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An Agriculture Department transportation expert says the Mississippi River has not recovered from la

A merger of two distinct computerized trading systems developed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange a

A New England company and its inventor have gone to China to start manufacturing solar devices that

Japanese trading houses and utilities in recent months have stepped up their overseas developments a

Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s robust chemical earnings made 1988 a profitable year for the company, s

South Korean shipbuilders' orders from abroad during the January-May period totaled $1.349 billion,

Foreign direct investment in the United States soared last year, climbing 60 percent to a record $65

Some U.S. businesses are delaying talks on Chinese joint ventures to await the outcome of the politi

Some 9,000 workers at South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Ltd. shipyard held an anti

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ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM INC. (Fort Smith, Ark.) - John Miltenis Jr. was appointed branch manager of this

Railroads have long been able to set their own safety standards, and a railroad engineer doesn't eve

EGYPT PLANS TO OPEN LIBYA BORDER CROSSINGSCAIRO, Egypt - Egypt is preparing to reopen its bo

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION CLIMBS 3.1 PERCENT IN JAPANJapan's January-March industrial production

Amid the struggles of bringing his crippled airline through bankruptcy, Eastern Airlines President P

Pan Am Corp. has secured bank financing for its proposed $3.6 billion bid for NWA Inc., the parent o

SALES OF NEW HOMES ROSE 10.9 PERCENT IN APRILSales of new single-family homes in the United

International Computers Ltd., the information systems subsidiary of STC PLC, announced plans Tuesday

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

''Atlantic Container Unit Opens Canadian Depots," a Maritime Brief on Page 10B of The Journal of Com

1626 (May 30, 1989) Previous day - 1667 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Thailand does not see itself joining the ranks of the newly industrialized countries in the near fut

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The United States and the European Commission have agreed on the standards that U.S. products must m

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Petroleos Mexicanos, the state oil company, has formed a new international affiliate for the export

Although consumer groups have criticized their efforts as "insurance reform lite," Texas legislators

Following narrow passage in the Illinois Senate, prospects appear good that a bill allowing state ba

The U.S. dollar was mixed in a quiet market Tuesday as dealers await Friday's report on May U.S. emp

BENIN - $45 million from the World Bank's International Development Association in support of govern

BN ADDING TWO ROUTES TO CONTAINER NETWORKFORT WORTH, Texas - Burlington Northern Railroad ha

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index fell sharply last week, pushing it back to pre-spring

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPERS SEEK LABOR REFORMSSYDNEY, Australia - A new shippers organization has be

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NWA Inc. directors expect to decide by today whether to keep the parent of Northwest Airlines indepe

Spurred by the growing need for data links, many nations with inadequate telecommunications systems

A Canadian woman conspired with dozens of computer hackers across the United States, some as young a

FINANCE/INVESTMENT Tax Strategies for Exporters. June 1-2. Chicago, Ill. FSC/DISC Tax Club w

In 1845, when revelers began coming to New Jersey's "bathing village and health resort" by the sea,