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Alaska Gov. Steve Cowper said Friday he has tentatively approved the Soviet Union's offer to send oi

IND. COMMUTER DISTRICT SEEKS RAILCAR FUNDSGARY, Indiana - The Northern Indiana Commuter Tran

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX RISES 1.6 PERCENT IN JAPANThe Tokyo consumer price index averaged 103.4

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Fri., Mar. 31, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. (Raleigh, N.C.) - Lynn W. Eury was elected executive vice president and R

Consolidated Freightways Inc. moved to complete its purchase of Emery Air Freight Corp. for $230 mil

While the nation waits for President Bush to throw out the first ball, today's opening day of the ba

A partnership formed recently between two Scandinavian engineering companies hopes to capitalize on

Wall Street analysts said a countersuit filed by Stena AB of Sweden in the Sea Containers Ltd. takeo

The California Supreme Court Thursday limited the rights of homeowners in the state to collect from

Mobil Chemical Co. announced an expansion at the Yanbu Petrochemical (Yanpet) complex in Saudi Arabi

The freight futures market drifted sideways last week, with traders searching for any news that woul

At a press conference in Raleigh, N.C., staged by the Golden Rule Insurance Co. a week and a half ag

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rose to a new high of 105.4 on Friday, up 0.1 from Th

EC MAY SOFTEN PLAN ON MERGER REVIEWSBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commission, i

Burlington Northern Railroad changed its advance car-booking program "to improve the service for our

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

The crew on the Exxon Valdez has elected to stay on board the tanker off Alaska as they discharge oi

Advocates of a U.S. export-promotion drive gained more ammunition last week with the publication of

Japan intends to lend China a further US$1.2 billion in official funds to help upgrade outdated and

1631 (Mar. 31, 1989) Previous day - 1624 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The recent announcement by the New Zealand government that it was selling its troubled national ship

Ghana, showcase of a spectacular economic recovery under a rigorous International Monetary Fund prog

DROUGHT IN URUGUAY CURBS ELECTRICITY USEMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Uruguay will limit electricity

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded three contracts for a total of 22,000 tons of steam c

The persistently strong dollar and growing concerns about inflation could lead to a change in the Gr

C-I-L Inc., a subsidiary of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, announced the signing of a buy-out agr

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Hong Kong-based World-Wide Shipping Group has become the leading carrie

Limited growth in production and in new domestic and export orders led to significantly slower overa

Japan's current account surplus climbed by 17 percent in February compared with the same month of 19

A five-day negotiating session between the nation's largest dockworkers' union and waterfront employ

Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady's debt relief plan for Third World countries drew support Friday f

FRENCH PREMIER URGES UNITY IN GATT TALKSFrench Prime Minister Michel Rocard urged the Europe

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Uranium exports helped China's quasi-government nuclear company bring in $38 million last year, and

Company officials and competitors say the move by Associated Container Transport to acquire the Ship

COASTAL CORP. (Houston) - James L. Van Lanen, senior vice president in charge of coal and chemical o

Development of Canada's huge Hibernia offshore oil field was delayed late last week as the governmen

NRC APPROVES LICENSE FOR VOGTLE 2 PLANTThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted unanimou