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EC APPROVES DEALINGS AMONG STEELMAKERSBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commission

Despite drought conditions most of this summer, terminals on the Lower Mississippi River handled 21

U.N. officials are caught in a maddening situation, sitting on a $7.2 billion nest egg they can't to

BUNDESBANK SATISFIED WITH CURRENT RATESCELLE, West Germany - Bundesbank President Karl Otto

China's principal shipping line can handle no more than 15 percent of the nation's container load, a

Saudi Arabia has made a detailed discount pricing offer to Japanese oil companies for October shipme

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A NEW GENRE of commodity player may be emerging, traders who watch nothing but the numbers - the vol

American Association of Port Authorities 77th Annual Convention. Sept. 11-15. Keynote panel is moder

A new weed killer that uses heat instead of poison to clear terraces and gravel or paved paths has b

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Topgallant Group Inc. has asked a congressional investigating agency to throw out the low rates Sea-

McLean Industries Inc.'s reorganization plans appear to exclude both Malcom McLean, the company's fo

Planning to be in China on business? Grab your cab quickly. The fare may go up even as you w

South Korea's Finance Ministry has worked out two draft plans to reorganize the structure and operat

BOYLSTON CAPITAL CORP. (Newton, Mass.) - James L. Monroe was named president of this independent inv

STUNT TEAM'S COVER WAY SHORT OF CLAIMSThe insurance of an Italian stunt-flying team whose je

The Maritime Administration published its semi-annual Vessel Inventory Report on the numbers and typ

Huntsman Chemical Corp. has received approval by the Thailand Board of Investment, a division of the

U.S. strapping and film wrap demand is projected to increase 6 percent yearly through 1992, reaching

CHINESE ETHYLENE PLANT DOES WELL IN FIRST HALFHARBIN, China - The Daqing ethylene plant in n

The post office and the Union of Communication Workers are believed to have reached tentative agreem

Flying Tiger Line Inc. continues to suffer frustration from Japanese officials' refusal to grant the

A new method to prevent dry rot in wood by filling cartridges with boric acid placed in the wood of

Federal Express Corp. could make permanent, as early as next year, an experimental small freight ser

The rate of growth in the world economy has slowed, improving the outlook for inflation, according t

The controversy over the thousands of drought insurance policies farmers thought they bought from th

The one-time president of a former Berkeley computer company has been sentenced to six months in jai

In the age of paperless, computer-to-computer business transactions, Control Data Corp. is bringing

Sept. 8, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High

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The Senate moved Thursday toward approving a textiles and footwear import quotas bill but prospects

Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday clashed sharply along party lines over a

Sept. 7, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A state tax law that went into effect Sept. 1 already is causing headaches for many heating oil dist

ASHLAND OIL INC. (Ashland, Ky.) - John F. Pettus was named president of Ashland's SuperAmerica divis

UTI, GOODYEAR SIGN TIRE TECHNOLOGY PACTIRVINE, Calif. - UTI Chemicals signed an agreement wi

IBM's top rivals in personal computers have called a news conference for next Tuesday at which they

South Korea will privatize the state-run Korea Heavy Industries & Construction Co. later this year t

Wool has regained the top spot among Australia's exports for the first time in 10 years. The