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Container volume at the Port of Tacoma this year is running only slightly behind that of Seattle and

Dec. 18, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Once the despair of its government masters, Malayan Railways is showing signs of continued strong gr

Canadian Pacific Ltd. and Soo Line Corp. have reached a definitive merger agreement for the Canadian

WALL STREETER FINED FOR STOCK MANIPULATIONWall Street stock speculator Salim B. ("Sandy") Le

JAMAICA'S 1989 INCOME FROM BAUXITE INCREASESKINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's income from bauxit

KADAR LEAVES HIAA POSTAfter nine years with the Health Insurance Association of America, Gez

Coffee prices fell to sharply lower levels Monday, with the active March delivery on the Coffee, Sug

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TNT Ltd. has 75,000 employees working in 185 countries. The numbers were incorrectly stated in a sto

Two of the toughest problems facing Brazilian airlines today are how best to use the limited cargo a

Chemical dispersants, at the heart of oil spill containment strategies of Exxon Corp. and other majo

Koor, Israel's largest industrial company, cannot pay its debts without helpfrom creditors

INLAND STEEL INDUSTRIES INC. (Chicago) - W. Gordon Kay is now president of Joseph T. Ryerson & Son I

A new 30-acre rail intermodal terminal has enabled Honda of America Mfg. Inc. to slash inbound tran

Nearly 70 percent of Japan's major export-oriented companies think that the full integration of the

1603 (Dec. 18, 1989) Previous day - 1603 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's policy-making arm, will likely ease credit conditions w

A wide-ranging agenda for policing insurer solvency, proposed by the new president of the National A

D.A. HALPERIN NAMED NYMEX EXECUTIVE VPDavid A. Halperin was named to the new position of exe

Japan is likely to implement tax incentives to encourage imports, an official in the Japanese Minist

Booming air cargo demand and a worldwide shortage of aircraft for lease orpurchase has drive

Is this any way for friends to act? Anyone witnessing the most recent round of trade talks b

For most of the decade, this corner of south Texas suffered the double whammy of drought and the oil

Negotiators have completed a draft that will serve as the basis of trade talks next year aimed at op

JAPAN'S KAIFU AGREES TO PROMOTE IMPORTSJapanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu Monday agreed w

In her first public address as the new commissioner of Customs, Carol Boyd Hallett assured herself o

Yugoslavia's Communist government proposed a new currency and a six-month wage freeze Monday to fig

NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY (Wilmington, N.C.) - Sarah Gaillard was named manager of interm

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Companies currently manufacturing or selling automobiles in Mexico will be allowed to import foreign

* Albert L. Kraus - Markets and Money 3A * International Trade Commission Calendar 4A* Impor

Direct Container Line, a Long Beach-based non-vessel-operating common carrier, will handle a project

EC economic and finance ministers Monday adopted the final of three key directives for the post-199

Natural gas utilities in the Midwest say they are holding their own as an early deep-freeze grips th

US RIG COUNT RISES BY 25 IN LATEST WEEKThe number of working U.S. oil and gas rigs climbed 2

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

IT'S GETTING REAL, folks; American business is committed to electronic communications - ifthe atmosp

ERNST & YOUNG TO OPEN OFFICE IN SOVIET UNIONErnst & Young has signed an agreement with Vnesh