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Matson Navigation does not oppose American President Lines' entrance into the Hawaii market because

FARM TRADE REFORM COULD LESSEN HUNGEROpening the world's farm markets would only stimulate e

Although it has been several decades since Robert Pfeiffer served aboard ship, the head of Hawaii's

Brazilian government ministers and energy sector representatives authorized the import of 1.5 billio

Pierre J. Jeanniot, Air Canada president, is nothing if not resourceful. Snubbed by Washingt

LEADING OIL COMPANIES INCREASE PROFITABILITYThe profitability of leading U.S. oil companies

JAPANESE REPORTEDLY BUY BILTMORE HOTELThe Japanese are adding to their U.S. real estate port

Brazil could unilaterally waive duty requirements for most imports from all other Latin American nat

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FELL 0.7 PERCENT IN OCTOBERIndustrial production fell 0.7 percent in O

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

Boeing Co. should retain its strong hold on the commercial aircraft market despite a prolonged strik

DELTA AIRCRAFT ORDER MAY REACH $10 BILLIONDelta Air Lines Inc. will spend as much as $10 bil

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Norwegian shipping officials are on Wall Street today hoping to lure investors for a proposed intern

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HOUSE MARITIME PANEL HAS 2 NEW MEMBERSHouse Democratic and Republican leaders have agreed to

Temple Holdings Ltd. is a Swedish-British joint venture, contrary to what was stated in "Genstar to

Daniel Dominquez believes the U.S.-Mexico trade initiative will give American businesses the sign of

The Alabama State Docks Department said general cargo volume at its Port of Mobile facilities rose

Government watchdogs warn that the retirement savings of millions of working Americans are vulnerabl

The battle over adding U.S. cargo preference requirements to the $738 million aid package for Poland

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday on renewed speculation that the soft federalfunds rate indi

Nov. 14, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

India Steamship Co. is to acquire three Dutch-owned vessels, each of 16,200 deadweight tons.

Canada's Coast Guard went on strike for higher wages Tuesday, throwing up picket lines on the East a

$19 MILLION CHARGE ESTIMATED IN QUAKEThe Continental Corp. Tuesday said it expects to charge

Managed care, a form of health insurance developed in the early 1980s for companies to get a better

The top insurance regulator in Texas announced his resignation Monday, saying he is frustrated with

Arturo Zaltzman has no plans to expand the textile business his grandfather started here 50 years ag

The twin disasters of hurricane and earthquake have combined to make 1989 by far the costliest year

The story headlined, "Heavy Losses Cast Doubts on IRI's Future," on Page 13A in The Journal of Comme

The surprising announcement that Donald Petersen will step down as chairman of Ford Motor Co. next M

Indonesian coffee exports in 1988-89 (November-October) rose by around 30 percent to 350,000 metric

The U.S. market for rigid plastic containers is estimated at $6.6 billion in 1989 and expected to gr

The inefficiencies of central planning are on prominent display here this week as residents try to c

Kind weather and better farming methods are filling Asia's rice bowl to overflowing this year.

Merck & Co., the world's largest pharmaceutical company, is nearing the end of a remarkable three-ye

This issue: MID-ATLANTIC: New York Power Authority, New YorkSOUTHEAST: Tennessee Valley Auth

The management of UAL Corp. once again will seek the assistance of Japan's banking executives in a r

The 72 men and women who have explored the upper earth's atmosphere all have one thing in common: Th