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With the introduction of its new Passat, Volkswagen of America hopes to prove it isn't passe.

The introduction of the new containership ACT 10 on the trans-Pacific route has expanded Associated

Barring a last-minute surprise, the opposing factions in the fight for control of Xtra Corp. will fa

State officials say the rupture of the state's only liquid propane pipeline, which caused deadly exp

WEST GERMANY'S GNP ROSE 1 PERCENT IN 4TH QUARTERFRANKFURT, West Germany - West Germany's gro

Primary inventories of gasoline and distillate fuel oil declined, while crude oil stocks took a big

COLONIAL TO REQUIRE LOWER-RVP GASOLINEColonial Pipeline has lowered this summer's Reid Vapor

How much is it worth to get Business Week hand-delivered, without fail, every Friday morning by 10:3

The creation of a new, single regulatory agency to oversee stocks, options and futures could end the

Trade relations with Nicaragua should warm up rapidly now that the U.S.-imposed trade embargo of May

Not being West German is no disadvantage in trading with the German Democratic Republic these days,

Union Carbide Corp. said it was selling a line of detergent products to Hoechst Celanese Corp., but

Rinaldo Magnani, the socialist mayor of the Italian region of Liguria, officially beganhis first day

Mar. 14, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

A Bush administration proposal to phase out the Multi-Fibre Arrangement, which restricts most world

Rockwell International Corp. is the latest company to try to carve a piece of the potentially lucrat

A new affiliate of Stolt Tankers & Terminals (Holdings) SA is expected to get a formal listing on th

ATLANTA - Stephen W. Aldridge was named director, South Atlantic region, for Hapag-Lloyd (America) I

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. said it has formed a joint venture to provide cargo-handling services for

The European Parliament voted Wednesday for a total ban on tobacco advertising throughout the 12-nat

Indonesia said Wednesday it was content with current oil market conditions and that there was no nee

COLOMBIA IS EXPECTED TO HIKE COFFEE PRICEBOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia is expected to raise th

Trailer Marine Transport Corp., faced with a protest from the Caribbean Shippers Association, cancel

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Wednesday in slow trading. Dealers said it was one of the slow

The economy continues to expand slowly throughout the United States as a weak manufacturing sector i

PERU TALKS, BEIGE BOOK BOOST COPPER FUTURESComex copper futures were trading higher in the a

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Martin Greenberg, the newly elected chairman of the Commodity Exchange Inc., said a merger between t

BELLCORE TO AID POLAND IN TELECOMMUNICATIONSLIVINGSTON, N.J. - Bellcore announced that it wi

When Peter S. Willmott, former chairman of Carson Pirie Scott & Co., was asked why the retail store,

A group of 68 professional property and casualty reinsurers reported a loss ratio of 77 percent and

Insurance analysts say consumer resistance and regulatory concerns are driving an emerging trend in

INDIAN COURT APPROVES BHOPAL VICTIMS' RELIEFNEW DELHI, India - India's Supreme Court on Tues

The temptation was just too great. As one of his final acts in office, Jose Reinaldo Tavares

JAPANESE ACQUISITION OF US FIRM OPPOSEDTwo congressmen moved to block on national security g

A National Mediation Board arbitrator has backed labor in a longstanding dispute with Guilford Trans

CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT NARROWS IN BRITAINThe United Kingdom's seasonally adjusted current a

The departure of William Det- weiler as president of a key management group at the Port of Baltimore

PROCTER & GAMBLE, RORER FORM ALLIANCEFORT WASHINGTON, Pa., - Rorer Group Inc. said Tuesday i

Two small shipping companies serving the West Coast from Canada to Mexico have joined into a single