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JIFFY LUBE INTERNATIONAL INC. (Baltimore) - Edward F. Kelley and Nicholas A. Greville were named exe

When Knock Airport opened three years ago in a misty peat bog, critics called it an Irish joke.<

A judge has affirmed the Federal Aviation Administration's right to withhold federal funding from Sa

The Federal Reserve's election-year hike of the discount rate surprised top Republicans, but they do

Japanese families are increasingly choosing the spaciousness and luxury of Connecticut when business

Conrad Leslie, a well-known and respected crop forecaster, said Tuesday that U.S. corn and soybean c

The low prices China charges for commercial satellite launches pose no threat to other countries, a

HE SPOKE HIS MIND, which makes a reporter's job easier. The death in Chicago this week of Ji

SENATE FINANCE PANEL APPROVES NOMINATIONSThe Senate Finance Committee Tuesday approved Presi

Shippers in the West Coast-Europe trade say they are still facing many unanswered questions about ra

PERSONAL COMPUTER SALES TO JUMP BY 14 PERCENT IN '88Sales of personal computers will jump by

CF AirFreight, an operating unit of Consolidated Freightways Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., has invested m

Blue Cross of California, the state's largest health insurer, has increased premiums by 25 percent a

Banks wanting to unload bad loans and worries about Brazil's response to its inflation woes should k

Bank loans to Eastern Europe from banks within the 24-nation reporting area of the Bank for Internat

The Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday unanimously endorsed Rio Grande Industries Inc. as the ne

The Soviet Merchant Marine Ministry, which recently laid off 35 percent of its work force, is facing

The number of working oil and gas rigs in the United States jumped last week by 51 to 945, Baker Hug

It was the year the national minimum wage became law, the Naval Expansion Act was passed and newspap

NORTH AMERICAN REASSURANCE CO. (New York) - Brendan R. Connelly was named executive vice president a

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VOLVO NORTH AMERICA COMPLETES HERTZ DEALROCKLEIGH, N.J. - Volvo North America Corp. said it

A U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington said a 50-mile rule governing how container cargo is handled b

In a bold, high-stakes move to head off a growing inflation threat, the Federal Reserve Board Tuesda

The U.S. Customs Service and three ocean carriers expect to test next week a computerized system for

A congressional investigating agency says the Military Sealift Command's operations are consistent w

U.S. petroleum demand for 1988 should rise 2 percent, or 310,000 barrels a day, to 17 million b/d, t

The authorization for exports of liquefied natural gas from the Cook Inlet of Alaska to Japan has be

Air freight rates likely would rise over the long-term if pilots at two major airplane contract/char

Mexico's National Cattlemen's Federation expects the Mexican government to at best, cut the quota fo

Next summer, U.S. lovers of Italian cuisine will be in hog heaven. For the first time in mor

Aug. 9, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High L

Most companies stumble onto EDI. They adopt the technology piecemeal, in response to custome

THREE STATES FILL INSURANCE POSTSLewis R. Crist, Missouri's insurance director, will resign

CHINA PLANS TO OPEN NATIONWIDE BOND MARTBEIJING - China will open a nationwide bond market a

The nation's governors are more in touch with developments on international trade issues than congre

The public runs a greater risk today when we eat, travel . . . and deposit money in the bank, conclu

Creating a common internal market in Europe by 1992 should make it easier for U.S. companies to do b

Prices for a variety of exotic essential oils have moved up on the New York spot market, according t

U.S. production of chlorine gas and chlorine liquid moved up in June 1988 compared with the year-ear