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Ford Motor Co. may seek to boost its stake in its Japanese affiliate, Mazda Motor Corp. In a

After-tax property/casualty industry profits deteriorated in 1989 to $11 billion from $15.6 billion

David E. Vincent, a former employee of Showa Maritime U.S.A. and its Consolidators Unlimited subsidi

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD. (Oakland, Calif.) - Tim Olsen was named country manager in Thailand fo

Privately owned UTA French Airlines now flies from the United States to five provincial cities in th

Wholesale fuel oil prices slipped again Friday at a number of Northeastern terminals as mild weather

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U.S. ocean liner operators will experience modest growth in import and export cargoes over the next

JAPANESE FIRM'S UNITS SHIFT TO FOREIGN CONTROLJapanese consumer products giant Kao Corp. sai

Two Pakistani shipmates who spent a torturous month crossing the Atlantic on a Maltese freighter tri

Medical insurance rates for 600,000 subscribers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey are on t

Travelers Co. is among a number of large Connecticut employers that are commiting funds to a busines

Oil spill dispersants were used too late and had little effect on 19 million gallons of crude oil sp

Jan. 5, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

BRANIFF INC. (Orlando, Fla.) - David Murchison was named chief executive officer, after his appointm

Temple Holdings Ltd. at the weekend accused takeover target Sea Containers Ltd. of violating various

A New Jersey company has taken a first step in the race to develop new refrigeration equipment that

Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, who begins a 10-day tour of Europe today, is expected to promise massi

A French shipping company said it reached agreement to acquire 75 percent of America-Africa-Europe L

They own Columbia Pictures in Hollywood and Rockefeller Center in New York. Now they've gotten a chu

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

DELTA WARNS PASSENGERS OF THREATS ON FLIGHTSDelta Air Lines stepped up its security and gave

Last month the White House put its weight behind changing product liability laws, which it argues is

PIONEER LIFE ACQUIRES MANHATTAN NATIONALROCKFORD, Ill. - Pioneer Life Insurance Co. of Illin

Venezuela, which recently agreed to buy the 50 percent of Citgo Petroleum Corp. that it did not alre

BEET SUGAR OUTPUT UP IN WEST GERMANYFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German beet sugar product

The World Bank plans to float soon a $1.5 billion bond issue to be underwritten and distributed simu

Kuwait, a major oil producer already heavily involved in refining and marketing activities in Europe

Virgin Atlantic Airways is considering setting up its own cargo terminal at Los Angeles Internationa

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A PARTICULARLY EGREGIOUS example of sophistry came from the International Association of Machinists

1619 (Jan. 5, 1990) Previous day - 1609 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The main containerport of the Philippines is installing new dock equipment and advancing delivery of

TAIWAN INFLATION RATE PUT AT 4.41 PERCENT IN 1989TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's inflation rate ac

The Bush administration's long-touted national transportation policy is being largely dismantled by

WATERMAN TAKES OVER HOUSTON AGENT'S DUTIESWaterman Steamship Corp. has taken over the duties

Maersk Line Ltd., Madison, N.J., was picked for contract work on a Navy anti- submarine project even

Quantum Pharmics Ltd., the scandal-plagued generic drug subsidiary of American Home Products Corp.,

The Department of Transportation favors retaining both the 1984 Shipping Act's antitrust exemption f

EUROPEAN CEREAL GROUP SEEN AT RECORD BY 1995BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EC cereal crop may incre