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CHUBB CORP. IS STUCK between a rock and a hard place. This highly respected insurance compan

Thu., Sept. 1, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

CONTINENTAL ILLINOIS SELLS BRANCH IN TAIWANTAIPEI, Taiwan - Hollandsche Bank-unie NV of the

JAPAN SHARPLY RAISES INVESTMENT IN CHINAJapanese investment in China has nearly doubled in t

Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus said Thursday he signed an accord with China's southern Hainan Island des

While large hazardous waste service companies have captured the lion's share of the U.S. market, a h

After many months of soothing words about the way chronic port congestion is a thing of the past, Ch

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Vice President George Bush touched off a quick chorus of challenges and criticism from environmental

The Dubai government is planning the construction of a new air cargo terminal, according to a U.S. c

Puget Sound Tug Gets Tariff ExemptionThe Federal Maritime Commission has agreed to grant Pug

The man who runs Taiwan's largest containerport says he's getting ready for slower growth by startin

A hoped-for August recovery failed to materialize for the nation's largest general retailers, the co

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 312,000 people during the week end

New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Kenneth Merin predicts drivers responsible for accidents or motor

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER ACQUIRES BROKERAGEROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said

UK COMPANY PREDICTS HIGHER COCOA SURPLUSUnited Kingdom cocoa trader Gill & Duffus PLC Thursd

* Customs Update 3A * Howard Simon - Simon Says 4A* J. Johannes Hensen - The Different Debto

Chubb Corp.'s computers over the next few weeks will be calculating the affects of nature, as the in

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

NOVA SHAREHOLDERS OK PURCHASE OF POLYSARNova Corp. of Alberta, Canada, confirmed that its sh

Users of electronic data interchange will soon be able to both talk and switch. Yet another

LATEST KAYPRO LAYOFFS REDUCE STAFF BY 10 PERCENTSOLANA BEACH, Calif. - Kaypro Corp. has rele

Customs Electronic Systems Advisory Committee, Sept. 7, 9:30 a.m. Hearing room C, offices of the Int

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

Australia's bicentennial has proven to be a more important benchmark for the country than anyone wo

The flight crew of ill-fated Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 called out engine failure just as the jet f

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. announced plans Thursday to cut 1,900 of its shipbuilding division'

The Coca-Cola Co. of Atlanta will build its largest European soft drink canning plant in the port to

The Federal Maritime Commission has disclosed that T.W. International Inc., Bellevue, Wash., settled

Adapting military aircraft fuel system technology may not be the simple step to reducing post-crash

Sept. 1, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High

A proposal by Price Waterhouse to develop an EDI system for the Great Lakes maritime industry was gr

An underground fire that knocked out electrical power in much of downtown Seattle on Wednesday conti

DREXEL BURNHAM LAMBERT INC. (New York)- Lawrence W. Cohn was named corporate first vice president fo

Copper prices are expected to gain after the Labor Day weekend as the traditional fall buying season

Wheat streak mosaic virus took a heavier-than-usual toll on 1988 Kansas wheat yields, but because of

Venezuela plans to hold its first commercial mission in Miami this month to promote the export of no

Domestic automakers were scheduled to produce 210,484 cars and light trucks this week, up from last

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