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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long is using misleading figures to show North Carolina ha

The new president of the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association said insurance companies should be

While still among the hardest of the hard currencies, the Swiss franc has lost its appeal as a safe

* Commodity Research Bureau 6A * Albert L. Kraus - Markets and Money 7A* Erich Toll - Europe

Dean Worldwide has resumed shipping cargo to China. All it took for the company to begin re-

IN THE UNITED STATES, the federal government's principal job is to do the things that can't be done

Walkouts by union coal miners in West Virginia and Virginia spread to Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indian

The government of Guam is asking the Federal Maritime Commission to continue its probe of ocean frei

CONSUMER PRICES INCREASED IN MAYContinuing increases in food and energy prices, as well as i

U.S. industry has a major inherent advantage over European industry in exploiting the forthcoming di

The International Trade Commission will give its views next month on the likely impact of the Europe

* Kevin Commins - Currency Forecast 5A * Stanford Erickson - Conversations 8A* Larry Kaufman

In the rough world of U.S. food aid shipping - a business laced with tales of fierce competition and

PAINEWEBBER INC. (New York ) - Jack Emptage joins the brokerage house as senior vice president and d

A CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING in the railroad freight marketplace was very obvious at the Interna

1397 (June 16, 1989) Previous day - 1396 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 18,500 tons of steam coal for two plants in mid-June w

Orkem, the second largest chemicals manufacturer in France, is negotiating an important joint ventur

Eastman Kodak Co. Friday said it will consolidate its consumer photography products and picture fini

DOW TO CONSTRUCT STYRENE FACILITYDow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., said it would build a bil

ALASKA FISHERMEN BACK DELAYED SALMON SEASONThe salmon fishing season near the largest U.S. s

Spanish Finance Minister Carlos Solchaga will seek political agreement by EC economic and finance mi

European Community economics and finance ministers are expected to approve today the first EC-wide l

Clerks are now sorting packages at Emery Worldwide's hub here around the clock. Until mid-Ap

USE FREIGHT FUTURES BY BARRY PARKER LOGO Prices of ocean freight futures contracts rose stea

Only a whisker separated the leaders of the heavy truck industry as Paccar Inc. regained ground on N

Star Shipping Inc. said it will discontinue its trans-Pacific container service through the Port of

The Coast Guard expects to grant final approval this week for the damaged tanker Exxon Valdez to be

What do good looks and droopy diapers have in common? For Nova Technology Corp., it's a market overs

Most employers should be required to provide health insurance, according to polls of doctors and the

The dollar is likely to consolidate in the short term. However, the underlying trend remains bullish

Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. And sometimes it's a mirage.<

CSL INTERMODAL UNIT OFFERS REPAIR SERVICEHUNT VALLEY, Md. - CSL Intermodal said its chassis

CONTROL DATA SELLS MAINTENANCE BUSINESSBLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Control Data Corp. has sold its

Matson Navigation Co. next month will double the frequency of its ship calls at Seattle and Los Ange

Dow Chemical Co., of Midland, Mich., was fined $1.3 million for allegedly breaking federal regulatio

Chemical industry observers are reporting delays in shipments coming out of China in the wake of the

Following his luncheon address at International Intermodal Expo '89 in Atlanta, P. Rob S. Van Heeren

The Far East will become the main engine of growth for Canada's maritime trade in both dry bulk and

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den