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Direct investment in Europe offers the best prospects for American companies considering how they sh

Local farmers lost up to $140 million in crops, livestock and poultry as a result of Hurricane Hugo,

Modern nursery rhyme: ''Please give us a scholar,''Who can measure the dollar,"What

ITALY'S GDP ROSE 0.4 PERCENT DURING SECOND QUARTERItaly's second-quarter gross domestic prod

The World Bank borrowed 100 million European Currency units worth US$110 million by issuing a five-y

The United States is resisting calls to free Western exports of sophisticated factory tools to commu

Even though Harley-Davidson Inc. has finally sorted out most of the problems with its internal mana

US COMPLETES PROBE OF BRAZILIAN TRADEThe Bush administration terminated a four-year investig

The American Arbitration Association said it is expanding its San Francisco- based dispute resolutio

The dollar is poised to move higher, traders and economists say, despite European interest rate hike

Analysts said the weak gains in U.S. September employment reported Friday could point to a sharply w

* Kevin Commins - Currency Forecast 3A * Commodity Research Bureau: Cocoa 7A* Edwin Unsworth

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

Fri., Oct. 6, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

After several starts and stops and various alterations, legislation governing oil tanker spills, res

Hungarian partners plan an announcement this week that they are bringing Penthouse magazine to Hunga

(Editor's Note: Today's story about Harley Davidson marks the debut of an occasional feature in The

The European Community soon will renew its battle to dislodge the airline cartel that has ruled Euro

Eleven months and 22 lawsuits later, the federal government is making final preparations to implemen

Atlantic Container Line, one of the major shipping lines on the North Atlantic, will transfer its he

Compagnie Generale Maritime will be seeking a new partner in the North Atlantic liner shipping trade

ROYAL UNIT TO COVER UNDERGROUND TANKSMcLEAN, Va. - Royal Group Inc. has formed a new stock p

Among the dozens of reporters covering the continuing recovery of Charleston, S.C., from Hurricane H

Maritime companies operating tugs, barges, fishing boats and research ships all would be interested

Dean Weeks, a 22-year-old truck driver with testicular cancer, will receive the costly therapy he ne

TANKER OPERATOR PLANS TO CHARTER NEW SHIPSSTAMFORD, Conn. - JO Tankers, a company that opera

Port of Baltimore officials are trying to put the best possible face on A.P. Moller-Maersk Line's de

The Massachusetts Port Authority posted a 7.5 percent gain in maritime general cargo volume for its

On a windy dock here, an ocean shipping company gave the trucking and automobile industries a helpin

GOOD REGULATORY RULES SELDOM FAIL. More often the regulators fail because they do not truly understa

Oct. 6, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

275 Residual Contracts Traded, Nymex SaysIn its first week as part of the energy complex at

CHEVRON CORP. (San Francisco) - George K. Carter was named vice president and treasurer. The appoint

CANADA EXPECTS HIGHER GRAIN, OILSEEDS OUTPUTStatistics Canada Thursday estimated 1989 produc

Prospects for production of a promising alternative fuel derived from corn brightened last week when

Amtrak is offering special discount round-trip fares from now until Dec. 14 on several short distanc

AMERICAN AIRLINES VALUES ITS INDEPENDENCE; so much so, that few who follow the airline industry will

The trustee for the bankrupt Chicago, Missouri & Western Railway is planning to ask a bankruptcy cou

PHIBRO SEEN PUSHING COCOA FUTURES HIGHERLondon December cocoa futures could rise sharply bec