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Recent events in Mexico and Europe indicate major changes ahead for Southern California's internatio

New Jersey is one the leading states in the export and import of toxic wastes, according to a report

Soviet state newspaper Pravda Tuesday reported that domestic grain prices for the 1990 Soviet harves

A rapidly developing livestock industry could turn Malaysia into a strong market for U.S. feedgrains

FEW OF US WORRY ABOUT EARTHQUAKES when we drive across Manhattan bridges or through the city's tunne

An Agriculture Department analysis says Eastern Europe's market-oriented drive toward greater livest

Italian chemical giant Enimont SpA, in a bid to scotch reports it was running up heavy losses, said

MBIA REPORTS RISE IN NET INCOMEARMONK, N.Y.- MBIA Inc. reported net income of $31.2 million,

An overall softening economy in 1990 will not adversely affect the specialty chemical industry as a

The rivalry between New York and Los Angeles for recognition as the nation's largest commercial cent

The California Department of Insurance has ordered revocation of the license of a Santa Rosa insuran

A boom in the computer industry marked by "renewed robust growth" is in the cards for this decade, a

EC PROBES IMPORTS OF KOREAN CAR RADIOSBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community's executive

The yen should stabilize against the U.S. dollar for now, mainly because Japan's investment in U.S.

A study by a prominent Japanese think tank claimed direct investments abroad by the country's manufa

JAPANESE MINISTER HOPES FOR STRONGER YENJapanese Finance Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Tue

Nicaragua Tuesday devalued its currency 10 percent against the U.S. dollar on the official market an

The U.S. dollar was mixed in sluggish trading Tuesday as the market awaited the Treasury Department'

WEST GERMAN SURPLUS IN TRADE WIDENSFRANKFURT, West Germany - The West German trade surplus w

A survey of 108 top U.S. and European companies shows 70 percent have re- thought their business pl

Meetings of the Group of 7 industrialized nations are having less influence on the financial markets

The Bush administration will press for further reform in Japanese building codes in the final push t

A lawyer representing the government of Peru said Monday the country will seek the dismissal of 11 l

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

1330 (May 8, 1990) Previous day - 1340 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

GUNDERSON INC. (Portland, Ore.) - Gary Kaleta was promoted to vice president of railcar engineering.

The state of South Dakota was awaiting a court decision order Tuesday afternoon on its request for a

WISCONSIN HIRES RAIL CONSULTANTSMADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's Department of Transportation has

MAYBE THIS TIME it's for real. And maybe not. Proponents of paperless trading know how to li

Congress is almost certain in the next few weeks to give the Interstate Commerce Commission more pow

The Port of Portsmouth, N.H., plans to be a major player in a $1.5 billion development linking energ

The South Korean government on Tuesday announced its long awaited package aimed at supporting the si

Longshoreman Edward L. Cyr III could not drive a car on Oct. 9, 1988, because his license had been s

Two expansion projects at the Pasir Panjang terminal are being undertaken by the state-run Port of S

A Portland-based preservation group has acquired the Lightship No. 112, known as the Nantucket, for

Jomaris Inc., the steamship agency formerly called Johnson Maritime Services Inc., numbers two liner

William Bru, whose resignation as president of Norasia Lines Ltd. was an- nounced last week, said Tu

The U.S. Shipping Act of 1984 was clearly a compromise between the owners of ships and the shippers