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Japanese prowess in electronics and high technology is the result of a national decision to act earl

U.S. shipyards will fight to block any new federal subsidy program that allows shipping lines to bui

1413 (Sept. 27, 1989) Previous day - 1420 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

U.S. chemical companies are trying to grab a share of the potentially huge Soviet chemicals and petr

A new coalition, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, comprises consumer organizations that have s

NJ OKS DU PONT PLANS FOR WASTE INCINERATORTRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey's Hazardous Waste Facil

A new study by the Agriculture Department suggests that a phase-out of worldwide farm subsidies and

DAI-ICHI QUIETLY MOVES INTO SHORT-TERM MARTSSome traders in financial markets here are repor

* Trading With Norway 4A * Finlandization of Eastern Europe 8A* US Pressed to Cut Budget Def

At its annual meeting, privately held Crowley Maritime Corp. announced it earned a $13 million net p

Itel Rail Corp. is going south of the border. The San Francisco-based railcar lessor entered

IRAN TO MAINTAIN PRICE OF CRUDE FOR JAPANESETOKYO - The state-owned National Iranian Oil Co.

American Short Line Railroad Association, annual meeting, Oct. 1-4. Westin- Copley Plaza Hotel, Bost

With major shipping lines looking more and more at joint operations to improve profits, a new panel

SOVIETS REBUKED ON LACK OF GOODSThe Communist Party has rebuked two government ministers for

This communications-crazed colony, where mobile telephones trill in the unlikeliest locations, got a

Commodity Exchange Inc. executives said the new computerized trading "card" - four years in the maki

Sept. 27, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

Anglo-French financier Sir James Goldsmith said the defensive restructuring proposed by B.A.T. Indus

The recent moves by several U.S. banks to cushion their reserves for potential losses will not hurt

U.K. crude oil production in August averaged 1.94 million barrels a day, up 95,000 b/d from July, th

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DRIVERS IN NY PROGRAM TO RECEIVE DISCOUNTSNew York motorists who register their vehicles in

Western businessmen here fear the hard-line political stance and increasing shortages will make comm

DUTCH OUTLINE PRIVATIZATION PLANAMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The Dutch government's privatizatio

MINNEAPOLIS EXCHANGE WINS OPTIONS APPROVALThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission Tuesday a

David H. Clarke and John G. Raos, senior executives at Hanson Industries, were named executive direc

U.S. and Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway officials have agreed to increasecommodit y tolls and vessel c

The nation in which pilots are currently striking is Australia. The country was misidentified in the

HERE'S WHAT'S IN and what's out on the buzzword scene in the Midwest: Out: "Bicoastal econom

The thousands of seafarers whose ships call at the Port of New York & New Jersey each year now have

JAPAN TO HOST TALKS ON URUGUAY ROUNDTrade ministers from Japan, the United States, the Europ

The National Cotton Council has forged a preliminary position recommending the Department of Agricul

In an effort to meet costs for a possible new trading floor and the development of the electronic tr

Business leaders in Quebec have welcomed the return to power of the Liberal Party led by Premier Rob

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement announced it will impose an estimated 10 percent general r

Formosa Plastics Corp., the largest conglomerate in Taiwan, is again increasing its U.S. links with

Sept. 26, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

President Bush is preparing to announce a package of trade concessions to aid Colombia's economy whi

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