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Secretary of Energy James Watkins appointed 29 new members to the National Coal Council, expanding t

Engineers at Boeing Co.'s jumbo aircraft plant are starting work on detailed design of the new 747-4

Local computer firm Microtek International has teamed up with U.S.-based C- Cube Microsystems to dev

Overseas uncertainties and a stable U.S. economy will continue to bolster thedollar in the w

J.H. RASPBERRY DIES, WAS TOP ILA OFFICIALJ.H. "Buddy" Raspberry, 56, a top official of the I

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US URGED TO EASE FOREIGN BANK CURBSA European banking official on Friday urged the United St

Seawood Shipping (B.C.) Ltd., a steamship agent, has launched a subsidiary in Portland, Ore.

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

A traveler can't do much about making an airliner arrive on time, but it is possible to avoid flight

The joint North Atlantic service operated by Atlantic Container Line and the West German line Hapag-

QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP. (Conshohocken, Pa.) - John E. Burrows Jr. was named vice president-United Stat

Putting automated logistics systems to work is a lot more difficult than many expect, according to e

Cash grain market uncertainty about CSX Transportation's new short-haul grain rate structure persist

Marine underwriters at Lloyd's of London, who bring in the largest share of the Lloyd's premiums, ha

Shipowners should refrain from ordering new ships until they have secured long-term charters, a top

Poland's recently revived chamber of commerce and industry hopes toestablish a network of trade cent

WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX CLIMBS 0.2 PERCENT IN JAPANJapan's wholesale price index rose 0.2 perc

FREIGHT FUTURES PRICES made a big move down early last week, as weaker fixtures emerged inboth the A

POLAND PLANS TO APPLY FOR EC MEMBERSHIPBRUSSELS, Belgium - Poland intends to apply for full

Despite the lack of rain in Australia's barley producing areas, industry officials remain confident

BECHTEL, KOREAN FIRM IN SOVIET JOINT VENTURESEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Lucky-GoldSta

American Electric Power Service Corp. disclosed it signed a pair of long-term coal supply contracts

Key ministers of Sweden's ruling Social Democratic Party indicated Friday that the government would

NJ GAS UTILITY GETS OK FOR RATE HIKENEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Japan's life insurance companies will publish detailed lists of their overseas real estate holdings

Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner said he is responsible for the delay in getting a revised

TAX ACTION MAY DELAY CARIBBEAN TRADE BILLA catch-all trade bill slated for Senate considerat

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From the working-class neighborhoods of Caracas to the sprawling industrial zone in Valencia, Venezu

A government-run fund that supports the country's fragile merchant shipbuilding industry could becom

Food-processing machinery is a key target of the new corporate raiders who go after big companies fo

THE AUSTRALIAN BARLEY BOARD, a marketing group that's seldom heard from, told Congress that U.S. sub

The hull insurance market will harden in early 1990, according to a top insurance official.

Pittston Co. announced Friday its subsidary, Pyxis Resources Co., will develop a new low-sulfur coal

1557 (Mar. 23, 1990) Previous day - 1569 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

ONE WAY TO RESOLVE a labor-management issue is to get it off the bargaining table. That's wh

Operators of a fleet of U.S.-flag factory ships responsible for $500 million in annual fish exports

A new study has concluded that using the Chesapeake Bay's Deep Trough to dispose of clean dredged ma

America West Airlines has its sights set overseas. The six-year-old carrier, which this year