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SODIUM ACETATE Jarchem Industries Inc. said it will increase off-list prices of its sodium a

After a three-day shift on an oil rig in the snow-covered wilds of western Siberia, it's quitting ti

PETROBRAS RIG CONTRACT GOES TO FLUOR DANIELIRVINE, Calif. - Fluor Daniel, a unit of Fluor Co

DOW CHEMICAL CO. (Midland, Mich.) - David T. Buzzelli, president and chief executive officer of Dow

DURING APRIL, THE CRB FUTURES PRICE INDEX rose by 3 percent from the previous month's close and was

AUSTRALIA, NZ FREEZE WOOL SALES TO USSRSYDNEY, Australia - Australian and New Zealand wool e

American sugar growers doubled their annual contributions to U.S. congressional candidates since 198

SAUDI ARABIA DELAYS ALLOCATION DECISIONSaudi Arabia informed Far Eastern customers that allo

RICHARD H. MATZKE, president of Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc., must have felt like kicking himself

Pacific Rim nations could form their own trading bloc if multilateral trade negotiations fail and th

3-YEAR CONTRACT VOTED AT MCDONNELL DOUGLASST. LOUIS - Machinists at McDonnell Douglas Corp.

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Malaysian International Shipping Corp. announced plans Monday to invest M$615 million (US$236 millio

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1)Textile Quotas to Watch as of 5/4/90* 2)Fully Utilized Textile Quotas as of 5/4/90

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Moves are afoot to open up direct shipping links with the Soviet Union after Taiwan's decision in Fe

HYUNDAI AUTO OUTPUT RESUMES AFTER STRIKEULSAN, South Korea - Stalled production lines at Sou

Industrialist Armand Hammer, the 91-year-old chairman of Occidental Petroleum Co., is entering the c

Johnson Maritime Services Inc., a steamship agent that lost its two biggest liner accounts this year

China is aiming to increase exports of light industrial goods this year, particularly to the United

WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR but fear itself. That's what people at the Port of Philadelphia kept

Carl Icahn took his battle with USX Corp. management to the company's annual meeting Monday, but the

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Rosalind Rachid - Trade Talk 4A* Commodity Research Bureau: 7A

Massive opposition from freight shippers and trucking companies has convinced the Interstate Commerc

NASSTRAC NAMES KEMP MEMBER OF THE YEARNAPLES, Fla. - Janet S. Kemp, outbound traffic manager

Mounting losses in the auto insurance business have led a number of major companies to stop selling

A critical section of Proposition 103 that limited use of ZIP codes in establishing auto insurance r

A top aluminum manufacturer is tugging at heartstrings, not just pocketbooks, to stimulate recycling

It couldn't have worked out any better. ITT Rayonier Inc. had a nagging problem known to all

US NON-FARM OUTPUT DOWN 1 PERCENT IN 1ST QUARTERThe productivity of U.S. non-farm businesses

The idea was to single-source. Offer all your 300-plus annual carloads of business to one of

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Growing congressional interest in insurers' junk bond activities could prompt changes in how state i

Aerial Transit Co.'s insurance policies with Transamerica Corp., San Francisco, will cover damages f

NEW STANDARDS ISSUED FOR PROPOSITION 103California Administrative Law Judge William J. Ferna

Industry observers say a $40 million jury award against New York-based Alexander & Alexander Inc. in

Bush administration officials are debating whether to stick with a controversial cargo reservation p

The partnerships in transportation program that Long Beach Container Terminal has formed with local

FEDERAL JUDGE PUTS OFF EXXON CRIMINAL TRIALAttorneys for Exxon Corp. and its shipping compan