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Braniff Inc. air cargo handlers scramble here to recapture lost business, but former customers conti

Investigators have concluded that sheets of the explosive penthrite packed in a suitcase were used t

MARTIN MARIETTA GETS MAIL-SORTING CONTRACTBETHESDA, Md. - Martin Marietta Corp. has won a $3

Rockwell International Corp. Automotive Operations announced a new nine-speed direct-drive transmiss

NAVISTAR TO OFFER HI-RISE CAB OPTIONNavistar International Transportation Corp. said it plan

A web of electronic networks is being created to serve European electronic data interchange needs.

The United States will grant most-favored-nation status to the Soviet Union ''in just a few months,"

President Bush Wednesday announced a series of U.S. trade initiatives, including a commitment to hel

1647 (Nov. 1, 1989) Previous day - 1647 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

PURCHASING MANAGERS: INDEX STILL BELOW 50 PERCENTThe purchasing managers' index rose to 47.6

Nov. 1, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD (Fort Worth, Texas) - John N. Etchart was promoted to vice president, c

Prospects seem to be brightening for a proposed New England double-stack train operation to serve sm

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

James B. Sherwood, president of Sea Containers Ltd., claimed Tuesday there was little chance of fail

A federal grand jury here is investigating the records of a ship that docked at the Port of Houston

Over the past 10 years there have been numerous maritime arbitrations dealing with the interpretatio

The Senate task force on the European Community's planned integration Wednesday urged the EC to foll

New York Stock Exchange Chairman John Phelan Wednesday told a House panel he would favor emergency s

It's not often you can identify an innovation that is an unqualified success, one that everyone woul

The last of many hurdles in the way of a Taiwan-backed petrochemical project in the Philippines appe

TOTES BUYS GERMAN UMBRELLA DISTRIBUTORLOVELAND, Ohio - Totes Inc., which makes and sells pro

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

The House Wednesday approved legislation to raise the minimum wage to $4.25 in two stages by 1991.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' oil production rose to its highest level this yea

Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc. said that retail electric sales declined 2.3 percent during the t

Sales of U.S. Savings Bonds were suspended indefinitely Wednesday because of failure to enact legisl

Economic growth in the United States is "slow to moderate," with mixed manufacturing activity and mi

Sunday's New York City Marathon will be more than just a footrace among the 24,000 runners expected

THAIS HIRE JAPANESE FOR REFINERY EXPANSIONThai Oil Srirancha Co. has contracted with Japan's

COCOA PRODUCERS GROUP WARNED OF COMPETITIONACCRA, Ghana - Rising cocoa production in Asian c

Pork belly futures settled locked up the 200-point daily trading limit across the board, powered by

As long as the U.S. dollar lacks the strength to rise much above 145 yen, steady selling pressure by

Members of the House of Representatives took their first look in 50 years at the Federal Employers'

It may be more than a week before the Yugoslavian cargo ship that ran aground in the Florida Keys is

The Bush administration Wednesday strongly opposed three House bills that would expand the federal g

Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Massachusetts claims it is in "good financial shape," but a Massachusetts

Union Carbide Corp. formed a $160 million joint venture with Brazil's Elekeiroz do Nordeste Industri

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A decision Wednesday by the U.K. high court ifying interest rate swaps between several banks