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MERCK NET ROSE 32 PERCENT IN FOURTH QUARTERRAHWAY, N.J. - Merck & Co., the nation's leading

The Dutch government Tuesday launched the sale to private investors of a 34 percent stake in DSM NV,

Ocean carriers will move immediately to stop enforcing the 50-mile container handling rule now that

Carrier interests expressed disappointment Tuesday with a Supreme Court decision that they believe s

International airlines plan to increase freight rates modestly for hauling export shipments eastward

There is a huge difference between Donald E. Petersen, chairman of Ford Motor Co., and Lee A. Iacocc

Fireman's Fund Corp. reported Tuesday that operating income and net income for the fourth quarter en

The U.S. dollar rallied Tuesday on bullish remarks by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan,

A complex plan to fly 10 rare black rhinoceros from Zimbabwe to the United States collapsed because

Chlorine gas and liquid sales climbed to 1.83 million short tons in November,from 1.73 milli

BONN: INFLATION TO RISE; GROWTH RATE TO DECLINEBONN, West Germany - The West German Governme

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US COURT BACKS AID IN CROWLEY CHALLENGEThe U.S. Court of Appeals Tuesday backed the Agency f

International Green Week Berlin 1989. Jan. 27-Feb. 2. Production and use ofcultivated plants

Police sealed off the port in this southern Chilean town Monday after an anonymous caller warned tha

More than 1,100 jobs have been eliminated at Travelers Cos. with the latest round of job cuts and of

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A maritime union official is confident that President Bush will keep his campaign promises to the ma

The United States and the United Kingdom are calling for a special international conference to impro

The U.S. Customs Service has agreed to defer until April 1 the ending of special treatment for texti

Oregon's International Port of Coos Bay has selected its marketing director, Paul W. Vogel, to serve

MALAYSIA REPORTS RISE IN COMMODITY EARNINGSLUMPUR, Malaysia - Earnings of nearly M$20 billio

Takeovers and mergers are suddenly in fashion in Denmark, where companies belatedly are realizing th

DETROIT DIESEL CORP. EXPANDS AUSTRALIA ROLEDetroit Diesel Corp. said it assumed the overseas

Italian shipyards recently received conditional orders to build approximately 20 ships valued at 2 t

JAPAN-CHINA TRADE SOARS TO NEW RECORDTwo-way trade between Japan and China last year grew 23

The principal maritime carrier of Singapore is moving into intermodal transport amid further signs o

LOYALTY CAN BECOME A crippling disease. Electronic data interchange is a technology of allia

INT'L SHIPHOLDING CORP. REPORTS RISE IN PROFITInternational Shipholding Corp. reported net i

Financially troubled Scindia Steam Navigation Co., which was put under government control after fail

SP TRANSPORT TO BOLSTER RAIL MARKETING EFFORTSSAN FRANCISCO - Southern Pacific Transportatio

Mon., Jan. 23, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

US JUDGE DISSOLVES SUGAR RESTRAINING ORDERWASHINGTON - U.S. Court of International Trade Jud

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

SAGA PETROLEUM AVERTS BLOWOUT IN NORTH SEASTAVANGER, Norway - Experts said Sunday a blowout

SAUDIS TO HOST MEETING ON AIRLINE HIJACKINGSNICOSIA, Cyprus - Saudi Arabia will host an inte

''K" LINE-KERR CORP. (New York) - James G. Campbell was named administrator of intermodal services i

Surgeons' fees remained nearly unchanged during a recent 18-month study ofsurgical charges i

Last year, state lawmakers passed what many regarded as a sweeping reform of New Jersey's auto insur

GEORGE BUSH'S INAUGURATION as 41st president of the United States made much of the fact that it was