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Some normally scheduled features do not appear today because of fire damage to a lower Manhattan pow

The Federal Election Commission appears to be moving to bar some foreign- owned U.S. companies from

A tax-free insurance reserve system will be restored for Japanese shipping lines as of next April in

Royal Insurance Holdings PLC, one of Britain's largest insurance companies, reported a net loss of $

TRUCK SHIPPERS ARE TAKING great umbrage to Teamster President William J. McCarthy's arguments that l

WHAT IT IS: A comprehensive federal plan to prevent and clean up oil spills, impose greater liabilit

PANAMA WON'T BAR KUWAITI, IRAQI SHIPSPANAMA CITY, Panama - Panama said Wednesday it will con

A 738-foot NYK Line automobile carrier, which drifted for "several hours" off Cape Cod last week, is

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

CRISIS COULD BE COSTLY FOR NYC CAR FLEETThe gasoline-price surge that resulted from Iraq's i

For the week ended Aug. 11, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Aug. 16, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

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The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union's rank and file gave a strong 71.8 percent

Trotting along a trail, Mic R. Dinsmore leaned back in the saddle and reined his horse to a stop to

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO. (New Orleans) - Daniel Vidal was named district sales manager ofthe Caribb

Young & Rubicam said it will establish an advertising agency in Prague. The new company, at

Monday's power outage in lower Manhattan caused five New York futures and options exchanges to re-ev

Developments in the Middle East continued to provide direction in U.S. precious metal markets.

Spot market benzene prices surged to nearly $1.70 a gallon this week as the last of the major produ

Several shipping and freight forwarding businesses affected by a local power failure in downtown Man

Commercial airlines are shuttling thousands of U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia, stepping up a longtime a

By the year 2000, most or all of the gasoline sold in the United States will be reformulated to meet

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 15, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Higher oil prices because of the Persian Gulf crisis could tear Africa's weaker economies apart. Onl

Buyers of residential and commercial fuel oil have been rushing to fill their tanks to beat the high

A coalition of insurance agent groups is asking a U.S. district court in Texas to overturn a decisio

The Interstate Commerce Commission was expected to reject a New England rail carrier's request that

BETHLEHEM WINS ROUND IN CANADA STEEL ROWBethlehem Steel Corp. won a second round in its effo

The dollar drifted mostly lower in a lively market driven largely by Mideast rumors. Dealers

Stephen Potash, vice president of corporate communications at American President Cos. is leaving the

A 270,000-ton supertanker and 100,000 tanker, both laden with oil, are due to collide about 6 a.m. S

FOOD STOCKS ADEQUATE IN PERSIAN GULF REGIONFood stocks in the small Persian Gulf states of B

The U.S. Naval Institute is offering cash prizes for the three winning essays submitted for its annu

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Cargolux Airlines International SA is asking U.S. aviation officials to convert its charter authorit

L'Express, an infant regional airline owned by Read Industries Inc., is expanding its service next m

The National Congress is considering a bill that would turn the Port of Buenos Aires and other ineff

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