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NYMEX CUTS MARGINS ON SOME CONTRACTSThe New York Mercantile Exchange said it cut the minimum

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Shipbuilding activity appears to be slowing, according to a leading firm of shipbrokers, suggesting

Perils and new opportunities brought by rapid change in the world trade and transportation environme

EXCLUSION ORDER ISSUED PROHIBITING FLASHLIGHTSThe U.S. International Trade Commission has is

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PENNZOIL CO. (Houston) - J. Ronald Calabrese joined the company as group vice president for quick lu

A Senate bill unveiled Thursday to reauthorize the Commodity Futures TradingCommission calls

New York developer Donald Trump Thursday made an unsolicited $7 billion proposal to acquire AMR Corp

SENATORS PROPOSE TAX ON OFFSHORE PRODUCTIONThe chairmen of the Senate Finance and Energy com

ASEA BROWN BOVERI INC. (Purchase, N.Y.) - Richard Burt was named vice president, legal affairs, of t

Evergreen Airways Corp., Taiwan's privately-owned international air carrier, will pay $3.1 billion f

Heavy rains are putting Canadian crops on the recovery trail after last year's setback from a blazin

The Soviet Union has completed a major shopping spree for U.S. agricultural products, buying 2 milli

About 125 warehouse workers returned to their jobs Tuesday afternoon after two days of picketing at

IDEMITSU OIL INVESTS IN NORWEGIAN FIELDA major Japanese oil developer said Wednesday it had

National Starch and Chemical Corp. said it signed an agreement to buy Alco Chemical Corp., a Chattan

Users of electronic data interchange in the United Kingdom should stop being afraid of confusion bet

London Metal Exchange Chairman Christopher Green Wednesday criticized ''interference" by U.S. regula

In a trend with major implications for international business, British investors are shifting their

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Distillate inventories were virtually unchanged while gasoline stocks increased, the American Petrol

United Parcel Service Inc. expects to begin begin intra-European delivery of non-express freight, al

WARNING ISSUED IN UK ON FLEET CAPABILITYBritain's merchant fleet is probably too small to be

CSX Transportation Inc., the big Eastern railroad system, is under pressure to increase its return o

Ark-La-Tex Trucking Show, second annual exhibit, Oct. 6-7. Louisiana Fair Grounds, Shreveport, La. C

Environmental pollution will only worsen unless countries adopt a more responsible attitude toward t

BILL WOULD REGULATE FOOD TRUCK CARGOESA proposed bill would ban hauling of garbage and chemi

The U.K. government may get by without tightening monetary policy if the Bundesbank hikes its intere

Sea-Land Service Inc. is not yet providing an adequate return to CSX Corp., its parent company, said

Construction of commercial jetliners at the Boeing Co., the nation's third largest exporter, ground

United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest package delivery company, is offering international

While California State Insurance Commissioner Roxani Gillespie this week froze auto insurance rates

CARE SHIPPING INC. (Houston) - Armando Waterland was named vice president, business development of t

Two major French sugar groups, Generale Sucriere and Commerciale Sucre Union, have decided to combin

A steady stream of export bonus sales and persistent strength in the cash market is likely to push t

GERMAN JOBLESS RATE DECLINED IN SEPTEMBERFRANKFURT, West Germany - The unemployment rate in

The U.S. dollar declined against the deutsche mark Wednesday, but was little changed against the Jap

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

An umbrella group for U.S. customhouse brokers has come out swinging against efforts to push through