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Australian scientists believe they have found the answer to one of the biggest problems of nuclear p

AGENCY OKS SC RULES ON WATER QUALITYThe Environmental Protection Agency has approved South C

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Michael H. Walsh surprised his company and the railroad industry when he resigned Wednesday as chair

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

U.S. exporters should profit in the 1990s as the newly opened economies of developing nations help f

Mary- ellen B. Cattani joined the con- tainer transportation company as senior vice president, gener

L.B. Foster Co. has dropped out of its tentative deal to buy the mothballed Cedrite Technologies rec

WHOLESALE INVENTORIES FALL FOR US MERCHANTSInventories of U.S. wholesale merchants fell 0.4

''Brazil Moves Closer to Port Decentralization," a story on Page 8B of The Journal of Commerce Aug.

DISABLED OIL TANKER TOWED TO SAFETYThe crippled ultra-large crude carrier Mimosa has been to

As of Aug. 7, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

BROKER FRANK B. HALL POSTS LOSS FOR QUARTERBRIARCLIFF, N.J. - Insurance broker Frank B. Hall

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Formosa Plastics Group, Taiwan's largest private industrial conglomerate,plans to invest $4.

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 7, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

EXPLOSIONS SHUT DOWN SHELL NORTH SEA RIGRescue services evacuated more than 100 workers from

U.S. interest in Poland's petroleum and petrochemical industries appears to be growing with the disc

U.S. domestic water carriers support a Trailer Marine Transport Corp.request to make shipping rate r

Commercial Union PLC, the only major U.K. insurance company to avoid a loss in 1990, has not been so

Shipping companies and oil suppliers are trying to get a new California state tax on maritime fuel p

The excitement whipped up by the North American free-trade talks has done little so far to release a

Negotiators trying to hammer out an international agreement to phase out foreign shipbuilding subsid

The same aviation growth feeding concerns about air traffic safety has ironically enabled Charlotte

The gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi may lose $12 billion because of its ownership of the Bank of Credit an

KENWORTH TRUCKS HAUL BILL OF RIGHTS ON TOURKIRKLAND, Wash. - Kenworth Truck Co. said 10 of i

The U.S. dollar remained higher Wednesday afternoon despite late selling, dealers said. Deal

Ford Motor Co. Wednesday announced plans to provide a pickup truck to its longtime Japanese ally, Ma

The Navy's shipping agency awarded four American carriers a contract worth about $9 million to haul

An executive with a fledgling ship repair venture at a long-dormant shipyard said federal and state

Florsheim Shoe Co. President Ron Mueller never expected his company would export shoes to Italy one

Fire swept through 3 Minster Court, future home of the London Underwriting Centre, Wednesday morning

A group of French investors led by Credit Lyonnais bank will take over Executive Life Insurance Co.

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Charles R. Roberts has been named executive director of the Port of Oakland, making him the latest t

David Beatson, a veteran air cargo executive, this week joined Emery Worldwide as vice president, sa

1437 (Aug. 7, 1991) Previous day - 1436 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Despite controversy over unfair trading practices and protectionist policies in South Korea, many U.

U.S. crude oil inventories decreased by 1.3 million barrels during the week ended Aug. 2, compared