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INCO LTD. (Toronto) - James W. Ashcroft was named president of the Ontario division of the metals mi

Aug. 15, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The U.S. dollar first dropped and then moved slowly higher after Thursday morning's news that the Bu

FLAWS, MISTAKES BLAMED FOR RIVERBOAT DISASTERDesign flaws, human error and poor weather all

As proposals for a national energy policy snake their way through Congress, a report by two universi

The U.S. economy, after adjustment for inflation, will grow at a 1.1 percent rate this year and will

Royal Insurance Thursday reported widened pretax losses of UK97 million ($162 million) for the first

The Federal Maritime Commission, responding to complaints from shippers, is investigating a new cont

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. several months ago reported it made a profit in the fiscal year ending Marc

Japan will boost production of the high quality "wagyu" beef through artificial means to counter gro

With the supergiant Prudhoe Bay oil field past its production peak, the operator of the trans-Alaska

Ricardo Ampudia, Mexico's consul general in Houston, disclaims some remarks attributed to him in an

Flush with cash from soaring exports and good will generated by the 1988 Summer Olympics, South Kore

Emergency rebate regulations that could cost California property-casualty insurers $2.5 billion or m

Cote d'Ivoire is confident that consumers and producers will be able to move toward a new cocoa agre

Canada's recording industry is up in arms over planned tough new U.S. immigration laws that would im

INSURERS OF OCEANOS CONSIDER COMPENSATIONJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The owners and

Moody's Investors Service said last week it has cut the senior debt ratings of Cigna Corp. and the f

AXESS PURCHASES 50 PERCENT OF RACE PLASTICSWILMINGTON, Del. - Axess Corp., based here and in

EL TENIENTE MINERS REJECT COMPANY OFFERSANTIAGO, Chile - Workers from seven of eight unions

Truckers increased their share of freight hauled in the United States since the railroad and truckin

An eight-year old Maryland shipping firm says it's poised to become the first black-owned company to

A Soviet company, learning the ways of capitalism, has filed a complaint about a Canadian firm, sayi

The chandeliers, wood paneling, oil paintings and leather upholstery that decorate Czechoslovakia's

Australian government officials, loudly critical of subsidized wheat exports by the United States, t

US SUGAR GROUPS DROP IMPORT QUOTA REQUESTU.S. sugar industry officials have suspende

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Aug. 15, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Three years ago, officials at Kiamichi Railroad thought hauling coils of tinplate steel could be a p

Sweden's exporters and investors are cold-shouldering the United States as they concentrate on the E

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Shipbuilding was bobbing along just fine until Iraq invaded Kuwait. South Korean yards had o

Expansion has been the operative word for the shipping industry during the past year. Extern

Despite early reports, U.S. government officials said Thursday the final text of the Soviet Union's

As of Aug. 15, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Four senior executives in Crowley Maritime Corp.'s South American and Caribbean liner services were

Several airlines have banned carriage of lithium batteries following the crash of a Lauda Air 767-30

Boeing Co.'s selection of a new vice president moves it a step closer to a project aimed at building

Despite a near-13 percent drop in sales, Paccar Inc. outsold its competitors in the heavy truck indu

With diverse uses from mattresses to bowling balls and car bumpers, polyurethane is poised for growt