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Fatalities have increased an estimated 31 percent on rural Interstate highways in states that increa

Suddenly it's judgment day in the $210 billion property and casualty insurance industry. An extraord

Determination, commitment and strict discipline will be essential if the Federal Maritime Commission

A massive explosion and fire at a Phillips Petroleum Co. plant has apparently destroyed 17 percent o

If anyone has a sure-fire way to take the risk out of farming without boosting costs to taxpayers, l

Brazil plans to file a formal protest with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade against U.S.

BRAZILIAN OIL COMPANY THREATENS IMPORT CUTSSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's state oil company is

The environmental group Greenpeace is joining a coalition of Canadian groups to fight a plan to expo

1612 (Oct. 24, 1989) Previous day - 1599 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The impending bankruptcy filing of a major Finnish shipyard is having ripple effects this week on a

CONSUMER PRICES UP 0.2 PERCENT IN FRANCEFrench consumer prices rose a provisional 0.2 percen

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The U.S. West Coast refined products market was expected to be little changed in the near to medium

South African crop marketing boards reported bumper harvests here Wednesday midway through their sel

Service will fuel the competitive fires and result in more consolidation of long-haul truckers in th

Norfolk Southern Corp. Tuesday said its board authorized the purchase of up to 45 million shares of

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Japanese companies likely will acquire more than 340 U.S. and foreign companies through mergers and

EC CAPACITY UTILIZATION RUNS HIGH THIS YEARBRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community manufactur

KLINE OFFERS STUDY ON THERMOPLASTICSFAIRFIELD, N.J. - Thermoplastics Distribution 1990 is no

EC CRUDE OIL STOCKS REACH 2-YEAR HIGHBRUSSELS, Belgium - Inventories of crude oil held by th

TRIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS-CHICAGO INC. (New York) - Ray Carmichael was named president and chief execu

After nearly three years of takeover fights, complex maneuverings and realignments, XTRA Corp. is no

A plunge in American imports of carpet backing cloth, or CBC, made of jute has prompted the governme

Congressional and maritime industry reaction to the president's new national sealift policy ranged f

Taiwan's exclusion from multilateral organizations is a major stumbling block to the tiny but econom

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A series of explosions tore through a Phillips Petroleum Co. petrochemical plant Monday, showering d

Texas insurance regulators closed a week of hearings last week on the state's sagging workers compen

The United States has formally presented world trade negotiators with a plan to extend multilateral

American International Group Inc. has purchased a stake in Trade NetworkInterna tional, a London-bas

DELEGATION WILL BE A MAJOR THEME of Kenneth R. Hutcheson's term as chairman of the American National

NCR Corp., which recently has seemed bent on eliminating its main rival in the local bank cash-card

A growing number of shipping analysts believe further rises are inevitable in the costs of shipping

"It's like someone let the air out of a giant balloon," said a trader. The copper futures market fle

The U.S. dollar declined slightly Monday while the market awaited this week's key economic reports.<

The head of a maritime industry anti-smuggling group warned Caribbean ports Monday that they could l

PITTSTON CO. EARNINGS DECLINED IN 3RD QUARTERGREENWICH, Conn. - Pittston Co. reported third

Burlington Air Express needs modestly higher margins to offset the increasing cost of upgrading its