maldutis, Salomon Brothers' highly rated securities analyst, is making it

O'Brien Signs Accord With Du Pont Co.O'Brien Energy Systems Inc. signed a letter of intent w

The coal industry's financial performance has been somewhat lackluster this year and 1987 may not be

The confidentiality of the results of a test for the HTLV-III virus will be protected to prevent pat

Dome Petroleum Ltd. may be liquidated unless its unsecured European creditors agree to temporarily w

The House Energy and Commerce Committee ensured that few changes will be made in how the government

Coca-Cola Disinvests ATLANTA - Coca-Cola Co. said it will sell its remaining holdings in Sou

James E. Morgan was appointed assistant managing editor of The Journal of Commerce in its Phillipsbu

Hyundai Motor America Tuesday reached another important milestone as it recorded the sale of the 100

Transportation insurers need to help compile statistics that can be used to combat the mounting prob

California's insurance industry gave $1.62 million to state political campaigns in two years, with G

NEC, Honeywell OK Joint Venture PactHoneywell and NEC Corp. of Tokyo said their boards appro

Present market and economic conditions are not suitable for "highly aggressive" monetary easing, Man

GENERAL NEWSJulius Maldutis, Salomon Brothers' highly rated securities analyst, is making it

Gotaas-Larsen Plans $60 Million Debt SaleHAMILTON, Bermuda - Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. an

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Wednesday, September 17, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCana

EXTRACTING FOOT FROM MOUTH (GRADUATE LEVEL): C. Thomas Burke, new Port Everglades Authority director

CP Rail is going to persevere with the test operation of fast trains carrying British Columbian exp

NY Lawmakers Seek Conrail Sale ConditionsALBANY, N.Y. - Any Conrail sale plan would include

The Progressive Insurance Group will analyze the trucking industry by market segment to properly pri

Singapore's economy is pulling out of recession, Finance Minister Richard Hu said. The econo

Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Co., one of Japan's major shipping firms, said it plans to cut its lab