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WORLD BANK GRANTS FOUR LOANS TO MEXICOMexico and the World Bank have signed agreements grant

Orders for "big ticket" durable goods, boosted by robust automobile sales, rebounded a strong 3.8 pe

Oil ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries failed Tuesday to break the dea

US COAL PRODUCTION UP BY 1.6 MILLION TONSU.S. production of bituminous and lignite coal for

The U.S. reinsurance market saw a slight decline in its underwriting results in the first half of 19

Small- and mid-sized businesses in the U.S. and Europe must emphasize flexibility and quality if the

AT&T PLANS TO BUY BRITAIN'S ISTEL GROUPAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Co. announced Tuesday

Chinese officials said Tuesday this year's grain yield is "certain" to top last year's, but admitted

A group of chlorofluorocarbon producers said Tuesday that preliminary tests indicate that three prom

Representatives of eight Great Lakes states, after more than a year of study and meetings, say the n

Amex Commodities Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Stock Exchange, said it has receiv

Great Lakes port leaders are beginning to talk about changing their marketing and operating stripes

Bulk cargo shipping should continue to improve in the next decade as tradebarriers decline,

A FRACTION OF A PERCENTAGE POINT is the only difference in yields from three- month bills to 30-year

PAYMENTS DEFICIT NARROWS IN BRITAINBritain's seasonally adjusted current account deficit nar

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

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The damage from Hurricane Hugo in the Southeast could amount to several billion dollars, but the imp

Kevin P. Brooks was named president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Line Offices

South Korea, second only to Japan as an importer of American food products, exemplifies many of the

Cheering rail deregulation as "a free market triumph," a top official ofCSX Transportation I

SUITORS EXTEND OFFER FOR SEA CONTAINERSA cash tender offer for stock in Bermuda-headquartere

1420 (Sept. 26, 1989) Previous day - 1424 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A new Argentine all-cargo airline is asking U.S. officials for permission to fly freight between the

Federal Express Corp. plans to expand its International Distribution Services to outbound shipments

Tue., Sept. 26, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

U.S.-flag shipping lines will likely be able to work out a new package of operating subsidies if the

Lufthansa German Airlines is soliciting other major international carriers to join a neutral, comput

Third World debt relief prospects are improving, officials at the annual International Monetary Fund

RAIL COST ADJUSTMENT FACTOR SET BY ICCThe Interstate Commerce Commission has set the new rai

Mexico received a $2 billion bridge loan from the U.S. and Western central banks to tide the country

Britain's international trade account remained heavily in the red last month, reviving fears that th

NORTH AMERICA WestPack '89. Oct. 11-13. Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. Western P

Joseph A. Dos Santos claims he has a better way to transfer dry bulk products like coal and grain on

It's good to be here in Seattle attending this 44th annual meeting of the National Defense Transport

Forty years after the Port of Seattle set up one of the nation's first foreign trade zones, the Comm

Waterfront labor and management resume talks today in hopes of avoiding a dock strike in New York ha

Massachusetts motorists with a clean driving record over the past six years could save up to 42 perc

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Are aluminum prices headed lower? At least one large brokerage house thinks conditions are ripe for