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Two mysteries surrounded the stunning art theft from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum early Sunda

Florida Employers Insurance Co. posted a consolidated net loss for the year ended Dec. 31, 1989, of

The Journal of Commerce Inc., a subsidiary of Miami-based Knight-Ridder Inc., said Monday it agreed

The merchant shipping industry has been cleared in a United Nations-sponsored report released Monday

CROWLEY MARITIME CORP. (San Francisco) - Maynard H. Willms was named senior vice president of engine

FRENCH-UK POWER PACT IS NEARLY COMPLETEElectricite de France, the French state electric util

About 12,000 gallons of cumene, a common chemical used in nail polish remover, spilled into the Dela

Mar. 19, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Failure by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to obtain guarantees from its quota vio

BP CONFIRMS PLANS TO SLASH OFFICE STAFFBritish Petroleum Co. confirmed Monday that its headq

The Midland Cogeneration Venture, a natural gas-fired power plant thatstarted 23 years ago as a Cons

A combination of "subtle" waterfront development pressures and expected environmental regulatory cos

Propane could be flowing within a month through the Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. pipeline that r

A major UAL Corp. shareholder, Coniston Partners, said Monday it has joined with United Airlines' th

Canadian Air Cargo, the freight division of Canadian Airlines International Ltd., plans a major incr

Geoff Bridges vows that within a couple of years international business will account for more than h

THE MOVIE VERSION OF GEORGE ORWELL'S "1984" was shown on television the other night. Anyone who watc

Malaysia's crude palm oil output is not expected to increase on a monthly basis in the March-May per

EXCHANGE LIFTS LIMITS ON JULY COFFEEThe New York Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange Monday ann

Precious metal prices advanced Monday following weaker stock prices. A steep decline in the

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The United States is likely by June to reduce its tariffs on most Soviet products, Commerce Secretar

Iranian imports of wheat and rice could rise to record levels in 1990, as the nation continues to sh

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Coffee traders and exporters shed few tears Monday for the defunct Brazilian Coffee Institute, which

Although the present Japanese inflation rate is reasonable and under control, it could get out of ha

The Interstate Commerce Commission must decide whether it has the power to set pipeline rates for a

Kobe Steel Ltd. and Texas Instruments have formed a joint arrangement to build a $360 million semico

Striking mine workers' union leaders at Southern Peru Copper Corp. Monday reportedly rejected a comp

TALL OIL FATTY ACIDS Union Camp Corp. said it raised tall oil fatty acid prices by 3 cents a

AUSTRALIA APPROVES DU PONT CYANIDE PLANTAustralia's Environmental Protection Authority has a

BRAZIL'S REFORM RETAINS COMPUTER PROTECTIONSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's computer market laws

The railroad supply industry is doing an inadequate job of servicing short- line railroads, speakers

The Interstate Commerce Commission Monday approved the sale of Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad to a

The new chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission has declined to vote in a continuing series o

The Supreme Court Monday let stand a ruling that could encourage some states to try to tax railroad

The South Pacific, represented by Australia and New Zealand, is the latest region to join the move t

Columbus Line Inc. has put a refrigerated container ship into service on its run between South Ameri

UNCLE SAM DOESN'T want to be a mother hen. That's what officials at the U.S. Customs Service

Imagine how surprised the public relations manager at Port Everglades was when he discovered last Yu