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Formosa Plastics Corp. is considering a US$7 billion petrochemical investment in southeastern China,

UKRAINIAN MINERS HALT WORK OVER ILLNESSESAbout 10,000 Ukrainian coal miners temporarily stop

The U.S. textile industry has thrown its enormous weight behind congressional efforts to revoke spec

''KEEP MAX IN JAX," the campaign to persuade Maxwell House to keep open its Jacksonville,Fla., coffe

A long-stalled petrochemical project in the Philippines, backed by an equally long-suffering Taiwane

French aviation officials favor increased U.S.-French traffic, but "we do not want to be taken to th

Two shipping lines with a strong presence in Italy are engaged in talks that could lead to closer ti

ATLANTA -THE INTERNATIONAL Intermodal Expo held here last week has changed a lot since it began seve

PRODUCER PRICES, RETAIL SALES FALLProducer prices and retail sales fell in April, the govern

A less profitable, more complicated future lies ahead for the currently prosperous global fleet of 3

'STANDSTILL' IS URGED ON BUNDESBANK POLICYFRANKFURT, West Germany - Conflicting signals mean

A lobbying organization representing issuers of junk bonds says revisions to the rating and reserve

Horizontal drilling technology, introduced to the North Sea for the first time, could yield almost h

The changing environment in which railroads find themselves in the 1990s is the subject of three day

J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway are expanding their Quantum intermo

Thousands of truckers in the United States and Canada will be stopped for roadside inspections this

U.S. Trade Representative Carla A. Hills is urging this country's trading partners to concentrate on

Product liability legislation, which stirred up a storm at a Senate subcommittee hearing last week,

BALTIMORE AND GYDNIA SIGN SISTER-PORT PACTOfficials from the ports of Baltimore, Md., and Gd

Underwriters of crippled ferry Espresso Trapani, Genoa-based Societa Italiana Assicurazioni e Riassi

The Bush administration's proposals to ease strategic export controls are too little and too late, a

NYMEX SHIFTS TRADING IN PROPANE FUTURESThe New York Mercantile Exchange's propane futures tr

Ethyl Corp. last week asked for government approval to allow use of an additive with unleaded gasoli

The Mexican government has discovered that advanced technology doesn't solve every problem, so it's

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

May 11, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

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Shedding nicknames like "Chateau de Bubba" and "Cowboy Cabernet," a West Texas winery has proven bey

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

Assurances Generales de France (AGF), the second largest French nationalized insurer, signed a lette

For the second time since 1987, a municipal bond insurance corporation is putting stock up for publ

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 19,700 tons of coal for its Kingston, Tenn., plant und

Business executives, politicians and academics around the country are participating in a month-long

Fri., May 10, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Leaders of top U.S. businesses said Friday the economy will grow only moderately this year and next

AMSTAR SUGAR CORP. (New York) - Jack F. Lay was named president and chief executive officer of the n

PHILIPPINES INVESTIGATES BOEING 737 EXPLOSIONMANILA, Philippines - Officials were investigat

Argentina's chief tax collector denied he has launched a "witch hunt" against five international tr

The United States has threatened to maintain the option of unilateral retaliation against its tradin

While the 1990s undoubtedly will be much tougher for the car carriers than the 1980s, the three larg