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The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union and a subsidiary of a major Japanese steam

ARGENTINA - $4.2 million from the Inter-American Investment Corp. for Impsat SA, a Buenos Aires-base

CONFERENCE BOARD SEES GLOBAL 1991 SLUMPVirtually all the world's major industrial powers, es

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

Raymond T. McKay was re-elected president of a labor union of marine engineers and officers last wee

The new round-the-world Tricon service will start next month, the three partners announced Monday. H

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High land prices and tax incentives are fueling a boom in construction of company-owned housing in m

The dark, gloomy promotional posters tacked all around the giant Heysel conference center were a fit

BECAUSE OF THE SUPPLY PROBLEMS that have plagued copper producers over the past several years, worki

Harold A. Sorgenti, president and chief executive of Arco Chemical Co. and long active in Philadelp

Planners of a second major Massachusetts airport will factor in air traffic and competition from Rho

For the first time in its 130-year history, Guardian Life Insurance Co. is entering the pension fund

Dec. 10, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The chairman of one of North America's largest aluminum companies said last week that use of the lig

IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, there's a basic conflict between what ocean carriers want out oftariff aut

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 10, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Small and medium-size Japanese shipbuilders are struggling with serious labor shortages despite empl

This is the town that Philips built. It built the houses, the schools, the theaters and the factorie

MONILOG MONITORS DRIVER STATUSMonilog, a microcomputer from Britain, monitors a driver's dut

Imagine a day when Americans dash about in cars running on alcohol, read newspapers printed with soy

T.F. Green Airport at Warwick, R.I., will have a new cargo terminal if a $30 million program to mode

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 6, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

S. KOREA'S SAMSUNG NOT INTERESTED IN ORIONSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Samsung Electro

The collapse of the Uruguay Round trade negotiations last week is starting to trigger calls for a to

MOUNTAIN STATE MAKES FIRST CLAIMS PAYMENTSPARKERSBURG, W.Va. - The new Mountain State Blue C

The collapse of talks to restructure most of the world's farm trade means Eastern Europe likely will

When London's legendary fog rolls in and visibility at Heathrow International Airport drops to zero,

Facing an economy in recession at home and a poor outlook for the Christmas season, U.S. toymakers a

The brief headlined "HLS Selects Unipol Polyethylene Process," which appeared on Page 9A in The Jour

Japan's Transport Ministry plans to launch a $19.5 million program next year to develop a spill-proo

VIETNAM OIL FIELD HITS 5 MILLION-TON MARKHANOI, Vietnam - Total oil production from the Bach

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LATEXES Reichhold Chemicals Inc. said it is increasing the price of its acrylic latexes, vin

Three South Florida HMOs, including the Humana Gold Plus Plan, violated federal regulations by enrol

Some industrial country officials, but not all, said at a meeting here Friday that the dollar is too

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

INCO INDONESIAN SMELTER TO PRODUCE MORE NICKELProduction of nickel in matte at Canada's Inco

A London law firm is warning that European insurers could face massive claims related to the savings

GET THE OTHER GUY to pay, then we can cooperate. Several times recently, Secretary of Transp