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Pennsylvania lawmakers reached an agreement last week on a replacement measure for the dying state-r

The Soviet Union is experiencing the pain of capitalism - deficits, inflation and price-gouging - wi

United Parcel Service Inc. has expanded its document delivery service to 122 countries, putting its

Oil industry sources believe the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' crude oil production

1619 (Apr. 24, 1989) Previous day - 1617 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Royal Nedlloyd Group NV, the Dutch transport group, is scaling down its involvement in air freight a

TWO NEAR MISSES REPORTED IN NEW YORKNEW YORK - A jumbo jet and a commuter plane flew about 1

Shipping companies, admiralty attorneys and maritime insurers are trying to figure out how to naviga

In a move widely thought to give an incentive to shipping by air, Yoram Bilizovsky, director-general

LICHT EXPECTS CHINESE TO HIKE SUGAR IMPORTSLONDON - China will have to import "substantial q

Special attention to economic issues is necessary to make a large-scale electronic data interchange

The Soviet Union, with an eye on China's successes, may inaugurate as many as four "free economic zo

The European Community said Monday it was freezing negotiations with Romania on a trade and economic

Key government agencies have expressed skepticism about offering the Soviets an export bonus on a po

Fireman's Fund Corp. reported that operating income for the first quarter ending March 31 was $36.47

DEUTSCHE BANK HIKES SPANISH BANK STAKEFRANKFURT, West Germany - Deutsche Bank Monday announc

The West German airline Lufthansa AG and the Soviet airline Aeroflot are exploring a possible joint

A protracted dispute over the use of a new gantry crane is becoming very costly to Barbados' Port of

The government of Malaysia plans to create a separate corporation to manage state-owned Malayan Rail

WHOLESALE PRICES RISE SLIGHTLY IN JAPANJapan's composite wholesale price index for April 1-1

Airborne Freight Corp., which operates under the name Airborne Express, reported first quarter earni

GERMAN AGENCY FEARED RESULT OF MERGERBONN, West Germany - The West German Cartel Office said

IBM CORP. SPONSORS SUPERCOMPUTER CONTESTLEXINGTON, Ky. - IBM Corp. is sponsoring a supercomp

The U.S. dollar rose against major currencies on modest short-covering Monday, but trading activity

At least a dozen states are considering laws that would force companies to insure their employees as

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

JORDAN PRIME MINISTER SUBMITS RESIGNATIONAMMAN, Jordan - Prime Minister Zeid al-Rifa'i resig

The Japanese government is promoting a plan to export high-quality beef to the United States in an e

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

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 4/21/89*

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After a traffic decline in February - the first in 24 months - railroads showed a 1 percent increase

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Asia's economically robust nations are trying everything from veiled threats to outright capitulatio

While some families of Pan Am Flight 103's victims are channeling their grief into political action,

FIBREBOARD TO ACQUIRE SEQUOIA FOREST MILLSCONCORD, Calif. - Fibreboard Corp. has agreed to b

FOOD LION INC. (Salisbury, N.C.) - Steve Stone was promoted to corporate controller. He was Lion int

WILLIE SUTTON, THE BANK ROBBER, is becoming something of a legend. When asked why he robbed banks,

When Warren Luhrs sailed into San Francisco on Lincoln's birthday in his 60- foot sloop Thursday's C

CLOROX CO. (Oakland, Calif.) - John Collins, 58, president of the home products company since 1986,