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Britain's newest containerport has hit a few snags that will delay the opening by about a month.

Lower freight rates, higher fuel prices and a lackluster economy slashed fourth-quarter earnings for

Tue., Jan. 30, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

To hear Carla Hills tell it, 1990 will be the most important year in decades for deciding the future

BRAZILIAN OIL OUTPUT HITS RECORD LEVELSSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian oil production averaged

As Gov. Michael S. Dukakis unveils a plan to redevelop Logan International Airport, transportation o

The leader of the International Longshoremen's Association promises a fight against rebellious union

With a single premium melon selling in Tokyo for up to $100, Washington state growers are getting re

American and European business groups Tuesday charged the Japanese government with fostering protect

The United States should strip away remaining impediments to trade with the Soviet Union, a panel of

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

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Don Riegle, D-Mich., has introduced legislation that could limit f

India has no plans to give up its special oilseeds technology mission program, which aims to boost d

AIRGAS INC. (Wilmington, Del.) - Lanny R. Patten was named president and chief operating officer, ef

200,000 NEW JOBS EXPECTED IN REPORTJanuary's employment report, due out Friday, may show new

Bengt W. Tornquist, the former Wallenius Lines employee credited with developing the roll-on roll-of

BANK OF CHINA TO DRAW ON JAPANESE CREDITThe Bank of China will draw $500 million of a $2 bil

As part of the management reorganization it began last month, Sea-Land Service Inc. Tuesday announce

Transportation and Material Handling, the in-house truck fleet of National Steel Corp.,faces 2,442 v

Canadian Pacific Ltd. will underwrite the operating losses that the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. in

GLOBAL FARM STRATEGY STRESSED AT CONVENTIONThe need for a global agriculture strategy and di

Federal prosecutors said two yen traders cooperating with the FBI investigation of the futures pits

Members of the Institute of Marine Underwriters collected 1.6 billion ($2.7 billion) in premiums in

Japanese exports of all types of motor vehicles fell below 6 million units in 1989, the first time i

China watchers say much of the country's economic policy these days is self- defeating because of co

Indonesia may cut the selling price of its liquefied natural gas to stay competitive and hold its le

Du Pont Co. said Tuesday it would cut 900 jobs as part of a restructuring of its polymer products bu

A proposal by President Bush to impose an 11-cent fee on every futures trade elicited a mixed reacti

The price of lumber has soared this month, shrugging off signs of a weak housing market in pockets o

THE HIGHER BOND YIELDS GO, the more buying interest there likely will be for the new supply of Treas

Timothy Gailey, Massachusetts insurance commissioner, said he's under timepressure to introd

TEXAS DEMOCRATS VOTE ON NEED FOR REFORMAUSTIN, Texas - Democrats in Texas will have a chance

Although President Bush's budget proposal doesn't include funding for revising maritime subsidy prog

SONY CORP. INTRODUCES TINY ELECTRONIC BOOKSony Corp., having reshaped lifestyles by bringing

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The Port of Houston was reported "back to normal" Tuesday after Monday's picketing by independent tr

Combustion Engineering Inc. shareholders Tuesday approved the merger of C-E into a subsidiary of Ase

An increasingly popular strategy among U.S. shippers is to reduce the number of freight carriers and

The costs to employers of providing medical coverage continued to soar last year, outpacing inflatio

Brazilian exporters are leaning fiercely on the government to devalue the currency. But whil