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Olav K. Rakkenes isn't one to sit politely through an unproductive meeting. At a negotiating

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will keep its industrial division of its pharmaceutical group in Syracuse a

COCOA PRODUCERS AGREE TO REDUCE PRODUCTIONACCRA, Ghana - The world's leading cocoa growers,

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index moved slightly higher during last week reflecting sta

Indiana industry pumped 212 million pounds of toxic chemicals into the air, land and water in 1988,

American Electric Power Service Corp., Lancaster, Ohio, announced that Valley Camp CoalCo., Oil City

Swissair has joined forces with a number of freight forwarders and the International Air Transport A

The international tin market is being pressured by slow demand from users, who apparently are not wo

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US SELLS 600,000 TONS TO SOVIET UNIONThe U.S. Department of Agriculture Friday said private

Deregulation of Australian domestic aviation arrives Nov. 1, and aviation officials here are hoping

The multilateral trade dispute system is not working, and new procedures should be enacted to speed

PAN AM LOSSES CONTINUE TO MOUNTPan Am Corp. lost $190.7 million in the first quarter. The Ne

A clash of cultures between Swiss and American management styles was a key factor behind the reorgan

HOUSE PANEL APPROVES CURBS ON LOG EXPORTSEfforts to restrict further log exports from govern

The United States may miss out on a trillion-dollar market for 12 "emerging technologies" without bo

PUERTO RICO MARINE MANAGEMENT INC. (Edison, N.J.) - James W. Wells was named vice president of North

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

3Com Corp. started shipping to Japan in late April its Japanese-language software designed to link g

Eastern Europe's economic revival in the years ahead will result in higher demand for liquid and dry

Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, releases 1989 group figures this week that probably will

ADB MEETING ENDS IN BROAD DISAGREEMENTNEW DELHI, India - The annual meeting of the Asian Dev

The United States and the European Community are moving closer to resolving some food trade issues,

U.S.A. Tecmarine Inc. this month will double its sailing frequency by adding a second containership

A $598 million antitrust lawsuit against the nation's three largest trucking companies has merit and

Brooklyn beer is raising heads in Japan. For the past four months, Brooklyn Brewery Ltd. has

The Federal Maritime Commission is weighing two proposals aimed at solving the problem of using over

Senate Finance Committee staff members said Friday they will try to correct a ''mistake" made recent

PA. PANEL TO CONSIDER BILL TO AID PORTIncreasing commerce through the Port of Philadelphia w

The Port of New Orleans will implement increases in port fees July 1, instead of over the next 18 mo

An emerging accounting standard could hurt insurance company profits severely if companies dispose o

May 4, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Atlantic Container Line virtually broke even in this year's first quarter, for a dramatic improvemen

1340 (May 4, 1990) Previous day - 1345 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

May 4, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Mexican manufacturers of cloth and yarns are unhappy with a renegotiated Mexican-U.S. textile pact t

Suburban officials reacted enthusiastically last week to a "Buck Rogers" transit line being proposed

FACTORY LAYOFFS PUSH JOBLESS RATE HIGHERFactory layoffs helped push up unemployment in April

Mr. Stallins and his seventh graders are on the cutting edge. ''I hope all my students enjoy

Residents of the Connecticut suburbs of New York City had a per capita personal income in 1988 nearl