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STEPHEN E. McKITTRICK speaks admiringly of the airlines' impressive advances in cargo-handling and c

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. said Tuesday it will sell its virology blood screening business to Joh

With the winds of change sweeping across Eastern Europe, Ireland has pledged as new European Communi

UPS LAUNCHES ROUTES TO SEOUL, TOKYOLOUISVILLE, Ky. - United Parcel Service Inc., today begin

The 100-year-old mine dumps which share Johannesburg's skyline with a forest of modern high-rises ar

Officials at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. believe that the 1990s will be the decade that the compan

Warmer temperatures have returned to Florida and Texas citrus growing areas during theNew Year's wee

Precious metal prices were moderately lower Tuesday led by a sharp decline in the price of platinum.

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PANAMANIAN BECOMES CANAL ADMINISTRATORPANAMA CITY, Panama - A Panamanian became the senior a

U.S. soldiers on Tuesday began removing about 1,000 pieces of military hardware sent by ship from th

Prices for oilseeds, oils and fats and oilmeals are likely to continue to rise this year because of

A salvage firm Tuesday said it repaired an Iranian supertanker that spewed millions of gallons of cr

A maritime brief that appeared on page 3B of The Journal of Commerce Dec. 13 under the headline, "Ra

In a continent where large merchant fleets and state ownership are virtually synonymous, Brazil has

It took a lot of convincing to get Canadians to agree to open up trade borders with their big Americ

Transfer of Brazil's state-owned merchant fleets to the private sector is likely to pick up steam un

EAST GERMANY PLANS TO RAZE BERLIN WALLBONN, West Germany - The Berlin Wall is to be pulled d

The Japanese economy heads into the 1990s riding a boom based on spending at home. Its fundamental s

Poised at the start of the new decade, the capital of the largest and most populous state in the Ara

Jan. 2, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

1599 (Jan. 2, 1990) Previous day - 1592 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Canadian shoppers have made this holiday season jolly for U.S. retailers, but some residents are fee

It used to take two, three or even four weeks to get a roll of film developed in Hungary. But with t

Africa, mourning a "lost decade" of development, begins the 1990s fearful that political changes swe

NORTH AMERICA Consumer Electronics Show. Jan. 6-9. Las Vegas. Contact Consumer Electronics S

A trading company owned by Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega's former presidential candidate was a slush f

JAPANESE FIRMS COVET E. EUROPEAN MARKETSJapanese companies are rushing to stake their claims

The U.S. dollar rose sharply against the yen on the first trading day of 1990 while holding smaller

Bangladesh apparel exporters could be facing a shrinking American market as U.S. trade officials uni

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

DEVELOPMENT BANK SETS LENDING RECORD IN 1989The Inter-American Development Bank last year ap

Romania is expected to rely heavily on Western technology and expertise to rebuild an economy shatte

The U.S. business community is rushing to set its priorities for a prospective new trade agreement w

Tue., Jan. 2, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

INTEREST RATES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL through the winter months as the economy skates closeto a reces

World outrage over the Tiananmen Square brutality has been blunted by President Bush's attempts to r

Business interests from Wall Street to Beacon Hill put heavy pressure on Gov. Michael S. Dukakis Tue

A six-mile stretch of beach on Staten Island was fouled Tuesday morning when 5,000 gallons of heatin