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Leon Brittan, vice president of the European Commission, launchedEuropartenaria t 1990, a Eu

The Soviet Union's newest strategic railroad, the 2,200-mile Baikal-Amur Mainline that runs from Sib

Governors of four states bordering the upper Mississippi River agreed to restrict the amount of wate

A little railyard in western Massachusetts is making big plans to funnel more international trade th

E. Frenkel, one of the Soviet Union's growing number of psychic healers and mentalists, claimed he u

Despite a 40 percent increase in operating income from container shipping operations, CSX Corp. earn

An "enormously significant" agreement between key bureaucracies should lock Western Europe into a si

The Supreme Court has declined to review lower court rulings in shipping cases concerning vessel bon

The master of the grounded oil tanker World Prodigy had been on the bridge for 36 hours with little

The Military Sealift Command celebrated its 40th birthday on Oct. 1. Responsibility for tran

One-third of the dockworkers in the New York-New Jersey port will likely retire from the work force

The Seaway Port Authority of Duluth handled 25.6 million metric tons of cargo in the first eight mon

In one of several insurance-related actions this week, the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether mi

GE Capital Mortgage Insurance Cos. said recently it will insure up to $500 million of mortgage loans

"Freezing rates at the current below-break-even levels flies in the face of both financial evidence

* Gordon Platt - Credit Outlook 3A * Noel Fletcher - Asia View 8A* EC 1992 Roundup 9A

Tue., Oct. 3, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Indications that overseas executives are sensitive to China's officially sanctioned anti-foreign com

American companies are concerned about China's official campaign alleging foreign plots and subversi

Prices for polyvinyl chloride fell another one to two cents a pound for October deliveries and one i

Canadian business should adopt a "global mind-set" to capitalize fully on the opportunities flowing

Encouraged by a processor in Chattanooga, Tenn., some adventurous mid-South farmers are planting can

American farmers must adapt to changing consumer needs if they want to remain competitive in both in

It's time to move from the lab to the marketplace with products such as ink made from soybeans and b

SOYBEAN TRADER ADMITS MAIL FRAUD CHARGESJohn Eggum, a soybean pit trader at the Chicago Boar

Waldo Lonsbury Semon, the pre-eminent rubber and plastics pioneer, sat forward with a broad smile, h

AIRGAS INC. SELLS JACKSON PRODUCTSAirgas Inc. of Wilmington, Del., said it sold its safety p

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Analysts predict near-term coffee prices will stabilize at around 74 to 75 cents a pound despite the

EXPORTERS SPECULATE ON SOVIET PURCHASESThere are strong indications the Soviet Union in the

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange reported an 89.1 percent jump in open interest as of Sept. 29, com

In the U.S. automobile industry's efforts to build a practical electric car, Ford Motor Co. has gone

The full House defeated an attempt by the powerful chairman of the Ways and Means Committee to trans

Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. will pay cash compensation to Malaysia Airlines System, or MAS, for d

Companies that are major oil consumers can hedge the price of future purchases with oil swaps over t

Oct. 2, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

British Coal Corp. is better prepared than at any time in its history to meet the challenge of rival

Overseas Petroleum and Investment Corp., Taiwan, struck oil off the eastern Malaysian state of Saraw

If the Port Everglades Authority follows a consultant's recommendations to tighten its flabby organi

PITTSTON-RELATED STRIKES HIT MINES IN 2 STATESPIKEVILLE, Ky. - More than 350 United Mine Wor