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The Soviet Union is ordering four more containerships from two West German shipyards from which it p

Illinois International Port has approved a lease that calls for a $100 million investment in 300 acr

An accord that could open up one of the world's largest oil areas will be signed in mid-December, of

Prices for Third-World debt in the secondary market broadly rebounded last week as speculators bough

FIRE SHUTS DOWN UNIT AT CHEVRON REFINERYNEW YORK - One of the crude oil processing units at

Nov. 20, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Corning Inc. held dedication ceremonies last week at its reopened Blacksburg, Va., plant, which prod

An import bill of $70 million for an entire year might seem laughable to countries that spend billio

STAGFLATION, LOW ECONOMIC GROWTH and high inflation, is threatening Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

The Swedish owner of two U.S. cruise ship lines has put off plans to list itself on the Stockholm St

A story headlined, "Ship Finance Critic Hits Plans to Keep Using Older Tankers," on Page 14B of The

H.E. SCHURIG OPENS OFFICE IN SINGAPOREHOUSTON - H.E. Schurig & Co., a Houston-based internat

EMMETT IS CONFIRMED AS NEW ICC MEMBERThe Senate has confirmed Edward M. Emmett to serve as a

Turf battles over regulating new financial products are hurting U.S. chances to compete in the globa

One of the many problems confronting Congress as it develops new farm legislation for 1990 is rice a

The Bank of America, chairman of Costa Rica's bank advisory committee, Monday announced that the gov

Chrysler Corp. Chairman Lee Iacocca, normally the main attraction at an annual meeting of United Aut

Italian industrial production in August rose 5.8 percent from a year ago, the Italian Statistical In

MARY ROSE LONEY TO RUN O'HARE INTERNATIONALChicago has hired a veteran of airport management

Once known as the capital of the oil patch, this Texas metropolis is preparing for what promises to

An American Airlines A300 Airbus jet with 156 passengers on board made a safe emergency landing at L

The group representing transportation brokers continues taking a low-key approach as it deflects acc

Textile and apparel importers could slash their transportation costs by using middlemen, a panel of

EARTHQUAKES ROCK CHINA AND IRANPowerful earthquakes jolted central Iran and China Monday, ki

United Parcel Service will inaugurate a joint venture with the Soviet Union next Monday that will of

REGIONAL BLOCS Miami Conference on the Caribbean. Nov. 28-Dec. 1. Miami. New policy developm

1652 (Nov. 17, 1989) Previous day - 1648 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded only one contract, for 16,000 tons, in its latest rou

New Jersey Gov.-elect James Florio says a report that shows the state'sinsuranc e companies lost $11

Medicare, the U.S. government's program for paying the medical bills of the elderly, may be discoura

NEW OFFER IS MADE FOR HOYLAKE INDUSTRIESSir James Goldsmith, through Hoylake Investments Ltd

BANKS IN SOUTH KOREA, HUNGARY PLAN VENTURESouth Korea's Daewoo Securities will set up a 50-5

Fri., Nov. 17, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Nearly two months after U.S. oilseed executives asked the U.S. Agriculture Department to subsidize s

Seaway users want the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. to update a 1985 cost analysis and to sp

Nov. 17, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

The hotel's night manager was formerly an air traffic controller. Its bars are off-limits to women w

Ashland Oil Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive John Hall Friday announced changes in the senior manag

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

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