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

The latest petrochemical producer to announce ethylene expansion plans, Westlake Polymers Corp., sai

AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, reports dramatically increased earnings for the third qu

The U.S. Customs Service has taken the weight of the world upon its shoulders. And in some ways it i

Battle lines hardened this week in a fight between the world's biggest computer companies over contr

Matson Navigation Co. reported a 1 percent increase in operating profit in the third quarter ending

Rehabilitation of New York's Penn Station will begin in December 1989, cost $73 million and take fou

Gold prices are likely to rise to at least $425 an ounce by the end of the year, as the market recov

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Barge rates have firmed considerably in response to the movement of the 1988 grain harvest to the ma

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Can a medium-sized steamship line from a small country find happiness in the rough-and-tumble trade

Continental Corp. announced Wednesday that it has executed agreements to sell two life insurance sub

Passage of a final tax bill this year, with provisions affecting virtually every transport industry

Terra International Inc., the agribusiness subsidiary of Inspiration Resources Corp., purchased W.R.

An international or offshore registry for U.S.-flag ships would be redundant,useless and exc

SEOUL, MOSCOW PLAN TRADE OFFICE EXCHANGEThe Soviet Union and South Korea have agreed to esta

Japan's booming information technology market offers great potential for U.S. exporters, a leading J

A little bit of the old West is headed for the Far East. Gastineau Log Homes Inc. of Missour

As 1992 nears, the debate over joining the European Community has increased in Austria. Gove

Czechoslovakia's proposed new joint venture law will be a principal topic of discussion at a meeting

Businesses in Costa Rica were generally operating normally on Wednesday although all inland traffic

Zonic Corp., a Cincinnati-based manufacturer of computerized test instrumentatio n, has formed a sal

The Indonesian government must ease its rules on exploration by foreign oil companies if it wants to

In an Oct. 11 Q & A article on the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation and its impor

The London insurance market expects to pay a substantial proportion of the insurance values on this

Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.'s shareholders approved the formation of a new holding company, MCN Co

With small package carriers beefing up their global networks, two Pacific Northwest ports are spendi

A prototype screening device that detects plastic explosives, dynamite and other explosives not iden

IN THE DERBY CITY HOME STRETCH, United Parcel Service is rounding the last turn and looking at the f

The British government suffered a setback Wednesday in its plans to privatize Harland & Wolff, the l

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Marine Transport Lines Inc., one of the largest U.S. ship operators, has pleaded guilty to a single

High- level negotiations now under way call for the state of Pennsylvania to assume Philadelphia Por

The European Community predicted Wednesday the economy of the 12-nation trading bloc will grow by an

Oman is attempting to diversify its exports by developing a fishing industry and expanding agricultu

An increase in purchases by three of its largest members in the first half of this year has contribu

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