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JAPAN TO CUT STAKE IN INVESTMENT AGENCYJapan's stake in a proposed Asian investment agency w

Futures volume here has slumped since Tuesday, following an informal agreement among leading futures

A House maritime subcommittee is still trying to get industry consensus on a proposal to limit the a

Despite a rise in insolvency problems, insurers can right their own wrongs and patrol their own back

At least one-quarter of the Joint Underwriting Association's estimated $3 billion deficit can be att

Nearly half of all Americans reside in just 37 metropolitan areas, with almost nine-tenths of the na

The European Community Commission has declared war on the huge state subsidies that threaten to squa

A Missouri company is getting further into the air freight business using trucks. Glenn Brow

Argentina's announcement this week that it is prepared to lift trade restrictions with Britain is we

The board of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange this week adopted changes in CME trading rules aimed at

West Germany's unemployment rate rose to 7.7 percent in July from 7.4 percent in June, as school vac

Air Train Inc. won the two-year, $172.6 million contract to operate the Express Mail network because

A story on Page 1B of some Aug. 3 editions of The Journal of Commerce under the headline, "ILA Rank-

The American officers and crews aboard two liquefied natural gas tankers are covered by a unique con

The House Agriculture Committee Wednesday unanimously approved a comprehensive bill that would reaut

First Mississippi Corp. of Jackson, Miss., and Mobay Corp. of Pittsburgh plan to jointly develop a 2

A survey released this week by a business research group blasted a controversial health benefits law

Potential users of the futures markets may be frightened away in the aftermath of the indictment of

TRAVELERS' NET INCOME $114 MILLION IN QUARTERHARTFORD, Conn. - Travelers Corp. reported seco

Japanese businessmen, among the first foreigners to return after the crackdown on pro-democracy demo

Carriers, government officials and shippers trace the congestion problem at Bangkok's Klong Toey por

Revised restructuring plans submitted to the Tokyo District Court by Japan's debt-ridden Sanko Steam

The government has agreed to subsidize the construction of a giant cruise ship by France's last rema

BRITISH AIRWAYS PROFIT HITS $103 MILLIONBritish Airways PLC on Thursday announced first quar

Canadian businesses will continue strong spending this year, pushing the Canadian economy along a pa

A walk through Klong Toey, Thailand's largest port, provides a quick lesson in why ocean cargo opera

CONFERENCE'S REQUEST TO FIX ERROR DENIEDThe Federal Maritime Commission rejected a request f

The year was 1979, and a minor rift in the world's supply of oil sent lines of cars snaking for bloc

TNT North America Inc. announced the acquisition of a Northwestern trucking company, the latest step

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' crude oil production stood at 21.3 million barrel

Aug. 3, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

France's stock market watchdog body said Thursday it would investigate trading before July 21 of sha

1390 (Aug. 3, 1989) Previous day - 1390 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A man walked into a West Coast auto dealership with a briefcase stuffed with $25,000 in cash. He off

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The Bush administration will roundly endorse the economic recovery plan of Mexican President Carlos

Japanese steel executives believe their government will press for retention of the current U.S. quot

Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement is looking at re-establishing liner service between Europe and Nort

Private-sector banks, spooked by China's ruthless suppression of a pro- democracy movement, are show

AMERICAN IS OPTIMISTIC ON AEROFLOT MEETINGSFORT WORTH, Texas - Two American Airlines vice pr