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The Port of New Orleans' Public Grain Elevator, a longtime landmark on the Mississippi River, will b

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

The government of Taiwan intends to increase spending for the environment to US$215 million in 1990,

ACRYLAMIDE American Cyanamid Co., Wayne, N.J., announced that it will increase the price of

SCHERER CORP. STUDIES PURCHASE OFFERSTROY, Mich. - The board of R.P. Scherer Corp. has recei

Investment of more than US$6 billion will be needed in the Indonesian chemical industry over the nex

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Prosecutors say charges against a Food and Drug Administration chemist and adrug company exe

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The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 40,000 tons of coal from Arch ofKentucky, Pitt

Apr. 28, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Mobil Corp., the biggest U.S. company still in South Africa, announced Friday it agreed to sell all

Keppel Corp. Ltd., the state-owned Singapore conglomerate, expects to clear a backlog of debt within

The oil industry will have broader trading and arbitrage opportunities for refined products if new f

An invasion of the European insurance market by U.S. companies does not appear imminent despite the

The steamboat Mississippi Queen, owned and run by the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. of New Orleans, La.,

'K' LINE SENDS TRAINS INTO NEW ENGLAND MART''K" Line has announced the inauguration of doubl

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index turned down last week from its record high, reflectin

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

CAPT. MANFRED STEINER knows the gargantuan Port of Hamburg like the back of his hand. The crew-cut f

US INCREASES LIMITS ON GRAIN TO SOVIETSExport bonus subsidies were not included in the agree

The rapid expansion of maquiladora plants in northern Mexico is fueling growth in the service sector

Worldwide demand for semiconductor chips will expand by 14.4 percent this year, according to the hea

Apr. 28, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures Market*PrevClose High Low Vol

IGA PLANS TO OPEN GROCERY STORES IN JAPANIGA Inc., the country's fourth-largest retail food

Cuba has restored full diplomatic relations with Venezuela with the designation of an ambassador to

1629 (Apr. 28, 1989) Previous day - 1624 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Rapid growth in container volume through the Port of Tacoma has led to a formal agreement for Union

TEAMSTERS RECOGNIZE OHIO OVERNITE WORKERSRICHFIELD, Ohio - Teamsters Local 24 has been certi

REGIONAL BLOCS Prospects for Peace in the Middle East. May 2. Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, C

FRENCH TRADE DEFICIT 'GOOD NEWS' FOR FRANCThe unexpected narrowing of France's March merchan

Argentina exported 319,400 metric tons of fresh, canned and cooked beef in 1988, up from 286,900 in

In a victory that the United Auto Workers believes will slow the growth of low-wage, non-union autom

THE KABUKI DANCE between railroads and grain shippers continues. The two sides, almost completely in

Japan's current account surplus dipped to just under $77 billion in the fiscal year ended in March,

The Interstate Commerce Commission should thoroughly review its implementation of railroad deregulat

Nigeria will urge domestic enterprises to switch from the export of raw commodities, such as cocoa,

The Chinese Export Commodities Fair appears to have overcome a shortage of supplies and probably wil

CSL INTERMODAL (Hunt Valley, Md.) - Douglas M. Christy was named director, domestic containerization

Federal investigators have uncovered evidence of possibly illegal budget practices and favoritism to