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FRANCE BRACES FOR RAIL STRIKEFrance braced Tuesday for a massive strike that was expected to

California's Supreme Court, in what could be a landmark decision, on Monday gave four Travelers Insu

Far East-Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. has secured a S$500 million (US$250 million) contract to build

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. increased by 50 cents a barrel its posted buying price for domestic crude oil ou

Temple Holdings Ltd. has extended until noon today the acceptance deadline on its offer for the ferr

NORTH AMERICA Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo. Jan. 31-Feb. 2. San Diego, Calif. Contact T

Jan. 30, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

TRADE PANEL PROBES GERMAN BATTERY COVERSThe U.S. International Trade Commission launched an

The European Commission recently adopted two proposals to provide assistance to the countries of Cen

West German statistician F.O. Licht Tuesday revised its 1989-90 world sugar production forecast down

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

President Bush's 1991 budget plan seeks tax incentives for the oil industry, proposes new consortia

PROTECTION REMOVAL COULD BENEFIT AUSTRALIASYDNEY, Australia - Australia would benefit by aro

A long-awaited study of malpractice in New York hospitals concludes that thousands of hospital death

John R. Dunne, a former New York state senator and current president of the Conference of Insurance

MARSH & MCLENNAN REPORTS REVENUE UPInsurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. reported total rev

The U.S. Commerce Department has decided to send its first attache to the American embassy in East B

Farmers' planting decisions for the 1990 corn and soybean crops probably will be the next major fund

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MEXICO, JAPAN SIGN OIL SUPPLY AGREEMENTMexico's state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos

The decision by America West Airlines to begin service at Palmdale Air Terminal in early January was

UPS PILOTS CHOOSE NEW UNION'S OFFICERSLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Pilots flying for United Parcel Serv

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CONFERENCE BOARD SEES SLOW EXPANSION AHEADEconomic indexes from 11 industrial countries poin

1648 (Jan. 29, 1990) Previous day - 1651 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

While the auto industry has struggled with a series of much-publicized problems in recent months, ma

Craig N. Johnson was named president and chief operating officer at Maritrans GP Inc., effective Feb

Two Interstate Commerce Commission members have denied that they're behind a move to deny renominati

The column that appeared on Page 2B of the Jan. 29 edition of The Journal of Commerce should have be

The budget President Bush sent to Congress Monday calls for further U.S. assistance to Eastern Europ

The increase in world oil demand excluding the centrally planned economies may be about 6 million to

Jan. 29, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The revival of the northwest Indiana steel industry helped bolster cargo volumes at Burns Internati

The Chelsea River reopened to barge and tanker traffic Sunday morning after two shutdowns of the wat

The chaos in Yugoslavia's political system may be less important, say foreign investors and many Yug

WORLDLINK LOGISTICS INC. (Cherry Hill, N.J.) - Larry J. Gilligan was named opera- tions manager for

Gerard F. Scannell shudders when he recalls the amputations that some pharmaceutical workers suffere

NY REVISES RANKING OF AUTO INSURERSThe New York State Insurance Department reported a correc

The use of refrigerated containers is expected to grow considerably over the next decade as faciliti