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U.S. drilling for oil and natural gas dropped by a third in the first three months of 1989 compared

Track repair work was scheduled to begin Monday at the Springfield Terminal Railway's interchange ya

About 20 percent of toxic chemicals emitted by North Carolina's industries will be regulated by the

In a sign of the tight links between U.S. and European suppliers, a service that allows companies to

STANDARDS BATTLES put the byte on users. To outsiders, standards often seem the most boring

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Oil spill cleanup techniques and contingency planning will be dissected at a May 23 seminar sponsore

BHOPAL VICTIMS' HEIRS BEGIN TO RECEIVE COMPBHOPAL, India - The heirs of 2,000 adults killed

John J. Creedon of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. is planning to step down Sept. 1 as the company's

Just a year after it doubled the size of its trans-Pacific containership fleet, China's national shi

TAIWAN CURRENCY FALLS AS TRADE TALKS BEGINTAIPEI, Taiwan - The New Taiwan dollar declined ag

Prices for most Third World debt in the secondary market dipped last week in thin trading as holiday

Senate investigators say some oil firms have cheated Indians and the Interior Department out of mill

Alaska's oil industry proved that its political clout remains strong despite the Exxon Valdez spill

May 8, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol. C

S. KOREAN GOVERNMENT WARNS STRIKERSSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Defense Ministry warne

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Intermodal transport of lumber and wood products continues to grow as small shippers make greater us

Consumer groups outlined on Monday a combination of safety and regulatory measures that they said co

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. (New York) - Marcia Myerberg was named a managing director. She is responsible f

Southeast Asia's front-running airport has embarked on a major investment program designed to take i

HYDROGENATED STARCH Lonza Inc. of Fair Lawn, N.J., will increase Sorbitol prices by 1.5 cent

Japan's six largest steel mills concluded a contract agreement Monday to ship 1.5 million metric ton

South Korea will build two satellite cities in the Seoul suburbs to ease skyrocketing real estate pr

Business enterprises will find themselves in something of an old-habits-die- har d situation even af

KROGER COMPLETES SALE OF PRICE SAVERSCINCINNATI - Kroger Co. has completed the sale of its P

PETROCHEMICAL DEMAND SEEN EXCEEDING SUPPLYCapacity shortfalls for petrochemicals appear like

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

Aerospace firms anticipate a growing market for new aircraft in Europe and Asia, with many of the or

The U.S. dollar rallied to 1989 highs of 1.9113 deutsche marks and 134.95 yen at midafternoon Monday

After a mid-April jump, the CRB Futures Index, containing prices in 21 futures markets, ended the mo

CARRIERS SLATE JUMP IN BUNKER SURCHARGEShip lines sailing from the United States to Brazil a

GM DIPS INTO BUSINESS OF QUICK OIL CHANGESDETROIT - General Motors Corp. is offering quick o

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

The oil and gas rig count rose this past week by 13 to total 764, Baker Hughes reported Monday.<

A federal district court in North Carolina overturned a bankruptcy court judge and ordered a truckin

Canada's chemical industry is developing a proactive approach to responsible business practices and

The lobbyists are pouring into Brussels. The European Community's plan to create a single ma

Like a good many other U.S. industries, housing and real estate lately have felt the pinch of high i

Harry S. Keefe is a graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy. He also holds a masters degree from the