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Steel shippers in northwest Indiana, the nation's center for integrated steel production, are shifti

ICC ASKED TO REOPEN PETITION ON FIREWORKSThe National Industrial Transportation League suppo

The bad news for Japanese ocean carriers may be over. For the first time in eight years, all of Japa

ATLANTIC CONTAINER LINE (South Plainfield, N.J.) - Stephen White was named general managerof corpora

THE SPOT INDEX ended its downward slide last week, as it flattened out and moved very slightly upwar

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

Nearly half of the European Community-controlled merchant shipping fleet is flying a non-EC flag, ac

RAILROADS SEEM TO FIGHT BATTLES in Washington and lose wars in state capitals. That's all to

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GM TO MAKE CARS IN EAST GERMANYGeneral Motors Corp. will begin making cars in East Germany l

BOP MERCHANDISE TRADE GAP NARROWSThe U.S. merchandise trade deficit on a balance-of-payments

Lloyd's of London is preparing to meet the challenges of a burgeoning Soviet insurance market.

NAIC STANDS BY DATA ON INSURER INSOLVENCIESAfter reviewing its records, the National Associa

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER OF NEW YORK INC. (New York) - Suzanne Douglass was named a senior vice preside

INDONESIA HIKES PRICE OF FUEL FOR CONSUMERSJAKARTA, Indonesia - The Indonesian government in

High crude oil inventories in the United States and Europe are keeping oil prices under pressure and

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded to two contracts covering total deliveries of 27,200

Today the Journal of Commerce begins running an expanded gasoline price table. Premium unlea

News that the Ivory Coast is holding talks with the International Monetary Fund on an alternative ec

There were further indications from the Far East of weakening oil prices Friday. Petronas, t

A sharp drop in crude petroleum prices combined with small declines in plywood and hides pushed The

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NATURAL GAS GROUP HITS CLEAN AIR BILLA natural gas producers' group said that "significant c

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At a time of wandering garbage barges and overloaded landfills, three companies have proposed a plan

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 245.19 up 0.57 which compares

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. daily average volume of express packages and documents increased 10.1 percent

May 25, 1990 Copper Total, 10,504. Gold Total, .1,881,811.Silver Total, .255,597,417.

May 25, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

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Soaring air cargo business is prompting Singapore Airlines to set aside more money for a new air fre

Borrowing a theme from the military, the chairman and chief executive officer of 3M Corp. advises U.

The yen also rises. Foreign exchange traders found that out last week as the Japanese curren

JAPAN EXTENDS LEAD AS LARGEST CREDITORJapan extended its lead in 1989 as the world's largest

Political and economic reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America have heightened the prospects for

May 25, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

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BLANCHETTE ELECTED AAR VICE PRESIDENTWASHINGTON - Robert W. Blanchette was elected vice pres