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NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 2,000 FOR WEEKNew claims for state unemployment insurance benefits wer

S. KOREAN BANK TO LEND TO SOVIETSSEOUL, South Korea - The Korea Exchange Bank said it will p

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William Reilly, whose 10 weeks as head of the Environmental Protection Agency have seemed like a ser

WHAT IT IS: Recognition of firms and organizations for their contributions toward increasing U.S. ex

(New York) - Victor J. Menezes, 39, a member of Citicorp's policy committee, was named to head a new

President Bush said he was "very pleased" with the financial market reaction to the budget agreement

When Larry Rodberg talks about takeovers disrupting the air cargo business, he ought to know.

The Maritime Administration has updated its service guide that lists U.S.-flag liner companies servi

The House committee with jurisdiction over maritime matters cleared the fiscal year 1990 spending bi

China will need to order roll-on roll-off and third- and fourth-generation containerships from forei

It doesn't take John Bowers long to assess the mood of longshore labor: "In a couple of words, they'

The West German Bundesbank and other major European central banks Thursday took the world's financia

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

How much can a university gain through one of its students dying? Boston University reported

Trucking officials reacted cautiously to the selection of Thomas D. Larson, a former Pennsylvania se

Conrail officers told financial analysts meeting here that they are reasonably optimistic about traf

Selvac Corp. said it concluded a licensing agreement granting Bridgestone Corp. of Japan exclusive m

Financial analysts here forecast 35 percent to 40 percent inflation this month, amid growing concern

All new oil tankers calling at U.S. ports would be required to have double hulls under legislation i

An Essex County assemblyman said that the Kean administration insurance officials had the power to h

Some northern New Jersey lawmakers have asked the federal Environmental Protection Agency to deny pe

The Soviet Union's huge energy industry faces severe problems in crucial areas, and Soviet and Weste

The U.S. Postal Service, seeking to cut costs, will rebid the $100 million annual contract to operat

Saying that driving an 80,000-pound truck while under the influence ofdrugs is like "walking around

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

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LICHT REVISES '89 EUROPEAN SUGAR OUTPUTLONDON - West German statistician F.O. Licht Thursday

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CF MOTOR FREIGHT TO UPGRADE EQUIPMENTPALO ALTO, Calif. - CF Motor Freight said it will spend

CSX CORP. (White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.) - John W. Snow was elected chief executive officer. Mr. Sno

Bucking the global trend, a chain of Pacific islands is eyeing a multimillion-d ollar plan to import

Coast Guard district officials are caught up in a politically charged dispute involving Long Island

IRAN DELAYS EXPORTS FROM REBUILT REFINERYABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Iran has delayed

Trinidad and Tobago expects to earn about US$1 billion from a new natural gas field which is being d

COATING RESINS McWhorter Inc., Carpentersville, Ill., announced an upward price adjustment o

State Personnel Commissioner Eugene J. McCaffrey Sr. is set to begin his new post as executive direc

Canada's ethylene industry is set to boost capacity at least 40 percent by 1993, despite a decision

A bill establishing a 20-member board on port cooperation won approval in the Washington state Legis