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Spot gasoline prices in New York and the Gulf Coast rose sharply Friday on strong refiner buying of

Most major air cargo carriers have agreed to seek U.S. government approval to raise rates on exports

Maritime policy legislation is the main course, but other maritime-related bills also are on Congres

Mexico may lower import tariffs on a variety of agricultural supplies in order to help the sector be

Lone Star Industries Inc. hopes it can make the final moves to settle a series of lawsuits totaling

Audnel America International Inc., a non-vessel-operating common carrier, said it opened a second ov

William Purves, the chairman of Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corp., expressed concern Friday over the p

The continuing plunge in the value of the U.S. dollar since March appears to be having little impact

Singapore was named the most desirable international headquarters location in the world, and Warsaw

Hong Kong could lose as much as 35 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$4.5 billion) in trade revenue if th

The Association of West India Trans-Atlantic Steam Ship Lines has revised the currency adjustment fa

Blame it on Rio. About 50 employees at Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway will lose thei

The Illinois trucking industry is trying to track down a semitrailer truck that may be connected to

Sugar loading in southern Chinese ports has become a nightmare as supplies are running low, and barg

DATE OF AWARD: "E" Award in 1992.WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:Hutchinson Technolo

With apples in Washington orchards ripening to dark red as much as a month early this year, apple sh

It's the little things you take for granted that you miss the most after a hurricane. Running water.

The nation's two leading associations representing independent insurance agents appear to be heading

Pan Am's legacy is being erased from the Manhattan skyline and replaced with that of America's secon

Two wide-ranging, duty-free import programs are in danger of being temporarily disrupted. En

The threat of frost and a delayed small grains harvest could make for a challenging sugar beet crop

Prices for Japan open-specification naphtha on Thursday moved into contango for the three nearby mon

SmithKline Beecham PLC said that it was discontinuing several drug-research programs in the United K

A Hong Kong group has submitted the highest bid for the Queen Mary, offering to buy the tourist attr

Sept. 3, 1992 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Thursday Sept. 3, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Natural gas futures markets reacted sharply Thursday to late Wednesday's news that gas supply cuts o

Rows of young women in company shirts work on the clean, air-conditioned open floor of Motorola Corp

Hull insurance rates are climbing, and those that offer such coverage can finally put their handkerc

Tramp containerships continued to command higher charter rates in August, pushing the daily cost of

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U.S. PRODUCTIVITY Percent change 1992-2QNon-farm business +2.0%All business

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300per ton lots &

J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., the nation's second-largest truckload carrier, will begin double-stack con

Illinois Central Railroad Co., feeling the effects of Hurricane Andrew in Louisiana and southern Mis

EMPRESA JOINT VENTURE ADDS ECUADOR STOPSGUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - This harbor soon will be added

Whether it's hull or liability protection they're selling, there's a limit to the increases underwri

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

Many small businesses leveled by Hurricane Andrew will be lost forever - even though their property

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