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R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO USA (Winston-Salem, N.C.) - David B. Fishel was named senior vice president, p

The Labor Department will hold hearings in February and March on lifting a World War II-era regulati

For all of its troubles in 1988, the Panama Canal still handled about the same number of ships as th

James Schlesinger, who has served in the Cabinet under three presidents, is the newest candidate to

In one of his last acts as secretary of transportation, Jim Burnley proposed a new federal rule that

The key to ending the truck driver shortage is to convince drivers and mechanics that they can somed

The practice of life insurers charging different premiums for males and females for some policies is

Fresh from successful organizing drives at two all-cargo contract/charter airlines, the Teamsters un

A federal judge questioned jurors to determine if a $8.15 million damage award against the G.D. Sear

* JofC Industrial Price Index 6A * Albert L. Kraus - Markets and Money 7A* Gordon Platt - Cu

A China trade bar chart appearing in the Dec. 30 edition failed to label the years covered. From lef

USDA TIGHTENS RULES ON FLA. CITRUS CANKERThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has amended citr

Zim- babwe, the world's sixth-largest gold producer, is set to add a further glow to its sales of go

CHINA-TAIWAN TRADE MAY TOP $2.4 BILLIONIndirect trade between longtime rivals China and Taiw

Pennwalt escalated efforts to prevent a hostile takeover by filing a federal lawsuit accusing Centau

Dec. 30, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard Co., or ASRY, the Bahrain-based company that specializes in tanker r

B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. said it took delivery of 13 of the 14 vessels it had committed to purchase f

Federal Reserve Board Governor Martha Seger waved off concerns about the disparity between the feder

When the chips are down, it's time to use electronic communications. Keeping track of this c

TURNER REAPPOINTED TO DETROIT PORT BOARDThe Wayne County Commission has reappointed Charles

Japan's economy roared ahead in 1988 with few signs of a slowdown, but economists say regulations st

Domestic carmakers should be able to close the quality gap with their Japanese and European rivals i

When British analytical pharmacologist Sir James Black was approached by the pharmaceutical company

As the new year begins, the railroad industry's heated labor-management dispute over the fate of sho

Cumberland Farms Inc. agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties but would not admit to any wrongdoing in a

The Pentagon recommendations to close 86 military sites nationwide appear to sink the chances of hom

Shares of major Japanese shipbuilding companies were among those that dominated a list of the countr

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

WE ARE THE WORLD, WE ARE THE EDI USERS . . . Well, maybe not. But the technology did make a

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index ended the year Friday at 101.2, compared with 101.1 t

Barely more than three years ago, the Williams Cos. and career pipeliner Roy Wilkens decided to take

1543 (Dec. 30, 1988) Previous day - 1540 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange i

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The United States, defying its allies on what will be an important economic policy issue for the Bus

There is little concrete hope for substantial improvement in 1989 in the fortunes of the U.S. mercha

TUNIS AIR ORDERS 2 BOEING JETLINERSSEATTLE - Tunis Air, the flag carrier of Tunisia, has ord

Small mountains of newspapers are swallowing up Joseph Giordano's recycling yard, forcing him to pos

A house without a foundation will bend, break, and eventually disintegrate. So will an electronic da