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The New York unit of Standard Chartered PLC, a London-based bank with strong ties in Asia, aims to h

Consumers turned sharply less confident in September, and their buying plans softened, especially fo

Stock analysts are predicting a 3.9 percent gain in net written premiums for property/casualty insur

A new, conservative Massachusetts think-tank Tuesday urged scrapping the state's new universal healt

ALL NIPPON TO RECEIVE SIX BOEING 747-400SMore than half of a $1.5 billion order of Boeing 74

A British company has developed a series of miniature push-button switches with fully sealed bases.<

Virginia's new inland port is set to open early next year, so the challenge now is to generate busin

The three major ocean carriers serving U.S.-Central American trade, in an unusual meeting that inclu

The name of this exotic capital city literally means the coming together of the muddy rivers.

Western analysts interpret the new composition of the Soviet Politburo as a big plus for Mikhail S.

The World Health Organization believes the deadly disease AIDS is on the upsurge and spreading throu

Government at all levels must increase current annual highway spending 20 percent to maintain presen

Oct. 4, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Worldwide container traffic is catching up with containership capacity and may surpass available cap

Pacific Ports Group Elects Dodge PresidentREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Redwood City Port Commissio

GRAIN SHIPPERS aren't concerned over possible tow restrictions on the Mississippi River, as the U.S.

Striking Hollywood drivers and three production companies have agreed to a court order barring the d

The federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. took its dispute with LTV Corp. over responsibility for t

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TOP STORIES: The Taiwanese government is in a quandary over the liberalization of its trade

House and Senate members this week began a game of political football using an airline consumer bill

The so-called alternative insurance market is growing strongly, as it fills in for the inadequacies

The evolution of multimodal transportation companies in Europe has affected ship lines, freight forw

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AVON TYRES LTD. (Melksham, England) - Gerald Owen was named sales manager, commercial tires, and Err

The British government said Thursday it will sell state-owned British Steel Co. to the public in lat

American President Cos.' third quarter pretax income from its transportation operations declined 40

Japan Line, under its new joint service with Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Co., will return to the P

Battle-scarred Wall Street professionals, their ranks thinned by last October's crash, could be in f

CREDIT INTERNATIONAL BANK N.A. (Washington) - John C. Hughes was named senior credit officer and And

Thu., Oct. 6, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Four major regions of the United States could face serious electricity supply problems in the near f

COURT ALLOWS DRILLING IN ALASKA'S BRISTOL BAYA federal appeals court ruling Wednesday overtu

Without opening his briefcase, Matty Morgenstern is able to recite minutefinancial and opera

Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA, a leading international specialtybulk liquid ship

Regional trading blocs in North America, Europe and East Asia will lead to freer trade within their

The Pope's Decade

LARGE FRENCH INSURER ACQUIRES ITALIAN GROUPThe French cooperative insurance group Mutuelles

Parties in auto disputes throughout the state are willing to wait months for an arbitration hearing

A judge ordered an Eastern Airlines jetliner impounded Wednesday when nearly 20 pounds of cocaine we