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WICOR INC. (Milwaukee) - The parent of Wisconsin Gas Co. announced that Thomas F. Schrader was named

Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter says the private sector should get behind the U.S. negotiating

THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION will hold public meetings early January on recommendations

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Two weeks of subzero cold across North America's midsection and rapidly encroaching ice on the appro

THE OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET last week remained within its established trading range of the past

THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS SUCCEEDED in slowing the economy to a virtual halt. But it has yetto demonst

Massachusetts truckers say plunging temperatures have pushed their fuel costs sky high and raised th

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A new report lists a number of legislative remedies aimed at reducing the number of Connecticut resi

Contracts for delivery of 800,000 to 1.6 million tons of low-sulfur steam coal during 1990 will be s

A storage tank leaked at a chemical plant last Thursday, sending up a stinging, toxic cloud of chlor

British Airways PLC, whose "Flying Manhattan" television advertisements in the early 1980s promoted

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rose slightly last week from 11-month lows, but many

U.S. automakers, inspired by consumer demand for safer cars, are trying to regain the competitive ed

Commercial insurers that provide coverage to senior citizens to fill gaps in the federal Medicare pr

The extreme cold weather that has put a strain on all energy supplies has prompted New England's nat

UK CRUDE OIL OUTPUT FELL IN NOVEMBERU.K. crude oil production in November fell to an average

Philadelphia port officials are waiting to see if one of their Christmas wishes comes true today: th

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

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

THE UNITED STATES no longer is the largest market for Hong Kong's exports. It's been superseded by t

90 OF 125 FUNDS LISTED ON NORWOOD INDEX RISENinety of the 125 publicly offered commodity fun

The premier port of Malaysia reported a nearly 23 percent increase in box cargo for the first 11 mon

Dec. 21, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

CALIFORNIA SHIPPERS TO PAY PRICE FOR SAFETYWEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California shippers wil

In what was billed as the largest U.S. investment in Northern Ireland, Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn an

An American company proposes to build the world's first internationally backed equatorial spaceport,

INDIAN HIGH COURT UPHOLDS BHOPAL DEALNEW DELHI, India, - India's Supreme Court Friday upheld

Australian coal exports are likely to increase by more than one-third to 137 million metric tons by

A Washington state task force studying ways ports can work together might conclude that major ports

Opponents of the New York State's controversial pesticide notification regulations say they hope the

The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority announced Friday that the 1989 shipping season on the Welland Cana

The Maritime Administration has approved applications from two companies to sell a tanker and a dril

SEOUL PLEDGES MOVES TO AID ECONOMYSEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean government pledged t

KOREA BUYS GE ENGINES IN $500 MILLION PACTLYNN, Mass. - General Electric Co. says it has won

As the Commerce Department's top trade official, Undersecretary Michael Farren is helping the Bush a

UN SAYS GROWTH RATE IN ASIA-PACIFIC EASESBANGKOK, Thailand - Economic growth in most develop

The inland waterways system infrastructure faces a troubling future in the 1990s and beyond, say par

The United States has agreed to reduce drastically the number of restrictions on Japanese textile im