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1425 (Aug. 29, 1989) Previous day - 1426 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

NY TRUCK ACCIDENT CAUSES MAJOR TIE-UPSGetting in and out of New York City was a nightmare fo

Major shippers are protesting next month's planned rate increase by truck lines in the Middle Atlant

CME PORK BELLIES POST LIMIT GAINS AT CLOSEPork belly futures closed up the 200-point daily l

CONTINENTAL CARGO (Houston) - Frank Sclafani was named northeast regional sales manager. He was regi

Midway Airlines, a growing carrier facing a possible takeover threat, said Monday it is strengthenin

The government is looking for sharp growth in exports and a better standard of living in the next 5-

(First in a special series of columns devoted to an overview of the air freight forwarding industry

Representatives of U.S. importers and customs brokers are at odds over how fast to move in support o

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The U.S. dollar dropped sharply Tuesday in technical trading, with dealers unable to cite specific f

US ECONOMIC GROWTH SHARPLY TOPS ESTIMATEThe U.S. economy grew by a healthy 2.7 percent betwe

US GIVES GUATEMALA $69 MILLION IN AIDThe United States will give Guatemala $69 million in ai

Japan's Mitsui Bank and Taiyo Kobe Bank announced Tuesday they plan to merge into what analysts said

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

Trading-based conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd.'s earnings fell 3.5 percent in the six months through

PAYMENTS SURPLUS WIDENS IN S. KOREASEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's current account surplu

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

Tue., Aug. 29,1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

NO MORE EASING in Federal Reserve monetary policy is likely for the next few months. "The Fed won't

* Gordon Platt - Credit Outlook 3A * EC 1992 Regulatory Roundup 5A* Richard Lawrence - Trade

Sex education took decades to reach Isidoro Martinez, and when it did, it was too late. On t

France's second-largest airline and its state-owned shipping line are starting a joint venture to re

Thomas C. Sutton was named chairman and chief executive of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co., the na

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

HEARINGS ARE HELD ON TUG PACT PROPOSALThe National Labor Relations Board is holding hearings

SCHOOL INSURANCE SCAM CHARGED IN NEW YORKThe New York State School Boards Association has ch

Lloyd's of London announced Tuesday that it has been granted a license to transact various classes o

Ever try cramming a 70-ton tank into a marine container? It doesn't work too well. That's wh

A second factory to produce marine cargo containers is going up in Malaysia, this one backed by Japa

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $3 million contracts to Oakland, Calif.-based Great L

Elderly people will be able to obtain Medicare coverage for health-care while also protecting their

Temple Holdings Ltd. said the expiration date on its cash tender offer for shares of Sea Containers

A Houston port official said Tuesday that Gulf Container Line's complaint over monitoring refrigerat

Malaysia will not attend a meeting of the Cocoa Producers Alliance in London between Sept. 6 and 8,

Occidental Chemical Corp. of Dallas and Marubeni Corp. of Tokyo, a large Japanese trading company, h

The Supreme Court will decide during its next term whether railroad workers while loading coal from

Investigators looking into the nation's worst oil spill and parties to litigation arising from it ha

CYPRUS COPPER SMELTER SET TO BE RESTARTEDCyprus Minerals Co. Tuesday said it expects to rest

More U.S. aircraft will be flying with South Korean parts as a result of two deals announced separat