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Cocoa futures prices in both London and New York have risen dramatically since the first week of Feb

Wainoco Oil Corp. announced the successful completion of a natural gas discovery in central Alberta.

The Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved easing rules that for 50 years limited h

Killing racehorses for the insurance money could have been quite lucrative for a Kentucky dentist wh

Frustrated by the high incidence of shipping accidents caused by human error, a leading marine insur

Carol Boyd Hallett, the new commissioner of Customs, has won the hearts of customs brokers with her

Feb. 27, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

SOVIET UNION BUYS BALLY SLOT MACHINESBally Manufacturing Corp. has announced the sale to the

US, EC TO TIGHTEN TIES, HOLD SUMMITSThe United States and the European Community agreed Tues

Magellan Petroleum Corp. said that estimates of the proved, recoverable reserves at the Palm Valley

The Maritime Administration's Subsidy Board has denied a request from three Falcon Shipping Group co

Futures and cash traders are falling into two camps regarding delivery prospects for Chicago Board o

Domestic bituminous and lignite coal production totaled 20.3 million tons during the week ending Feb

A second round of U.S.-Soviet talks on a joint trade agreement is scheduled to be held March 1-2 in

Argentina's Peronist government has decreed a $30 payment to private sector workers to offset raging

Natural gas industry analysts are forecasting a drop in spot prices for March and stable prices goin

Paccar Inc., a top manufacturer of heavy trucks, is joining a list of major U.S. truckbuilders layin

CONRAIL COMPLETES BUY-BACK OF STOCKConsolidated Rail Corp. said it bought back 22.32 million

A foundation was formed Tuesday to represent the multinational private sector on Third World debt is

Legislation aimed at preventing American steamship companies subsidized by the government from doing

THE RECORD DROP IN ORDERS for durable goods in January raises serious questions about the economy's

The story headlined "New Waterways Cookbook Tugs at the Taste Buds," on Page 10A of the Feb. 9 editi

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Tuesday approved final rules that prohibit persons with dis

Leaders of Japan's business community are expressing more than a little annoyance about the Bush-Kai

Japan's young and affluent drivers seem bent on trimming the fat off insurers. They are throwing off

Sembawang Shipyard Ltd. turned in significantly improved results for the year through last Dec. 31 o

Illinois International Port will benefit enormously if a proposed airport in the vicinity of the por

A regional unit of International Business Machines Corp. of Armonk, N.Y., is taking an equity stake

EXPRESS CARRIER GROUP SETS UP LATIN OFFICEThe International Express Carriers Conference has

The U.S. dollar was mixed in quiet, narrow trading Tuesday after Federal Reserve intervention to boo

The patience of the Polish people will outlast the country's economic troubles and give the current

The long-awaited natural gas futures contract will start trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange

Congress Tuesday threatened to impose a settlement to the confrontation between Consolidated Rail Co

Major retailers are mounting a push to get transportation companies to automate their business commu

ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM INC. (Fort Smith, Ark.) - Ron Gardner was appointed manager of ABF's new terminal

A new 300-foot research vessel with icebreaking capability will be plying Antarctic waters in 1992,

The Military Sealift Command has taken aim at a 1988 U.S-Europe vessel- sharing plan that it claims

JAPAN IMPORT CONTRACTS ROSE 8.7 PERCENT IN JANUARYThe combined total of import contracts con

DURABLE GOODS ORDERS FELL 10.5 PERCENT LAST MONTHDurable goods orders dropped a record 10.5