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Uniroyal Chemical Co. is temporarily withdrawing the controversial chemical Alar from the U.S. marke

ETHYL'S BELGIAN UNIT PLANS NEW FACILITYRICHMOND, Va. - Ethyl Corp. said that its Belgian sub

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Western Europe's move toward a single trading market by the end of 1992 has raised some concern on M

THE ORGANIZATION of Petroleum Exporting Countries has just completed its most successful half-year o

U.S. coal exporters face significant disadvantages competing against Australians in the Japanese and

The Soviet Union and Cuba are developing a new trade system under which Moscow will send raw materia

June 2, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A key state legislator says he envisions a gasoline tax increase of up to a dime as part of a long-t

SHELL'S BRENT OIL FLOW NEARLY BACK TO NORMALCrude oil flowing through the North Sea Brent sy

Cracking down too hard on tanker Capt. Joseph Hazelwood and others like him who drink and drive trai

Financing for Malaysia Airline Systems' purchase of 16 Boeing jets will be raised in part by sales o

Airline passengers who chew gum to relieve the pressure of altitude changes are getting a reprieve.<

Delta Air Lines has ordered a collision-avoidance system for aircraft made by a Fort Lauderdale-base

UPS STARTS BUILDING NJ COMPUTER CENTERMAHWAH, N.J. - United Parcel Service broke ground Frid

The airline industry and Boeing Co. are welcoming government orders that will alter the way airlines

Ken Sakamura dreams of a future in which billions of compatible computers link together the world's

The Dicom Group of Montreal likes to be known as the Federal Express of Canada. It offers guaranteed

Few industries are more bitterly competitive than the consumer electronics business. Price s

Semiconductor giant Intel Corp. is expected to introduce several new computers today, including one

A container freight station just opened in Bangkok may help ease delays at Thailand's main boxport,

U S WEST JOINS GROUP TO STUDY SOVIET PROJECTENGLEWOOD, Colo. - U S WEST International and si

GULF & ATLANTIC MARITIME SERVICES INC. (Iselin, N.J.) - Allan W. Graupner was appointed sales manage

Ocean carriers are urging the Federal Maritime Commission to go back to the drawing board on a propo

Wah Kwong Shipping Group Ltd. posted a profit of US$44.6 million for the year through last March 31,

Futures prices plunged dramatically last week, in line with a tremendous drop in the Baltic Freight

EXXON WON'T SEND VALDEZ TO PORTLANDPORTLAND, Ore. - Exxon Corp. has canceled its plan to bri

A nuclear-powered attack submarine was commissioned into service this past weekend in Norfolk, Va.,

1484 (June 2, 1989) Previous day - 1587 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

REGIONAL BLOCS Taiwan and the Pacific Rim Boom. June 14. Roanoke, Va. The International Trad

NY MAN GETS SENTENCE FOR S. AFRICAN TRADINGA New York State man became the first American to

Prime Minister Sousuke Uno, 66, who assumed office at the weekend as Japan's 47th premier, immediate

A New York businessman has asked the Bush administration to end the U.S. government's duty-free trea

The dollar and market interest rates both fell after the government reported that growth of new non-

U.S. and other international shoe buyers attending Brazil's Francal national shoe fair this week wil

YOU ALMOST HAVE TO LAUGH at the way financial markets have lately been clamoring for the Fed to shif

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, one of the few lawmakers to back the controversial and ill-fated pay raise

U.S. commercial banks are expected to cut their prime rate soon, perhaps today, amid a recent wideni

The unemployment rate dipped to 5.3 percent in New York state and 3 percent in New Jersey last month

Britain is establishing a joint venture air-to-air missile maintenance plant in Saudi Arabia, a gove