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A Federal Maritime Commission law judge says it is too late for the American Institute for Shippers'

Retailers registered a slight 0.1 percent rise in May sales for a third straight monthly increase, b

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

With the price of toxic waste cleanup rising exponentially, insurers cannot afford to sit back while

Japanese lenders are not likely to take a tough stance against China if the recent political upheava

SOYBEAN CHECKOFF BILL VOTED BY HOUSE PANELAfter passing a package of amendments requested by

Members of a U.S. trade mission representing eight U.S. semiconductor makers have opened a week of t

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has switched an order for telephones to Taiwan from China and Hon

CARBIDE TO ACQUIRE BP CHEMICAL UNITDANBURY, Conn. - Union Carbide Corp. announced its intent

Basic Construction Co. has received a $3.1 million contract from the Virginia Port Authority for a p

Workers at Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co., Korea's third-largest shipbuilder, voted Tue

The success rate for oil exploration in Malaysia is higher than in the rest of Asia and better than

Coast Guard officials likely will need the rest of this week to review Exxon's request to have the d

The government is giving carmakers six months to equip all new hardtop cars with backseat lap and sh

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday as the Federal Reserve intervened at least four times to sell dolla

JAPANESE DISSATISFIED WITH UNO GOVERNMENTA large majority of Japanese are dissatisfied with

AT&T IS REPLACING UNDERSEA LINE TO CUBAWithin the next 30 days, American Telephone & Telegra

Companies involved in treating hazardous waste lost a Supreme Court appeal aimed at forcing the gove

The opening of an on-dock rail transfer yard at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex next month e

BRAZIL'S DOCKWORKERS ACCEPT 62 PERCENT PAY HIKESAO PAULO, Brazil - Dockworkers at Brazil's t

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday that the state may bar public utilities from p

JAPANESE COMPANY BUYS IRAQ'S NEW CRUDEA Japanese oil company has decided to buy 500,000 barr

Despite a deep-rooted desire to avoid another increase in the official discount rate, the Bank of Ja

South Korea will introduce a system of trade bill discounting during the second half of 1989, the Fi

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

NeXT Inc., the latest brainchild of computer whiz kid Steve Jobs, announced a distribution deal unde

US LEASE FIRM TO BUY BRITISH AIRCRAFT ENGINESBritish manufacturer Rolls-Royce PLC said Tuesd

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U.S. glycerine stocks rose to 20.9 million pounds in April, up an estimated 1.3 percent from March 1

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June 13, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The biotechnology industry is one of America's best hopes to remain internationally competitive.

Kansas doctors say their own malpractice insurance company, scheduled to begin business July 1, seem

PA. HOUSE ADVANCES CONSUMER ADVOCATE BILLHARRISBURG, Pa. - Legislation to establish a consum

Major money center banks have dropped their prime rate from 11.5 percent to 11 percent, a move that

Conditions in the shipping trades between the U.S. West Coast and Europe appear to be looking up, a

1400 (June 12, 1989) Previous day - 1406 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Efforts by the authorities in Thailand to clear up congestion at the country's main port have suffer

A Federal Maritime Commission law judge has agreed to dismiss five carrier employer groups from a se

The acid rain control plan President Bush unveiled Monday came under immediate attack from the Natio