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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

The United States Monday sent the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade a proposal to limit the pow

The U.S. dollar declined Monday against all key currencies except the yen. Dealers said the

CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM (Baltimore) - R.D. "Mac" McMullen will become senior vice president of marke

Future ship designs will be explored in depth at a three-day national workshop sponsored by the Soci

The Commodity Exchange Inc.'s aluminum contract will be closely scrutinized next month as a group of

The Bush administration's 1991 federal budget is taking a bite out some government agricultural prog

Outsiders seeking currency stability are knocking at the European Community's door, forcing the EC t

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COURTAULDS COATINGS OPENS NEW WAREHOUSEHOUSTON - Courtaulds Coatings USA is now using its ne

RICHARD DARMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, no shrinking violet, is being accus

MEXICO TO ASK GATT FOR BOOST IN EC ACCESSMexico will ask the General Agreement on Tariffs an

Factories with facilities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border are undermining U.S. immigration

Some 672,000 gallons of gasoline were transferred from one ship to another Monday after a tanker ran

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. named William E. Greenwood chief operating officer, effective Feb.

Canadian National Railways has entered the race to control and long-ailing Delaware & Hudson Railway

POLYSTYRENE RESINS Dow Chemical Co., based in Midland, Mich., said it will increase prices o

UNTIL RECENTLY, TRADERS could assume that the Group of 7 central bankers were committed topegging th

Cefic, the European chemical industry federation, said the overall growth rate of the Western Europe

Ford Aerospace and Egypt have concluded a contract for Chaparral air-defense missiles and launchers,

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