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James E. Saxton Jr., an Austin banker and longtime business activist, was named recently to head the

The recycling industry, which quietly went about its business for decades, suddenly has been thrust

When "Lethal Weapon II" began playing here recently, Warner Bros. became only the third U.S. motion

A House transportation committee is expected to approve a new hazardous materials transportation bil

Interbras, the trading arm of Brazilian state oil monopoly Petrobras and the country's biggest tradi

US PULLING SUDAN AID; FOOD HELP CONTINUESThe Bush administration is continuing emergency foo

The American Chamber of Commerce here wants an immediate end to the U.S. trade embargo on Vietnam as

REGIONAL BLOCS Ireland as Presidency of the EC: 1990-A Pivotal Role in Shaping New Europe. M

Christmas is a distant, pleasant memory for most people. Not so, however, for officials at t

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David B. Mathis emerged Thursday as the leading candidate to head Kemper Corp. when Joseph E. Luecke

Fri., Mar. 9, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

The state-run Port Authority of Thailand appears determined to withdraw priority berthing privileges

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNCHANGED AT 5.3 PERCENTThe unemployment rate for February remained at 5.3

Dennis Clark, director of the Port of Sacramento for the past four years and a port employee since t

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

Allstate Insurance Co., New Jersey's largest insurer, is preparing to file suit againstGov. Jim Flor

After years of negotiations and false starts, non-stop airline service between the Santa Clara Valle

Mar. 9, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is getting back into mixed credits, targeting the telecommunications, po

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should consider modest but steady hikes in the $18

New York state Assembly Speaker Mel Miller said it would be "politically impossible" to find enough

Some Connecticut automobile insurance law is obsolete, despite state efforts at accommodation in the

Mar. 9, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The United States may not wholeheartedly support recent efforts to restrain the rising dollar, some

Huntsman Holdings Corp. and GE Plastics said they have formed another joint venture, this time to ex

Soviet grain import demand could fluctuate but is unlikely to fall substantially in this decade, Dic

The Futures Industry Association will endorse most of the provisions contained in Commodity Futures

The Futures Industry Association elected new officers for 1990 and new board members, the first orde

The Port of Singapore Authority is spending S$336 million (US$166 million) to expand capacity at the

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A steel industry spokesman said Thursday the Clean Air Act compromise struck by Senate leaders and t

The Army Corps of Engineers intends to select permanent opening and closing dates for the Soo Locks

Donald R. "Rob" Quartel, nominated by President Bush to serve on the Federal Maritime Commission, to

Manuel Johnson, Federal Reserve Board vice chairman, said in Japan Thursday the current higher stren

When most people think of Curacao, images of tourists and cruise ships come to mind. But thi

Savvy business travelers to Europe and legions of vacationers have come to experience the convenienc

Assurances Generale de France (AGF), the second-largest nationalized French insurer after Union des

SHIPPERS ARE SHOWING INTEREST in a new intermodal service offered by Hub Group Inc. Since th