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Oil prices and rising environmental consciousness will direct intermodalism in the 1990s, a group of

FED UP WITH RISING RATES and unsatisfactory responses from ocean carrier conferences, toymakers form

Olaf von Maydell, who has headed the U.S. operation of West German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd AG for

The United States needs to loosen its antitrust laws to help domestic companies band together and pr

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

The yen rose Thursday on rumors that the Group of 7 industrial nations will agree in Paris Saturday

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Scottish Lion Insurance does not generally compete with the H.S. Weavers agency and the Walbrook Ins

The level of domestic debt among Chinese commercial entities now exceeds US$20 billion, officials ac

Two constitutional amendments aimed at removing a protected tax status for insurance companies have

As ecological concerns grow, so do the chances of a renaissance for flax, an oilseed that has been

The Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday voted to tighten a proposal offered last week that would

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Michael Beard, the president of Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, takes a stoic view of the plight

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The European Commission's bid to forge a single energy market in the European Community after 1992 h

AUSTRALIANS OFFER PREGNANCY PILLOWDentons (Australia) Pty Ltd., of Melbourne, Australia, sai

New oil spill legislation pending before a congressional conference committee has been thefocus of m

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GREECE'S BOP DEFICIT WIDENS TO $1.15 BILLIONATHENS, Greece - Greece had a balance of payment

European health organizations are planning to automate commercial transactions and technological exc

The Maritime Administration has denied applications for a controversial Israeli vessel charter and l

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

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

Dow Chemical Co. and Domtar Inc. abandoned their joint venture to recycle plastic, the first casual

The Federal Maritime Commission wants to cancel carriers' tariffs if they fail to file yearly statem

Saudi Arabia changed the May price formulas for its European customers to become more responsive to

MITSUBISHI DOESN'T PLAN ROLE IN JET-ENGINE PACTJapan's Mitsubishi Group does not plan to tak

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

BESSEMER AND LAKE ERIE RAILROAD CO. (Monroesville, Pa.) - Robert J. Joyce has retired as manager, co

The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposing to deregulate the transportation of lumber and plywo

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

The process of reunifying Germany will not distract Bonn from moving with its European Community par

U.S. insurance brokers are scurrying to find new liability coverage for corporate clients insured by

China's legislature Wednesday approved the mini-constitution by which it will rule Hong Kong after 1

California small businesses condemned a compulsory employer-paid health insurance proposal as too ex

Borden Inc., which has acquired nine packaging films companies in the last two years, said it bought

COFFEE JUMPS ON NEWS BRAZIL READY TO ACTCoffee futures prices surged Wednesday on trade talk

Prompted by the promise of reduced transportation costs and the push to keep overweight trucks off p

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