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The International Finance Corp., a World Bank affiliate, arranged a record $1.7 billion in financing

Less than two years ago, almost anyone on the waterfront in Vancouver, British Columbia, could descr

The approach of electronic futures trading in U.S. markets later this year has sent a few shock wave

Just when you thought betting on the Washington state apple industry was like putting money down on

American President Cos. demonstrated once again Thursday why it deserves its reputation as a pioneer

At the Haiti Electronics SA factory outside this crowded, slum-ridden capital city, young women in s

Reports of declining manufacturing activity in the Midwest and Northeast may be overstated as a resu

American President Lines has added two new positions, eliminated eight others and removed a small di

One year after being hit by the strongest hurricane recorded,Jamaica still is receiving reinsurance

Cast (1983) Ltd. said Thursday it will soon add a sixth ship to its liner service between Montreal a

The Senate's chief aviation reformer proposed legislation this week to remove the Federal Aviation A

A House Banking Committee subcommittee approved legislation to require banks to set aside greater re

Personal bankruptcy filings have doubled since 1980 and account for one half the annual fees paid by

A new Coast Guard proposal would require all operators of oceangoing U.S. merchant vessels 79 feet o

The race for the lead in the heavy truck industry tightened once again last month as Navistar Intern

AS MANY AS 200 TRUCK SHIPPERS could be the immediate beneficiaries of a recent Interstate Commerce C

Auto worker Rick Madrid's stained blue work shirt and worn cap will soon be history - literally.

FOR ALL YOU COFFEE DRINKERS OUT THERE, the Colombian government wants you to know that the stimulati

The explosion Tuesday at Quantum Chemical's Morris, Ill., billion pound a year ethylene cracker seem

Brazilian authorities expect trade relations with the United States to improve now that Brazil's gov

The chemical plant explosion near Morris that killed a worker and injured 17 others was caused "beca

The auto insurance industry was able to defeat all but a few state legislative reforms in 1989, disp

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

More than 20,000 workers who build Boeing Co. jetliners stopped work Thursday, met in Seattle's dome

The national port authority of Brazil is spending $9 million in a pilot project with the Port of New

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SENATE VOTES TO BAN ALL US-FLIGHT SMOKINGThe Senate Thursday voted overwhelmingly to ban smo

Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award Dinner and Dance. Sept. 15. New York. Sponsored by United Seamen's Se

The Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange could introduce financial futures trading in the early 1990s, Co

(Second of Two Articles) For customers and suppliers, two plus two equals five in the electr

Maritime traffic resumed on the East River Thursday morning, and bridges were reopened after removal

JULY TRADE GAP SEEN WIDENING TO $9 BILLIONEconomists expect today's report on the July U.S.

THE PAST LABOR TURMOIL at Baltimore's new on-port intermodal railyard may have affected the decision

COAL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT has been talking about how the coal strike is hurting the industry's credib

1437 (Sept. 13, 1989) Previous day - 1440 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Southgate Jones Jr., president of J. Southgate & Son in Durham, N.C., will be elected president of t

Witco Corp., of New York, has licensed its carbon black technology to a building materials company,

A retired federal judge has lowered the amount of damages recommended for French oyster growers who

ARGENTINE RAIL STRIKE STOPS GRAIN MOVEMENTBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A 48-hour strike by loco

HOYLAKE AWAITS RULING ON BAT BID EXTENSIONHoylake Investments Ltd., the consortium launching