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Brazil produced a one-day record of 650,000 barrels of oil July 30, a spokesman for Petrobras SA, th

Massachusetts Energy Resources Secretary Sharon Pollard announced she has submitted her resignation

California agricultural exporters blasted ocean rate-setting conferences as an unnecessary intermedi

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index remained stable last week, and below peaks earlier th

Sales of U.S.-made cars and light trucks sagged 5.5 percent in late July, automakers reported.

Airbus Industrie has delivered the first of two ordered A300-600 widebody, twin-engine aircraft to L

AIRLINES' TARDY RECORD WORSENED IN JUNEFewer major airline flights are arriving on time, acc

The Port of Marseilles plans to invest 3 billion French francs ($476 million) over the next 10 to 30

HAITI-US CONFERENCE TO RAISE RATES 5 PERCENTHOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A group of ship lines announce

Several countries have been trying to promote breast feeding as the safest and cheapest way to keep

A story headlined "Agency Presses Consolidators About Rebating" on July 28 should have stated that n

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DOW'S SPANISH UNIT TO BOOST CAPACITYDow Chemical Iberica S.A., the Spanish subsidiary of the

Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to help solve an environmental problem in the northernmost state of Schl

Nestle's Plan of Action for Infant and Young Child Feeding follows the company's botched attempt to

The scheduled arrival here today of a new containership built for Italia di Navigazione SpA marks th

SENATE OKS TRUCK BILL, NOMINEE TO FRA POSTThe Senate approved the nomination of Gilbert E. C

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. has reached a preliminary agreement with the trustee of Chicago,

Declining grain exports caused a 12 percent decline in cargo volume at the Port of Vancouver in the

Japan, pondering how to use its mammoth trade surplus, will offer millions ofdollars to buil

Enron Gas Marketing Inc. will supply Consolidated Edison Co. of New York with 5 percent of the utili

AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION (Arlington, Va.) - John P. Erickson was elected staff vice president, opera

A half-smoked cigar dangled from the right hand of Paul W. Douglas as he discussed his plans for the

General Motors Corp. said it plans to use equipment that will allow its dealers to prevent the relea

THE COPPER PRICE MELTDOWN touted by many analysts hasn't arrived, yet. Midsummer is usually

French trade house Sucres et Denrees has an option to buy 200,000 of the 500,000 metric tons of coco

The New York Mercantile Exchange is facing some of its most critical challenges in a decade, and the

Guam Gov. Joseph F. Ada last week demanded that the United States allow foreign-flag ships to carry

The nation's unemployment rate fell one notch to 5.2 percent in July as businesses added 169,000 new

Aug. 4, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Plans to expand containerport facilities by adding two terminals are proceeding on course, officials

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WORLD BANK REDEFINING ROLE IN TOKYO MARKETSThe World Bank is to redefine its role in Tokyo's

Dockers at the Port of Liverpool have ignored a dismissal threat from their employer and a directive

In the market for a slightly used hydroelectric power plant? Stephen H. Fletcher might just have a d

Kemira S.A./N.V. of Brussels, Belgium, said it will build an 2,100 ton-a-dayammonium nitrate

Porsche Cars North America, which normally uses the Panama Canal to ship cars to the western United

The state's top insurance official says he will go after insurance companies to recover nearly $1 bi

Toyota Motor Co. is "overrun with orders" for its new Lexus luxury model, and the car will likely be

Ten New Jersey companies will be seeking trade opportunities at a Soviet- America n trade show this