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HOWARD SAVINGS BANK (Livingston, N.J.) - Joseph L. McElroy was named director of trust services.

Argentina is unlikely to receive any fresh funds from foreign creditors this year, despite an announ

UNITED PLACES ORDER FOR 32 BOEING JETSNEW YORK - United Airlines has placed an order for 32

UK CHANCELLOR SEEKS ENTRY DATE FOR EMSLONDON - Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson will

The Argentine austral dropped sharply in value Friday against the U.S.dollar, as fears rose

Fri., May 19, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Not all U.S. supercomputer companies are in disarray. Control Data Corp. recently quit the b

European use of natural gas is forecast to rise during the next 20 years,with more imports likely, a

President Bush said today, National Maritime Day, will honor the U.S. merchant marine's contribution

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

SEA-LAND SERVICE INC. (Edison, N.J.) - Richard E. Murphy was named vice president and general manage

FMC SETTLES PROBE OF CRUISE OPERATORThe Federal Maritime Commission has settled a probe into

Just in time for that summer vacation in Europe: a stronger dollar to bolster Americans' buying powe

Guangdong, one of China's richest provinces, is banning imports of virtually all consumer products,

The Western states, isolated from the major steel mills in the East, have been in the forefront of u

Orient Overseas (Holdings) Ltd., parent of the colony's largest container shipping line, reported ne

If location is a key to any important business venture, then the Atlanta Tradeport is sitting pretty

Custom Design Technologies of Canton, Ohio, received approval for a $150,000 loan from the Ohio Stat

General Motors Corp. will set up a branch office in Taiwan this summer to capitalize on a sales boom

The FBI subpoenaed records of a California Senate committee on insurance shortly before it announced

Leading shipowners, ship charterers and bankers are divided over the best course of action for the w

A devastating fire in Maine's Jackson Laboratory has created such a serious shortage of rare mouse s

US PROBES ALLEGATIONS OF IOWA SAILOR POLICIESNORFOLK, Va. - Authorities have launched a crim

The rocky road to lower auto insurance rates in New Jersey has branched off in two new directions.

AT&T MIGHT ENTER CREDIT CARD BUSINESSReach out and touch someone may soon have a new meaning

Warren Leback, a former deputy maritime administrator who has been mentioned as the possible nominee

The Commerce Department will sponsor a seminar mission to Beijing, China, Sept. 11-13, to broaden co

''THE MEANEST BUSINESS TEACHER in the whole world is the free market." I don't know why anyone would

The ocean freight futures market had a major sell-off last week, culminating in the maximum possible

Starting Tuesday, customers of the Bank of Nova Scotia will be able to call an insurance company to

May 19, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Japan's Parliament is expected soon to pass legislation introduced by the Ministry of Transport that

Japan's next premier may well be the elderly former chairman of a bankrupt shipping company, a rulin

China's decision to crack down against student protestors and the apparent resignation of Communist

Dow Chemical Co. announced the formation of Destec Energy Inc., a power resource and technology comp

There was a time when rank in the office was measured by the furniture. The boss' desk was b

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index Friday eased from the record set on Tuesday and ended

The British government announced last week it was more than doubling its spending on road improvemen

The American auto industry may be a leader in globalization, but parts suppliers aren't keeping pace

PHELPS DODGE CORP. (Phoenix) - Thomas M. St. Clair was elected senior vice president and chief finan