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The first of a two-step hike in the minimum wage took effect this week, bringing it to $3.80 an hour

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

Two subsidiaries of Coastal Corp., a Houston-based oil company, said this week that they will keep t

US COMPANIES CUTTING CAPITAL SPENDING PLANSNEW YORK - U.S. companies' capital spending plans

U.S. lawmakers Wednesday introduced legislation to curb imports of textiles and apparel into the Un

India's private sector is taking a more liberal approach to trade and investment issues than in the

Crowley Maritime Corp. will escape posting the entire $50.4 million cashbond required to appeal a gu

Voicing concern over alleged corruption and conflicts of interest, a Senate committee Wednesday vote

It was a question no one could answer in a debate that no one expected to end. "Pricing Serv

Ocean carriers serving the trade between the United States, Australia and New Zealand see some brigh

TERMINAL CORP. RENEWS LEASE AT BALTIMOREThe Terminal Corp. has renewed its lease at two Balt

Airborne Express retained a major contract for almost $50 million in annual business from Internatio

Shipping agents representing countries that receive U.S. foreign food aid shipments are trying to th

Philip Morris International, which saw its tobacco sales rise 26 percent last year in Japan, is bur

The first-quarter financial report by the largest containership company in the United States is a st

The memorial walkout to honor Harry Bridges occurred on March 30 and will not affect April 6 dock op

A Senate committee Tuesday approved the nomination of Donald R. "Rob" Quartel to serve on the Federa

Great Lakes port interests are gearing up for an effort to reinstate a provision of the 1985 farm la

ECONOMIC INDEX FELL 4 PERCENT DURING FEBRUARYThe index of leading indicators, the government

The strong dollar is making U.S. computers exported to Japan more expensive there, but it's also he

Patricia Zedalis, an official of the New York City Department of Ports and Trade, was named acting c

Esso Eastern Marine Ltd., an affiliate of Exxon Corp., has agreed to sell four oil tankers to Greek

Apr. 3, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A leading version of the government's new clean air plan would force oil refiners to use ethanol in

Two congressmen, each with ties to the securities and futures markets, said they will introduce legi

The Nigerian government and the Cocoa Association of Nigeria will begin talks here next week on the

NY MAYOR 'CONFIDENT' NYMEX WILL STAY PUTNew York Mayor David Dinkins said he is "confident"

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Current information on the extent of aflatoxin contamination in corn is insufficient to justify a ma

The New York Mercantile Exchange launched trading in the world's first natural gas futures contract

ITC CHIEF CONCERNED BY SPREAD OF DUTIESWELLINGTON, New Zealand - "Explosive growth" in the u

Richard Breeden, Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, Tuesday said the securities regulator

Beef imported from the United States will be sold in vending machines in Japan under a Japanese-U.S.

CPC FINISHES BUYING SMITHKLINE FOOD UNITSENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. - CPC International Inc. has

Hanson Industries completed the purchase of a 45.03 percent stake in Peabody Holding Co., parent of

Libya agreed to double its oil exports to Sudan to 10,000 metric tons in April and May, the OPEC New

Some foreign fruit and vegetable producers try to conform with U.S. bans on certain pesticides, but

The European Community has chosen 35 new research projects in food science and technology for suppor

Imports of automobiles and motorcycles have been all but outlawed in this country for the past 14 ye

The local auto industry, among the most dynamic segments of this country's economy, has been one of