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The life and health insurance industry announced Thursday that it is pledging $16 million to establi

"Electronic data interchange is not for the faint of heart or slim of wallet." That quote ha

Thu. Mar. 30, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

March came in like the proverbial lion for Hampton Roads, Va., coal terminals, which loaded ships at

Three days after the surprise announcement of a radical change in Taiwan's foreign exchange operatio

South Korea has no further plans to revalue its currency despite U.S.pressure, according to

The wreck of a ship that sank two weeks ago with a load of dangerous insecticide has been found, but

COURT RESERVES RULING ON SYMPATHY STRIKENEW YORK - A federal appeals court reserved ruling o

Movie-making was on everyone's mind this week as Hollywood nervously waited for the results at the a

Hanjin Shipping Co., South Korea's largest liner company, has reached agreement with the Port of Lon

1624 (Mar. 30, 1989) Previous day - 1631 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The U.S. dollar rose above the key psychological level of 1.90 deutsche marks Thursday and then fell

A $40 million expansion project now under way at Santo Domingo's Las Americas International Airport

EC URGES STRICT RULES ABOUT ADS ON TOBACCOBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commiss

South Korea faces its worst economic performance since 1985 as a result of rapidly rising wage costs

Pharmatec Inc. announced it has received a license from the U.S. Department of Commerce to U.S. pate

The diversified conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd. chalked up a 25 percent increase in profit for the y

ECONOMIC GROWTH SEEN AT 4 PERCENT-6 PERCENT FOR JAPANESEA Japanese Economic Planning Agency

Exhibitors at the annual jewelry show notched up record sales of HK$140 million (US$18 million) at t

The nation's largest dockworkers' union and the shipping companies that pay their wages made progres

The U.S. District Court in Philadelphia today will begin hearing arguments involving a disputed clai

Guilford Transportation Industries Inc., the controversial Northeast rail carrier, threatened suit a

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. and Argonaut Line Inc., parent of Farrell Lines Inc., said formal Maritime

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS REPORTS CHOPPER SALESMESA, Ariz. - McDonnell Douglas Corp. reported sales

McDonnell Douglas Corp. said that Midway Airlines ordered eight of its MD-87 jetliners in a deal wor

The oil industry misled the public about its ability to respond to an oil spill of the size that has

Although Brazil is trying to patch up cracks in the defensive wall it has built around its computer

Production and sales of plastics resins set new records for the sixth year in a row in 1988, surpass

St. Lawrence Seaway officials kicked off the waterway's 30th shipping season on a sober note Thursda

With an eye on exports to the United States and elsewhere, a local manufacturer is building a plant

Ausimont NV announced fourth-quarter 1988 net income of 51.37 billion lire (about $39.3 million), or

The Federal Maritime Commission has revoked four ocean freight forwarder licenses and reissued three

It is hard to believe that even at sky-high prices, there still seems to be no shortage of customers

Three new index products recently approved by the Securities and ExchangeCommission have bee

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VENEZUELAN COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF OCCIDENTALCARACAS, Venezuela - The Venezuelan Supreme Cou

Canada said it intends to impose trade sanctions against the United States in retaliation for the U.

A draft bill to revamp the French insurance system will bring the country in line with new European

The appointment of a top U.S. shipping executive as president of Norasia Shipping Service SA does no

WORLD BANK POINTS OUT BRADY PLAN SHORTFALLWASHINGTON - A confidential World Bank report cast