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MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS FELL WORLDWIDE IN 1989Global merger and acquisition activity declined

The mission for maritime legislators this year is simple: finish a batch of unfinished business.

The United States intends next month to propose international rules on eliminating government subsid

Citing increased competition and growing capacity in the trade, Hawaiian Marine Lines said it will h

GASOLINE PRICES RISE ALMOST 2 CENTS A GALLONGasoline prices rose nearly 2 cents a gallon at

The Chinese government plans to expand its crude oil output to 200 million metric tons by the end of

The unimaginable. That's how Ron Carey characterized what thousands of Teamsters will be able to do

Besides the huge expectations promoted by the U.S. tort system, there is no sound reason to overturn

CRUDE PALM OIL OUTPUT RISES 20 PERCENT IN MALAYSIAKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's 1989 c

Keystone Camera Products Corp. said Monday it filed a complaint against Mitsubishi International Cor

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (Cleveland) - George F. Varga was named president and chief executive officer o

West German chemical giant BASF AG announced Monday it will site a long- awaited $100-million biotec

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With a strike of longshore labor entering its fourth day, the Port of Baltimore has come to a virtua

UAL STOCK PLUNGES AFTER BANKERS' REPORTUAL Corp. stock fell sharply Monday after a published

ESSO SHUTS REFINERY EARLY FOR MAINTENANCEROTTERDAM, Netherlands - A six-week maintenance per

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Shippers have an updated tool to help them deal with railroads. The National Industrial Transportati

SHIPPERS FILE COMMENTS ON CARGO COVERAGEHUNTINGTON, N.Y. - The Shippers National Freight Cla

The B.T. Nestor, 70,000 deadweight tons, 811 feet long and blue-hulled, lay at anchor off Staten Isl

NJ GOVERNOR UNVEILS AUTO INSURANCE PLANTRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Jim Florio Monday suggested asse

The state-run shipbuilding sector in China is "standing firm in the general retrenchment climate," t

PaineWebber Monday became the largest unsecured creditor in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in

When Data General Corp. went public with its joint venture computer company in India earlier this mo

The Bush administration, responding to West European pressures, is proposing relaxed controls on exp

China Light & Power Co., a local utility, is planning a US$7.7 billion coal- fired power station to

The U.S. oil transportation industry has all but resigned itself to the likelihood that Congress soo

"Book it, bind it, bill it." That's how Jeremy D. Cooke, the recently departed president of Willis F

CF DONATES BOOKS TO SEVERAL CHARITIESMENLO PARK, Calif. - Consolidated Freightways Inc. has

Proposals by Japan's Ministry of Construction for a new Silk Road highway between China and the Sovi

Prices for used oil tankers are continuing to rise despite a sale by New York's Tisch family of thei

DU PONT TO BUILD PLANT IN W. VA.Du Pont Co. said it plans to build a facility in Martinsburg

A Canadian research company says it has developed the first mercury-free battery with the same capac

Tokyo may become the world's leading financial center in the 1990s, a senior Japanese banker suggest

Britain's minister for trade and industry said Monday that any aggressive U.S. trade action before c

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US PROBE CAUSES TODD TO DELAY SALE OF UNITA Justice Department antitrust investigation has c

A Midwest-based producer of breathing devices will open a plant in Ireland this spring, positioning

MICROGENICS EXTENDS JAPANESE PARTNERSHIPCONCORD, Calif. - Microgenics Corp., a medical diagn

A division of LTV Corp. announced a joint venture to sell as many as 20,000 all-terrain trucks to So