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AMTRAK EXPANDS NY-WASHINGTON LINEWASHINGTON - Amtrak has added 16 more high-speed reserved M

For July 1988 vs. July 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)Rank CommodityJuly 88

The Military Sealift Command is embroiled in another legal dispute over thecarriage of milit

Attempts by two Texas congressmen to attach controversial amendments to a widely supported truck saf

Oil prices dropped sharply Monday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, withDecember and Janu

National Starch Boosts PolymersBRIDGEWATER, N.J. - The Resins & Specialty Chemicals division

For July 1988 vs. July 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)US Coast and PortJuly 88

After an absence of more than three years, U.S. beef is back on the menus in hotels and clubs in Seo

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Congress continues to flip-flop in the tortuous efforts to pass a bill to require drug testing for e

The CRB Futures Index lost ground in September and fell back to its early-May levels. The precious m

The International Coffee Organization's new global export quota agreed on Sunday between ICO produce

US TRADE COURT ISSUES SUGAR RESTRAINT ORDERThe U.S. Court of International Trade granted a t

Neither Adam Smith nor Thomas Paine could have been more eloquent. But Mikhail Volodarsky was plenty

For Virginia, the trade strategy is summarized in two syllables: exports. For the state's ol

Slight increases in mortgage interest rates and a slower rate of increase in family income pushed th

TOXIC TORT LAW REFORM SAID PRIVATE SECTOR JOBWHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - The private sect

The varied and complex lives of the people killed in the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 are

Oct. 3, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The volume of U.S. chemical imports in July climbed to 33 percent above the July 1987 level, but was

Sales by Saudi Basic Industries Corp. topped $1 billion for the six months ending June 30, and net p

Yellow Freight System Inc., the nation's largest trucking company, withdrewfrom the industry

Scandinavian Airlines System said Monday it has reached a wide-ranging cooperation agreement with a

Postal officials are resting easier following the passing of the deadline for airlines to accept new

Barge traffic on the Mississippi River is likely to be sharply curtailed during the last half of Nov

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 10/1/88** PercentageCountry Category Description Filled

The generators hum in Cahora Bassa's underground powerhouse, but Africa's biggest hydroelectric proj

Free trade with the United States will be a major issue but not the only issue in Canada's federal e

KAISER COAL CORP. (Raton, N.M.) - Stonie Barker was named chairman. He is a coal industry co

Orders to U.S. factories, bolstered by a big jump in orders for military goods and transportation eq

Oppenheimer Industries Inc. announced that it acquired Agri-Risk Services Inc., a managing general a

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to hear the remaining appeal against Manville Corp.'s reorgani

O'BRIEN CHOSEN AAPA CHAIRMAN-ELECTOAKLAND, Calif. - James J. O'Brien, deputy executive direc

SUNOCO TO BOOST OCTANE OF PREMIUM GASOLINETOLEDO, Ohio - Sunoco Marketing, a unit of Sun Co.

CHIRON AFFILIATE JOINS WITH WARNER-LAMBERTEMERYVILLE, Calif. - Chiron Corp. affiliate Mimesy

Cyanamid Hikes Sulfuric AcidWAYNE, N.J. - American Cyanamid Co. announced a price increase o

TOP STORIES: China is increasing its export push, hoping to breathe new life into industries

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

3 MORE FOREIGN FIRMS SEEK TO GAIN HULL MARTThree more foreign underwriters, prompted by a ne

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