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For many retirees, satisfaction comes from improving a golf handicap. For James W. Martin, h

Foreign Trade Zone No. 25 at Port Everglades, Fla., has enjoyed spectacular annual growth since open

ENGINEERS SUPPORT SUPERMAG PUSH FOR AIDThe Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is supporting

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

JAPAN POSTS 8.6 PERCENT RISE IN MACHINERY ORDERSNew private-sector machinery orders received

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. and Waste Management of North America Inc. said Tuesday that Philadelp

Three organizations trying to pull Poland into the world of agricultural capitalism say the 1990 har

Mayor P. Pete Chalos cried foul this summer when the U.S. Postal Service yanked its Express Mail hub

Continental Places Big Jet Engine OrderEVENDALE, Ohio - Continental Airlines has ordered jet

President Bush has signed into law a bill that will free the Consolidated Rail Corp. to fight any po

A senior Transportation Department official defended U.S. aviation policies against European charges

A new textile and clothing industry group was formally launched Tuesday to create a united front sup

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Crouch Mining Ltd. of Ayrshire, Scotland, has won a contract to extract 12.2 million metric tons of

Executives of a small Japanese trading company Tuesday confirmed reports that they have purchased a

Amax Inc. said that its Amax Coal Industries subsidiary will acquire full control of Finamax Coal Co

Japan decided Tuesday to begin shipments of reprocessed plutonium from Europe by 1992 using a freigh

The U.S. dollar fell to a 12-month low Tuesday against the deutsche mark on foreign exchange markets

COCOA BOARD TO MEET IN LONDON THIS WEEKThe Executive Board of the International Cocoa Organi

Imports from the United States declined 16 percent in October from September, while both exports and

BASF TO INCREASE CAPITAL SPENDINGThe U.S. subsidiary of West Germany's BASF Group said it wi

Japan's Transport Ministry plans to seek funds for construction of a third commercial airport in the

Texas billionaire and former General Motors Corp. stockholder H. Ross Perot discovered that trying t

Banks are tightening credit requirements for certain types of trade financing to Eastern European co

Data General Corp. said Tuesday it has formed a joint venture to market computer and industrial auto

LAWMAKERS URGE SHELL TO LEAVE SOUTH AFRICASixty-two members of Congress Tuesday urged Royal

In a controversial decision taken in a filled-to-capacity conference room, the San Francisco Port Co

FRANCE WILL ABOLISH EXCHANGE CONTROLSFrance will abolish all exchange controls on Jan. 1, 6

WHOLESALE INVENTORIES ROSE 1.7 PERCENT IN OCTOBERInventories of U.S. wholesale merchants ros

Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter urged U.S. agribusinesses to support Poland in its efforts

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Port executives on the West Coast are considering a new proposal to adopt a single container crane d

The International Petroleum Exchange said it will extend its trading hours until 8 p.m. London time

A local industry association has unveiled a joint development plan to help U.S. semiconductor makers

MALAYSIA, US CLOSER ON COPYRIGHT ISSUESKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia and the United Stat

Dec. 12, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

PLM INTERNATIONAL INC. (San Francisco) - James A. Ohlweiler was appointed vice president, management

Top executives of the three railroads that serve Los Angeles and Long Beach said on-dock railyards a

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High in Ecuador's intermontane valleys, an Andean war over beauty is being waged with Colombia, the