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An already shaky International Cocoa Agreement was dealt another body blow last week when a meeting

Industry observers say the Hong Kong Futures Exchange has more of a past than a future. For a growin

STRIKE IN AUSTRALIA DISRUPTS MEAT EXPORTSSYDNEY, Australia - A four-week strike at 14 of New

NEW ENGLAND: Green Mountain Power Corp., South Burlington, Vt. MID-ATLANTIC: New York State

Mar. 21, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

SEABROOK OWNERS CLEAR ANOTHER TESTING HURDLECONCORD, N.H. - Owners of the Seabrook nuclear p

Refiners stand to profit from new summertime volatility standards for gasoline, despite industry con

Although the Canadian business sector is still concerned about protectionism and subsidies in the Un

The United States will be faced with severe electricity supply and reliability problems over the nex

The Taiwanese government is predicting a quick end to a chemical residue controversy that last week

BRAZIL CARGO PLANE EXPLODES IN MIDAIRSAO PAULO, Brazil - A Boeing 707 cargo plane exploded i

Eighteen months ago, Fokker N.V., the Dutch aerospace group, was on the ropes, narrowly averting fin

IF I CORRECTLY INTERPRET CARSTEN S. ANDERSEN, Federal Express Corp.'s acquisition of Tiger Internati

Federal Express Corp.'s net income declined to $24.8 million, or 47 cents a share, from $36.5 millio

SOFTWOOD LOG EXPORTS UP 17. PERCENT IN NORTHWESTKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Softwood log exports from

Governments and companies involved in the four-nation aircraft consortium Airbus Industrie have agre

International Business Machines Corp. is expected this year to introduce a new personal computer wit

Trucking industry executives and trade groups are becoming more vocal. They're calling on the Inters

CATHERINE A. KACHURIK APPOINTED TO EDI POSTALEXANDRIA, Va. - TDCC: The Electronic Data Inter

Electronic data interchange has become the apple of the eye for one of the nation's leading computer

The new offspring of Singapore's Straits Steamship Co. bounced into the world to a warm welcome from

MITTERRAND INVITES EC TO CONVENE IN PARISPresident Francois Mitterrand has invited the Europ

VERITAS FLEET TOPS 50 MILLION GROSS TONSTEANECK, N.J. - Det Norske Veritas, the ship classif

Polish Ocean Lines has doubled its service between Europe and Israel after opening a single freighte

The second annual Fleet Week celebration - which fills New York harbor with naval warships, Coast Gu

1644 (Mar. 21, 1989) Previous day - 1644 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The United Shareholders Association said one of its members is trying to win a spot for himself and

CMX TRUCKING OPENS N. CALIFORNIA TERMINALHUNT VALLEY, Md. - CSL Intermodal said CMX Trucking

Ailing Pilot Freight Carriers Inc. closed much of its trucking operation last week and began selling

CHEMICAL LEAMAN POSTS PROFIT FOR FINAL QUARTEREXTON, Pa. - Chemical Leaman Corp., whose subs

Upcoming federal decisions on truck size and weight limits will have far- reaching impacts on both t

Corning Glass Works has agreed to design and equip a new television glass bulb factory outside Hong

For the week ended March 11, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Tug and barge operators say it looks like the Mississippi and Ohio River systems will be able to wea

Maryland's transportation secretary said the Port of Baltimore has reached a ''reasonable agreement"

The Federal Maritime Commission says that conditions unfavorable to U.S. shipping exist because of P

One of China's largest companies, amid further official indications of a squeeze on steel imports, i

A crippling strike at South Korea's biggest shipyard went into its 100th day Tuesday, and a company

Up to 650,000 people were expected to visit the state's newest tourist attraction this year, but the