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A Menlo Park firm has announced a pioneering East-West business deal that would likely put a smile o

CHINA'S US TRADE GAP REACHES $510 MILLIONChina's trade deficit with the United States hit $5

Some 20 shipping firms are suing the Canadian government for heavy losses incurred late last year du

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

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

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

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

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

Nobel Insurance Ltd.'s first quarter operating income rose to $949,000, or 18 cents a share, from $6

Exports of U.S. beef to Japan have been sluggish in April and May, but sales are expected to pick up

LCP AGREES TO PAY $40,000 EPA FINESYRACUSE, N.Y. - LCP Chemicals Inc. agreed to pay a $40,00

JAPAN AIRLINES ORDERS GE ENGINES FOR 20 JETSEVENDALE, Ohio - GE Aircraft Engines said Japan

Congress is holding its first hearing to deal specifically with electronic data interchange on June

A desire in East Germany to protect outmoded state-run companies from competition threatens the pote

Inland Steel Co. has significantly cut back on the number of motor carriers it uses to haul steel f

How to harmonize the many different sizes of containers and pallets now in use throughout Europe wil

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

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

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

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

The Journal of Commerce today begins a new railroad freight statistical service. Drawn from

The United States will not begin negotiating with Mexico on a free trade agreement in 1990 because o

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (New York) - Stephen C. Daffron was named vice president, strategic pla

For the last 15 years, Wes Arbo looked to Portugal as a source for imported plastic molds. Today he

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev will round out his summit trip to the United States with a lunch

1317 (May 24, 1990) Previous day - 1317 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Newly issued truck operating certificates from the Interstate CommerceCommission no longer w

BUSH VETOES BILL FOR AMTRAK FUNDINGWASHINGTON - President George Bush vetoed a bill Thursday

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

The future of Arrow Airlines Inc., a scheduled all-cargo airline and contract carrier based here, is

Brazil-bound coking coal made a debut this week at a New Orleans area loading terminal. Brya

May 24, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

LTS Data Communications Inc., Merrick, N.Y., is charging a $1,200 installation fee and about $600 a

PRICES OF IMPORTS FELL 0.2 PERCENT IN APRILPrices of U.S. imports, excluding fuel, fell 0.2

Canadian Pacific may see a rail link to the Port of Boston as a key reason for strong ties with Guil

The Australian trade and transportation community should be able to avoid the mistakes made by other

The Philadelphia Port Corp., the city agency controlling piers for the Port of Philadelphia, is bein

Japanese ocean carriers that specialize in the transportation of automobiles are eyeing the European

A market in marine reinsurance futures is under consideration by the London Futures and Options Exch