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Gasoline refiners talk of an octane race, but Amoco Oil Co. says it's so far ahead of the competitio

A mania for giant mazes in which humans run about like puzzled laboratory mice is the latest import

When Henry G. Jeff Joffray left a steamship company 21 years ago to join the Port of New Orleans, th

1254.0 (June 20, 1988) Previous day - 1258.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index remained at 101.8 Monday, with the prices of rubber a

CHINA SETS UP GROUP FOR OVERSEAS CONTRACTSThe Chinese government has approved the establishm

A senior official in China's embryonic space industry accused Western nations Monday of trying to ke

Negotiations are under way between China and the Soviet Union to build a half dozen power plants tha

Sierra Research has received a $118.1 million contract from the Air Force to make electronic systems

The Port Everglades Authority still doesn't know for certain whether a container crane, damaged in a

DROP IN WEEKLY OUTPUT ATTRIBUTED TO HOLIDAYU.S coal production was 16 million short tons in

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. decreased by 50 cents a barrel its posted buying price for all grades of crude o

Prospects for the trouble-free liberalization of Europe's air transport industry could be strangled

USX Corp. is selling a majority interest in seven railroads it owns for about $500 million to a New

Mon. June 20, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

FIRSTBANK OF ILLINOIS CO. (Springfield, Ill.) - Mark H. Ferguson was named president and a director,

Cotton futures appear to be headed higher in the near term, following in the path of soybeans, which

World production of cocoa in the 1987-88 season could exceed 2 million metric tons for the first tim

Norway's trade deficit quadrupled during the first three months of this yearbecause of incre

BECHTEL GROUP INC. (San Francisco) - John D. Carter, senior vice president, was named general counse

Greenpeace environmentalists on Monday chained themselves to a container of whale meat intended for

Fidelity National Financial Inc. reported Monday that net income for the second quarter ending April

STOLI ANYONE? Russian-made Stolichnaya Vodka arrives on the East Coast at the Red Hook Marine Termin

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

For April 1988 vs. April 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)Rank CommodityApril 88

FIRE FORCES EVACUATION IN SPRINGFIELD, MASS.SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Thousands of residents bega

Growth and change cut two ways at the same time in the still-successful regional airline industry, i

The British government has given in to demands from the shipping community and decided to bring down

Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker III has persistently denied rumors he will be leaving his p

Trading in the secondary market for Third World debt continued in a narrow price range last week, wi

Compaq Computer Corp. of Houston announced Monday that it will expand its Asian presence by investin

China is seeking foreign science and technology to develop its agriculture and rural industry in a g

Prudential Life Insurance Co. is planning to enter the newly opened South Korean life insurance mark

The Illinois legislature is expected to pass a bill that would require the state's 7 million motoris

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Commodity Research Bureau's Futures Outlook 6A* Albert L. Kraus -

Japan's economy, boosted by personal spending and housing investment, grew 4.9 percent in inflation-

The Interstate Commerce Commission is waiting for a formal declaration by the Delaware & Hudson Rail

Westvaco Corp., a major manufacturer of paper, packaging and chemicals, Thursday announced an invest

For April 1988 vs. April 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)RegionApr. 88 Apr.

Electronic data interchange is the food industry's seasoning of choice. That's because the t