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President Kim Il-sung's son is trying to keep North Koreans happy by promoting consumer goods, inclu

CHICAGO MERC TO CUT BUDGET, STAFF POSITIONThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the nation's seco

CIGNA CORP. (Philadelphia) - Robert P. Bauman was elected to the board of directors. Mr. Bau

SHIP GROUP REINSTATES BUNKER FUEL SURCHARGESAN FRANCISCO - The Mediterranean Pacific Coast C

EUROPEANS CONSIDER RAIL NETWORK PROPOSALSLONDON - The European Parliament last week consider

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The strength in Treasury bill futures last week reflects the view that supply pressures in the short

The once-mighty oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries convened in Vienn

The United States has secured rights for its all-cargo airlines to position aircraft in Singapore.

Higher crude oil prices resulting from the Persian Gulf crisis may result in lower earnings, major c

Workplace injuries will cost companies $60 billion this year as hungry lawyers and mounting medical

The new federal budget could prove to be a boon, or a disastrous bust, for the nation's 20 million s

Miami International Airport is the world's sixth-busiest in air cargo. Its ranking was stated incorr

Hydro-Quebec's controversial Great Whale hydro project in northern Quebec will be vital to meet the

Dec. 14, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

African National Congress President Oliver Tambo said Friday it was time the anti-apartheid movement

REGIONAL BLOCS Mexican Objectives for North American Free Trade. Jan. 15. Contact Jim Santos

Railroad chief executives moved Friday to take a more active role in the affairs of the Association

NATURAL, NYDEGGER TRANSPORT CORP. (New York) - Eugene M. McCarthy retired as executive vice presiden

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Flush with $1 billion in U.S. export credits, Soviet buyers may be split between wanting to get food

HUGHES AIRCRAFT GETS GERMAN CONTRACTFULLERTON, Calif. - Germany awarded a $5.75 million cont

A plan approved Friday by a federal bankruptcy court will bring Todd Shipyards Corp. out of Chapter

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THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ON STRIKE IN ROMANIABUCHAREST, Romania - Around 10,000 Romanian workers

Chers Amis Canadiens, begins the direct-mail brochure mailed recently to 5,000 residents of Toronto

There could be little, if any, export credit guarantees available for non- grain commodities if the

A national rail freight organization is being formed in Australia to make railroads more efficient a

If the earth seems to be moving in Massachusetts, it is the fault of political shifts, not geologica

The government-owned Tennessee Valley Authority - along with private producers of electricity in Geo

RAS TANURA REFINERY TO RESUME OPERATIONSVIENNA, Austria - Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil refi

The Treasury Department has started a formal investigation into whether Coastal Corp. violated an in

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 220.48 off 0.47 which compares

It's not enough for the corner grocer to sell merely fresh meats and produce. Grocers now mu

HENKEL AG CREATES BIOTECHNOLOGY UNITHenkel AG of Dusseldorf, Germany, will create a company

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The dominant water carrier in the Puerto Rico trade is scrambling to update its tariffs after the In