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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

An agreement reached last Friday gives Taiwan's Evergreen Airways Corp. its first foreign landing ri

As demolition crews tear down some 60 condominium and apartment buildings in the pricey Marina distr

Rising wheat prices are being stalled by a slowdown in export activity. The recent flurry of

Exxon Corp. Monday answered the allegations filed by the state of Alaska and filed a counterclaim ag

The Virginia Department of World Trade has produced a statistical study breaking down commodities an

AFTER THE COLLAPSE of the International Coffee Agreement talks, New York futures sank to 68.50 cents

11 US FIRMS INTERESTED IN JAPANESE PROJECTFUKUOKA, Japan - Eleven U.S. companies - nine cont

1599 (Oct. 23, 1989) Previous day - 1593 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

France's banking giant Credit Agricole will pay 1.3 billion French francs for a 13 percent stake in

A 15 percent increase in net income is being reported for the third quarter by Alexander & Baldwin I

The U.S. oil industry's rate of replacing oil and gas reserves rose in 1988 as finding costs fell, S

General Electric Co. is expanding its hub-and-spoke distribution system. Last month, the con

Even as a media event, this year's meeting of the Risk and Insurance Management Society and European

CON-WAY MAKES PLANS FOR MAJOR EXPANSIONNEW YORK - Con-Way Transportation Services, a subsidi

Japan's Mazda Motor Corp. and U.S. auto giant Ford Motor Co. will begin producing cars jointly in th

Dockworkers at the Port of Tilbury want to be officially represented by the Transport and General Wo

AFTERSHOCKS REMAIN A THREAT IN CALIFORNIASAN JOSE, Calif. - Scientists said that within the

Oct. 23, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Oct. 23, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The investment banking group Paribas Monday launched a takeover bid for two- thirds of the capital o

About 8 million poor children are being shut out of Medicaid, threatening their health and leaving t

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