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The residents of Silicon Valley are concluding that there will be no single breakthrough product tha

IBM VICE CHAIRMAN TO RELINQUISH POSITIONARMONK, N.Y. - International Business Machines Corp.

FRENCH UNION CALLS FOR DOCK STRIKE TODAYFrance's largest union, the Confederation Generale d

The Jacksonville Port Authority has agreed in principle to more than double the size of the privatel

THE SINGLE BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER FOR SHIPPING IN EARLY 1989 could well be the formation of a new shipp

The Coast Guard plans to reduce somewhat the record-keeping requirements on barge operators.

Commercial cargo operations at the Port of Everett will not have to relocate as soon as expected tha

A recently concluded case at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission put the coal purchasing practi

CSX RATINGS LOWERED BY STANDARD & POOR'SStandard & Poor's Corp. lowered the ratings of CSX C

American President Lines closed bids Friday on the sale of one of its older breakbulk vessels, the P

1989 will be the year of decision that the insurance and business communities have been waiting for.

Consultants have been asked to look at the possibility of re-establishing train service between New

Transport strikes that have crippled Paris are threatening France's delicate economic recovery, the

Stored in neatly packed containers lined up end to end like boxcars in a crowded freight station are

In any discussion of labor-management relations in the railroad industry over the past few years, Bu

The Oregon Insurance Department is expected to make a decision late this week on the takeover of Far

The first two of seven modern container cranes for the new Seagirt Marine Terminal arrived over the

Does involvement in preferred agent programs enhance an agent's competitiveness in the marketplace o

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After delaying for nearly a year the appointment of a new port director, the City of San Francisco n

The National Association of Independent Insurers wants Georgia's no-fault automobile insurance law t

The Maritime Administration has approved the transfer to foreign registry of a fishing vessel and re

INSURER TO GAIN ACCESS BY ACQUISITION OF UNITPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The purchase of a Travelers

FED OFFICIAL CAUTIONS EC ON CENTRAL BANKPHILADELPHIA - The European Community should move sl

The U.S. dollar edged slightly higher Monday after finding encouragement in the stock market's stron

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

Reductions in consumer debt, not government debt, are needed to shrink the U.S. merchandise trade de

Banco di Roma, an Italian bank with $60 billion in assets, plans to reinforce its home base to compe

A taxation-avoidance agreement between India and the United States is likely to be signed next month

Banks should encourage debtor countries to concentrate much more on export- led growth rather than o

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

PAUL VOLCKER USED THE DREADED WORD recession the other day. He didn't say it would be hair curling,

Manville Corp. has approved the Denver-based company's agreement with Chevron Resources Co. and LAC

FIDELCOR BUSINESS CREDIT CORP. (New York) - Gerald Blum was named chairman and chief executive of th

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Recent losses in Minneapolis Grain Exchange wheat futures have revived some mill interest in spring

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The CRB Futures Index dropped during the early part of November, reaching the lowest level since ear

ALUMINUM FIRMS REACH CONTRACT WITH LABORCOLUMBUS, Ohio - A tentative agreement has been reac