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The European Commission is clamping down hard on state aid to shipbuilding as part of its drive to w

Aug. 10, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The National Wildlife Federation has asked a federal judge to force the Commerce Department to requi

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR WINES AND DISTILLED SPIRITS. The

Baltic Shipping Co. of Leningrad is reviewing its policy on handling toxic chemical wastes after run

A huge new industrial complex aimed at thrusting Thailand into the ranks of Asia's newly industriali

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

The U.S.S.R. was rumored late Wednesday and early Thursday to be seeking additional U.S. corn, perha

Negotiators for Pittston Coal Group Inc. and the United Mine Workers of America are at the bargainin

Orders are up so far this year for South Korea's shipbuilders, but they are worried that currency ap

THE POT KEEPS GROWING LARGER in the competition among three Florida ports to land what is to be the

CAROLINA FREIGHT TESTS NEW COMPUTER SERVICECHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Carolina Freight Corp. is tes

Should any investor succeed in taking over United Air Lines, there still could be regulatory hurdles

Ford Motor Co. is studying a joint venture to produce vehicles in Europe with its Japanese partner M

Chicago Board of Trade Chairman Karsten Mahlmann Wednesday explained the scenario behind the CBT's a

JAPANESE BUY 10 PERCENT-15 PERCENT OF US TREASURY ISSUEJapanese participants bought an estim

National Conference of State Railway Officials, annual meeting, Aug. 14-17. Westin Hotel, Cincinnati

Residents of a trailer park where toxic contamination was discovered two weeks ago are applauding th

Two years ago, Arthur Kane killed one stockbroker, seriously wounded another and then committed suic

Squalid living conditions in poverty-ridden "colonias" along the Mexican border was the topic of a J

World sugar futures prices turned higher Wednesday following a rise in the active October delivery t

AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland said that organized labor is at odds with the Bush administration on

China's oil production is being hit seriously by thefts of vital equipment that have caused fires, b

The growing national debate over funding health benefits for retired workers entered the courts Tues

FEARS OF BIGGER QUAKE RATTLE CALIF. RESIDENTSSAN JOSE, Calif. - The thundering earthquake th

Two financial services companies are using life insurance to give terminally ill people a new lease

Commerce is picking up in the Persian Gulf in the aftermath of the Iran-Iraq war. The United

When prosperity depends on ideas, higher-learning institutions such as the University of Michigan be

Aug. 9, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Stung by recent developments in electronic data interchange standards and seeking to create a new vo

Heavy truck sales are down for the first time in nearly a year, suggesting that the two-year boom ma

The Department of Transportation has decided to make a U.S-Japan small- package air route available

EC CLEARS TAKEOVER OF SPANISH FIRMBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission Wednesday clea

Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez may have to face up to harsh realities and call a snap election in th

A proposed 9 percent federal tax on a wide range of goods and services in Canada drew mixed reaction

Vessels operated by B+H Management Ltd. have gained $63 million in value in less than two years sinc

An $11.9 billion transportation funding bill approved by the House includes nearly $3 billion for th

Aug. 9, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

1383 (Aug. 9, 1989) Previous day - 1381 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

In the August heat of the desert, farmer Larry Hull reaches forward to grab some wheat that he's sto