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RAIL RATES HAVE FALLEN 22 PERCENT SINCE '80, ICC SAYSRailroad freight rates have fallen more

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

Thailand is one of the few developing countries with a substantial food surplus, says an Agriculture

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE (Chicago) - David Prosperi was named vice president, communications for the c

New trade agreements with Japan won't do much to end the U.S. trade deficit, but should provide some

Striking union officials at Southern Peru Copper Corp. have refused to adhere to a return-to-work go

Higher interest rates in Canada will keep the Canadian dollar attractive to investors disenchanted w

CLEVELAND-CUYAHOGA COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY (Cleveland) - Roy F. Knapp was named director of trade deve

American Express Co. is well acquainted with the Soviet Union, said Andrew B.Somers Jr., the

American International Group Inc. Thursday reported a net income increase of 3.5 percent, to $355.7

Three more French insurers - Union des Assurances de Paris, Compagnie du Midi, and Compagnie Financi

Aldus Corp. is putting the final touches on a version of its popular PageMaker graphics program for

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Four Western European airlines joined forces Thursday in an alliance they said would help them compe

Independent power producers in New York state say their financing could dry up for two important uti

President Bush Thursday pledged U.S. efforts to help Jamaica's economic growth, and Prime Minister M

Heavy rainstorms and flooding have disrupted rail freight service on several lines serving major Sou

Two railroads hope to pry short-haul shippers away from motor carriers with new intermodal offerings

The number of joint ventures in Eastern Europe has more than doubled in the past nine months but onl

AXA MIDI NOT PLANNING AMERICAN GENERAL BIDAxa Midi Assurances is not currently thinking abou

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

Women's underwear is causing Martyn Merritt some trouble. Mr. Merritt, president of AMG Serv

The logistics of moving coal from mine to utility generating station will change dramatically if the

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Chinese agricultural officials predict a bumper grain harvest in 1990 and foreign analysts said this

MONITORING OF CATEGORIES 341/641 FROM THAILAND. In anticipation of the establishment of absolute qu

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. and the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection power p

Thu., May 3, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Customs services around the world have begun to use international paperless trading standards, accor

Authorities ordered a limited ban Thursday on the movement of trucks to andfrom the capital'

The trade walls built around Brazil's controversial reserved computer market are increasingly shaky

The investigative arm of the Department of Agriculture is urging Congress tocut foreign coun

At the Santa Elena vineyards north of Santiago Julia Mercado Quiroz walks between rows of kerchief-c

The government Thursday barred a broadcasting ship operated by supporters of the democracy movement

China Thursday called on the Asian Development Bank to renew loans suspended since last June's crack

Norasia Shipping Service SA, a Swiss-based shipping line, expects to disclose details of an internal

ICO TALKS WON'T COVER THORNY ISSUE OF QUOTASAn executive committee meeting of the Internatio

May 3, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

A bill to restrict U.S. textile imports, twice vetoed by former President Ronald Reagan, is again ga

The Commerce Department has cut by more than half its proposed dumpingmargins for synthetic