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BARGE TRAFFIC MOVING SMOOTHLY ON US RIVERSKANSAS CITY - Barge traffic on U.S. rivers is movi

The Teamsters union's general executive board meets today in Washington to select a new president fo

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

PARIS COURT REVERSES RULING ON COKE PACTSA Paris appeals court has ruled that Atlanta-based

DUMPING PROBE SLATED FOR ELECTROLYTIC POWDERThe International Trade Commission cleared the w

MANAGEMENT TO BUY TOPLIS & HARDINGThe management of loss adjusters Toplis & Harding Inc. hav

Batus Inc.'s attempted hostile takeover of Farmers Insurance Group came to Kansas this week as a tob

Two key congressional committees unanimously approved legislation to implement the U.S.-Canada trade

Democrats are riding to Atlanta for their national convention on a wave of economic issues they hope

House and Senate leaders are presenting similar versions of what they say is long-overdue acid rain

Martinair Holland, a Dutch charter airline, is striving to broaden its American customer base. It pl

China has sanctioned markets for trading treasury bonds to try to stamp out flourishing black-market

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BRAZIL PLANS TO BOOST GRAIN, OILSEED OUTPUTBrazil - Brazil plans to raise 1988-89 (September

The United States has given a cautious welcome to new proposals on farm trade reform introduced Wedn

Compagnie Maritime Belge, the Belgian shipping and transport group, needs to triple in size by 1992

Japan's petrochemical industry currently is operating at nearly full capacity, according to a recent

1178.0 (July 14, 1988) Previous day - 1180.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

Teamsters union leaders and a dissident labor faction are warring over a proposed contract covering

Robert L. Hintz will leave behind him two intangibles plus 24 of the most tangible objects imaginabl

FAX COPIES OF CUSTOMS DELIVERY AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS. Effective immediately, the use and acceptanc

Mesta Engineering Co. of Pittsburgh is the correct name of the company in which Capital Iron & Steel

Xerox Corp. will add more dealers and offer them a broader office equipment product line in the comi

The recent award of two computer contracts has placed a relatively small company in the spotlight.

The Bundesbank made no change to its leading interest rates and confirmed its 3 percent to 6 percent

A lot of people dream about living on an island. Richard A. Gugel dreams about building one.

A consortium is preparing Chile's largest debt-equity swap ever, bankers here said Thursday.

METALLGESELLSCHAFT AG (Frankfurt, West Germany) - Heinz Schimmelbusch was named deputy chairman of t

The White House is about to consider a Commerce Department report on whether to provide further help

Economy-car buyers will be the first to benefit from a less expensive safety innovation developed by

A marine insurance trade association voiced qualified support for a Maritime Administration ruling t

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced the final phase of its program to clean up the Lip

Dominican Ferries P.R. Inc. and Marinvest Funds SA want to withdraw their complaint at the Federal M

The Interstate Commerce Commission said California officials do not have the jurisdiction to impose

The American Stock Exchange said trading in foreign currency warrants reached 13.6 million for the f

The Commerce Department is asking trade associations to help it encourage small- and medium-sized bu

The Chinese government is considering slashing machinery and electronics imports to a much greater e

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

Alex J. Mandl will assume leadership of Sea-Land Service Inc. in a period of increasing aggressivene

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