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The Federal Reserve Board may be moving toward tightening rules that allow U.S. banks to underwrite

Tue., Mar. 7, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Mar. 7, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A proposed international payments scheme for banks could create liquidity problems, a report by the

Saudi Arabian business interests are negotiating to buy an oil refinery and terminal in Ireland for

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No doubt that the 1988 drought in North America had much to do with the sharp decline in world grain

FOREIGN BEEF SALES CUT S. KOREAN PRICESSEOUL, South Korea - Expansion of foreign beef sales

The International Coffee Organization Tuesday announced an immediate cut of 233,800 60-kilogram bags

Iran said Tuesday that world oil market conditions during the past two months indicate that the Orga

China is moving to stimulate grain production through higher prices and other incentives, amid furth

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP. (Wall, N.J.) - Gerald W. Conway was named president, chief operating offi

SAUDIS WANT TO HIKE OIL PRICES TO JAPANSaudi Arabia has asked Japanese oil companies to rais

Middlemen may get squeezed out of some industries by electronic technologies, some experts fear.

Aviation industry officials and legislators meeting here last week generally agree that additional a

Federal Express Corp. will launch a new, low-priced next-afternoon service on April 1. The d

LOTUS SAYS CLAIMS BY SAPC DISMISSEDMass. - Lotus Development Corp. has said that a federal j

Pacific Telesis International announced it has joined a consortium that will apply for a license to

President Bush said on Tuesday he opposes government intervention in the Eastern Airlines strike.

FLIGHT, BAGGAGE WOES DECREASED IN JANUARYFlight delays and baggage problems reported at majo

Controversial issues still have to be resolved before an international treaty to control toxic waste

Plans to resettle the Love Canal neighborhood will be delayed following the discovery of toxic chemi

At least 13 more nations have promised to sign an agreement to cut the use of chlorofluorocarbons, o

The Supreme Court's refusal to intervene in an acid rain dispute between the Northeast and the indus

HANNA TO ACQUIRE BRUCK PLASTICS CO.M.A. Hanna Co., Cleveland, Ohio, said it will acquire Bru

Taiwan's indirect investment and trade with China are expected to rise further in 1989 after hitting

SAN FRANCISCO WEIGHS DAMAGE SETTLEMENTThe Port of San Francisco will discuss a proposed sett

Transshipment, relay or feeder. No matter what the service is called, the concept offers con

UPBEAT, BUT CAUTIOUSLY RESERVED, is the mood in Gulf ports toured in recent months. After th

Import-starved consumers are on a spree, buying candy and washing machinesfrom the United St

Cargo owners told by their agents that their goods are about to be shipped on a vessel calling itsel

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The central Port of Ningbo near Shanghai is being groomed by Chinese officials to become a key trans

PARAGUAY REPORTEDLY WANTS TO ENTER GATTParaguay has reapplied to join the 96-nation General

1597 (Mar. 7, 1989) Previous day - 1593 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

- Prospects for improved financial performance by American President Cos. Ltd. during 1989 are not p

Ford Motor Co. and the Chinese government are discussing several projects including a venture that w

The trade association for freight forwarders in the United Kingdom is changing its name and its stru

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The majority of America's short line and regional railroads are generating sufficient income to main