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COCOA BOARD ORDERS MANDATORY LICENSINGKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The Malaysian Cocoa Board wil

An agreement by Harleysville insurance companies to purchase the Hawkeye- Securi ty Insurance Co. fr

ILL. EXCHANGE'S RATING PUTS IT IN THE TOP 5 PERCENTThe Illinois Insurance Exchange received

Hard-working Americans don't have the free time they once had to lay back on a deck chair, and that

American President Lines Ltd. said it became the first ocean carrier able to receive eastbound trans

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SINGAPORE DOLLAR RISE EXPECTED TO CONTINUEThe Singapore dollar, which has risen steadily aga

The Puerto Rico Ports Authority is reviewing a master plan for San Juan harbor that would cost $125

Australian investors are buying record amounts of gold in the wake of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait,

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rose to a 1990 high of 105.9 Tuesday reflecting highe

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

1222 (Aug. 21, 1990) Previous day - 1222 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The lighthouse from which Grace Darling rowed through stormy seas more than 150 years ago to save su

A soft grain-export market is preventing barge lines from passing on the 35 percent increase in dies

The Brambles organization of Australia will consolidate its position as the world's biggest dealer i

The Interstate Commerce Commission will let trucking companies add fuel surcharges to their freight

Federal legislation demanding better fuel economy and more safety features will cut deeply into U.S.

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ISRAEL CONFERENCE LINES SET FUEL SURCHARGEA group of steamship lines sailing from the United

William K. Lowry Jr. has been named chief financial officer and senior vice president of SCOR U.S. C

Mail Boxes Etc., headquartered in this California city, received $400,000 under a settlement agreeme

Five Coast Guard boarding parties will be assigned to the Mideast to bolster the Navy's ability to i

Bechtel Corp., contractor for a proposed high-speed rail linebetween Southern California and Nevada,

Atlantic Richfield Co. will keep a 12-day freeze on gasoline but raise prices for diesel and jet fue

The outlook for U.S. construction contracting for 1990 has been revised sharply downward, but activi

The U.S. dollar declined except against the yen Tuesday, as major European currencies were led highe

AIRLINES TO DISCUSS INCREASING FUEL COSTSThe world's major airlines will meet in Geneva next

NORTH AMERICA Autumn and Winter Fashion Gift Expo. Aug. 28-Sept. 10. Mexico City. Contact Ju

Wyse Technology Inc., a California maker of personal computers acquired late last year by Taiwan int

Aug. 21, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 20, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

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A winch holding a cruise ship lifeboat broke during a safety drill, dumping several crewmembers into

NORFOLK SOUTHERN SETS COAL-DUMPING RECORDNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. established a

Shiploads of cargo are in limbo across the Gulf of Mexico while shipping agents look for buyers othe

A visit to one of the Chicago futures markets a few weeks ago brought home to Tim Harris, chairman o

With its executive staff trapped in Kuwait City by the Iraqi invasion, United Arab Shipping Co. (S.A

Oil prices remained volatile Tuesday on continued tensions in the Persian Gulf but fell from their m

ONAN SHIPPING LTD. (Seattle) - Joe Marci was named New York account executive for the freight forwar

The Tampa Port Authority turned down a plea from officials of nearby Port Manatee to alter a propose