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Approval has been given by the government for an aromatics plant in southern Tamil Nadu, which is ex

California's approval of the world's most restrictive air quality standards has sent oil industry an

Off the coast of California, near a shore many residents hold almost sacred, there may be as many as

Air Hong Kong, the colony's only all-freight carrier, is applying to offer scheduled services to an

At midnight tonight the European Community will gain 108,000 square kilometers of territory and 16.

South African entrepreneurs are seeking out business contacts overseas in anticipation of renewed co

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They call it the "lessons learned" process. Scarcely two months after the military supply ef

Property and casualty insurers are opposing a provision in the budget package that would raise their

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 1, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

CRAWFORD ACQUIRES SEDGWICK'S FPE GROUPWorldwide insurance broker Sedgwick James Inc. and Cra

META-TOLUENEDIAMINE AND NITRIC ACID Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pa., raise

The Supreme Court Monday let stand a ruling that allows banks to sell insurance in yet another case

Seventeen new services have been attracted to London's Port of Tilbury over the past year, John McNa

Executives in the air freight industry cited The Journal of Commerce for the best coverage of air ca

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JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUS DECLINED IN SEPTEMBERJapan had a $2.79 billion trade surplus on a cust

Precious metals futures extended their losses late Monday with weak U.S. oil prices and a steadier s

Canada, which has opposed Washington's hard-line stance against Cuba's President Fidel Castro for th

Talk about insider trading. Here's some bloody awful inside news. In a terse commentary in i

As of Oct. 1, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

PURCHASERS' INDEX FELL TO 44.4 IN SEPTEMBERThe National Association of Purchasing Management

Traffic is rolling again at BC Rail after the railroad's unionized workers ended their 25-day walkou

IVORY COAST TO STABILIZE COCOA CROP PRODUCTIONACCRA, Ghana - The Ivory Coast, the world's la

AmBase Corp. Monday said it has agreed to sell its Home Insurance Co. property and casualty insuranc

An effort to amend a controversial definition of longshore work during debate today on a major immig

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to use a dispute over the settlement of a strike by Continental Airl

COURT TO DECIDE CASE ON DISCRIMINATIONThe Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether U.S.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. informed its customers of a $5.60 a barrel increase in September crude oi

The futures market is trading on the near certainty of a war in the Middle East, but refiners have l

The American holders of the Hales Trophy for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a passenger ves

Japan's finance minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto, attempted to shore up Tokyo's plunging stock market wit

Rep. Terry Bruce, D-Ill., introduced a resolution Monday requesting the Office of the U.S. Trade Rep

If supplies are any indication, prices for next year's seed corn are likely to remain close to those

Journal of Commerce Special LONDON - The following is the list of bunker prices obtained dur

Oct. 1, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

CONRAIL AND BN JOIN INTERLINE SERVICE PACTConsolidated Rail Corp., Burlington Northern Railr

Sea-Land Service Inc., Iselin, N.J., is considering "several options" to increase its presence in Ho

It's not a story you will hear often: Insurance company raises rates. State orders company to raise