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1748 (May 18, 1989) Previous day - 1744 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

GULF & ATLANTIC MARITIME SERVICES INC. (Iselin, N.J.) - Lorraine C. Molcsan was appointed vice presi

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

The government should create an insurance program to provide nursing home care to cover the millions

Del Monte Tropical Fruit Co. is enlarging its Philadelphia-area presence by moving its port operatio

Talks on a new waterfront labor contract covering Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports are set to resume Ju

Apache Corp. and Noble Affiliates Inc. announced they have completed the joint acquisition of the as

WHAT'S HAPPENING DUDE? Pinstriped suits rather than love beads and blue jeans were the order

THE TRUSTEE OF THE FINANCIALLY AILING Delaware & Hudson Railway has decided a sale is in thebest int

International Business Machines Corp. has granted scholarships to 417 students. The undergra

The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association has assailed a recent report on retailing of insu

Thu., May 18, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

A major earthquake in the United States would have devastating economic effects on the national and

The secretary general of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade said that the "Super 301" provis

Tough new controls will be imposed on purchases of China's silk cocoon in an effort to restore price

WHAT WILL HAPPEN: After 157 years, Britain will surrender control of the crown colony of Hong Kong o

Investigators were heartened Wednesday when the two U.S. Coast Guard officers first on the stricken

May 18, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Plastics executives must take an activist role against the tide of state and local laws that restric

Traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway, an alternative carrier between Europe and the Far East, incre

NEW MICROCHIP PROCESS BOOSTS DATA STORAGEAUSTIN, Texas - A new process for forming ultrathin

Railroad labor "expressed great concern" over the financing method Japonica Partners LP has proposed

International banks operating in the United States employ more than 100,000 people, occupy more than

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

SOUTH KOREANS PLAN FUTURES MARKET IN '91SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Office of Supply

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Itel Corp., the Chicago-based railcar company that leases rail and container equipment to American P

A record jump in retail gasoline prices gave the economy a high-octane burst of inflation last month

More than one-third of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's graduating cadets have volunteered to give up

Kerr-McGee Corp. agreed to buy the Canadian subsidiary of Maxus Energy Corp., Maxus Energy Canada Lt

A government-industry partnership is needed to provide enough earthquake insurance protection and to

Congressional revision of the 1984 Shipping Act may wait until 1993 and is not likely to include maj

World Bank President Barber Conable said Thursday the bank is implementing a new policy that seeks t

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

JAPAN BOOSTS EXPORTS OF MACHINERY 5.4 PERCENTJapan's machinery exports posted the first rise

The stage appears to be set for the United States not to designate South Korea as a protectionist na

RULE SOUGHT TO GROUND PILOTS CONVICTED OF DUIThe Federal Aviation Administration wants the p

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Amid heavy security and a blanket of police presence, Exxon Corp.'s top management Thursday got an e

NAVISTAR EARNINGS FALL BY 11 CENTS A SHARECHICAGO - Navistar International Corp. reported th