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Carriers in the rate-making group for the North Atlantic have agreed to share space on each other's

Gov. Jim Florio has issued an ultimatum to the ITT Hartford Group: either continue selling auto insu

Some of the nation's largest trucking companies are adding surcharges to their freight transportatio

A Louisiana port authority, the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District, reached an agreement

CHINA INVESTS TO BOOST FARM OUTPUTChina has invested 5 billion yuan (about US$1.22 billion)

About 46,000 metric tons of 1989-90 (May-April) crop Brazilian raw sugar, due for August-December sh

In the story "Pacific Carriers Boost Fuel Fees" in The Journal of Commerce, Page 1A, Aug. 14, the Tr

Panic buying sparked by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait has doubled the price of rice and sugar and sent

* Leo Ryan - Trade Talk From Canada 4A * Richard Lawrence - Trade Scene 10A* Tony Seideman -

Two Europeans have been arrested for allegedly trying to illegally export U.S. Army TOW missiles and

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey received bids for the leasing of the big Atlantic Contai

MATSON DEFERS HIKE IN FUEL SURCHARGEMatson Navigation Co. officials announced Wednesday that

CHALLENGE AIR CARGO INC. (Miami) - Hermes Ortiz was named vice president of finance and treasurer. H

Crude oil stocks for the week ending Aug. 10 declined by 3.8 million barrelsfrom the previou

Texaco Inc. signed a pact with the Soviet Geology Ministry for joint exploration, development and pr

As of Aug. 14, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 14, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per B

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 13, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

Cruising has come a long way since Samuel Cunard established regular trans- Atlantic service between

Not everyone who takes cruises is attracted to large ships. As a result, the 1990s are already seein

It looks like a dolphin. But is the Crown Princess the shape of cruising in the 1990s? Not q

The jump from editorial to the business side is a common path in Knight-Ridder Inc. Based on my own

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and resulting losses suffered by American businesses in the area haves ope

POE OPERATING INCOME FELL IN SECOND QUARTERTAMPA, Fla. - Second quarter operating income of

Many businesses in lower Manhattan were still shut Tuesday because of a blackout that began shortly

TEXAS DEFICIT DEEPENS IN WORKERS COMP POOLAUSTIN, Texas - Reflecting the soaring costs in th

The California Supreme Court has cleared the way for Mission Companies' liquidator to seek $1.5 bill

The government is allowing a state-owned company to raise equity from the public for the first time

While the U.S. Navy's commanders' handbook lays out in exacting detail how a naval blockade should w

The Nine Mile Point 1 nuclear plant is producing electricity for the first time in over two and a ha

SOME OPEC MEMBERS CALL FOR MEETINGCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela and Saudi Arabia called for

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 237.29 up 0.12 whichcompares wit

Aug. 14, 1990 Copper Total, 7,061. Gold Total, .1,526,048.Silver Total, .253,779,354.

This week: NEW ENGLAND: United Illuminating Co., New Haven, Conn.MID-ATLANTIC: General Publi

Poland said Tuesday it's possible that an Iraqi freighter bound for Jordan was loaded with Polish ar

The Crown Princess gives Frank Braynard a feeling of deja vu. Thirty-four years ago, Mr. Bra

The number of workers employed by farmers showed a seasonal increase in July but was down about 8 pe

Reusable canvas shopping bags are starting to catch on at some Connecticut grocery stores as superma

The first concrete results of restored relations between China and Indonesia will be a hydrogen pero