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Norfolk Southern Corp. Thursday sold 446 miles of track and facilities in eastern Ohio and western P

Nicaragua's new president, Violeta Chamorro, may have trouble keeping thelights on in her fl

A major rift is developing in the complex multilateral trade negotiations over demands by U.S. tradi

The government is expected to announce today that it is easing controls on foreign exchange flows, a

REGIONAL BLOCS Pacific Rim: Trade and Investment Opportunities. May 29-31: Taiwan. June 1-2:

'SOVIET SILICON SUMMIT' AIMS TO FOSTER TIESSANTA CLARA, Calif. - Global Development Corp., o

New York state's top environmental agency cleans up the "easiest" toxic dump sites first and takes i

Fri., May 18, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

May 18, 1990 Copper Total, 7,291. Gold Total, .1,944,186.Silver Total, .254,30

CME SETS VOTE DATE FOR ELECTION PETITIONChicago Mercantile Exchange members will vote June 1

The U.S. dollar will stabilize and could move a bit higher this week now that hopes for a near-term

The purpose of a unified European market isn't to create a fortress but rather to build an economic

The Canadian transportation industry is alarmed over federal government cost- recovery plans that wo

Longtime maritime labor leader C.E. "Gene" DeFries was named late last week as the winner of the mar

U.S. and Soviet maritime negotiators agreed last week on essential provisions of a new shipping pact

Direct Container Line, a Southern California-based non-vessel-operating common carrier, opened a war

Japan outlined ways to combat global warming Friday, but stopped short of advocating any sweeping st

Top representatives of the port and shipping industries will probe the future shape of seaports and

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION RISES 0.7 PERCENT IN FRANCEFrench industrial production, excluding con

''Saudia Arabia: Yesterday and Today," an exhibit described on Page 1A of the Friday, May 18 Journal

As the Philippines struggles to find more domestic energy supplies, its import costs are soaring.

Using inefficient, turn-of-century technology to process table salt at its St. Clair, Mich., mines,

Parliamentarians from East and West Europe Friday proposed creating a $400 billion "Marshall Plan" t

BRIX MARITIME ORDERS TOP CAPACITY BOX BARGEPORTLAND, Ore. - Brix Maritime Co., Portland, Ore

PAN AM PURSUES SALE OF SHUTTLEPan Am Corp. Friday said it is pursuing the possible sale "or

May 18, 1990 JAPAN*Financial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is likely to use the full $566 million appropriation granted by C

Recent toll increases on the Massachusetts Turnpike may be driving traffic off the road, confirming

Xerox Corp. will introduce a line of electronic copiers later this year that will set the pace for

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

The International Trade Commission in June will start work on a rare import case - a petition by Key

A private Japanese company and a government research center discovered a way to turn plastic waste i

May 18, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Frank Iarossi, the former head of Exxon Shipping Co., sees one bright spot in the black story of the

PRICES OF OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES CONTRACTS moved up last week, but the closely watched Julycontract f

MASS. INSURERS WARNED ON AUTO RATE HIKESMassachusetts Insurance Commissioner Timothy Gailey

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

In an effort to protect small grain producers, the Department of Agriculture will continue to block

Orient Overseas (Holdings) Ltd. bounced back into profit in 1989, buoyed by stronger business despit

Baltimore's new Seagirt containership terminal, whose opening has been delayed by labor unrest, fina