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The chemical industry's costs for cleaning up inactive waste sites and continuing releases from its

U.S. firms have again raised their estimates of how much money they plan to invest in new plant and

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The Chinese government regulates shipping in a way that guarantees its vessels a virtual monopoly ov

New Jersey insurance agents say automobile accident lawsuits should be handled in special courts to

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

The world economic summit in Toronto next week should provide a clear sign of how to boost confidenc

Marine insurance underwriters are dismayed by the shutdown today of a ship raffic control system in

1283.5 (June 9, 1988) Previous day - 1287.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchang

Foreign business travel these days is not only difficult, but more expensive than ever. Hotel prices

A 39.3 percent rise in imports helped cut Japan's trade surplus with the United States by more than

GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES AMENDMENTS - PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 5805 OF APRIL 29, 1988. Sec

The threat of inflation to the U.S. economy is overblown and the financial markets overreact to the

A dramatic market change, particularly in an industry as complex and diverse as transportation, ofte

The House Commerce Committee is in the homestretch on legislation to create the first federal produc

Republic International Corp., headquartered in Salt Lake City, said it entered an agreement to marke

West Germany may be the world's mightiest exporting nation, but its business leaders hold only lukew

Arbitrators weighing two major cases involving the continuing disputes between Guilford Transportati

Low water levels on the Mississippi River are creating a volatile atmosphere in the freight market a

Arkansas Best Corp. rejected a revised tender offer from Razorback Acquisition Corp., calling the $2

Two brothers who are former directors of the Progressive Life Insurance Co. were sued Thursday over

Transportation Secretary James Burnley is getting a little impatient with Congress' slowness in appr

U.S. officials dug in their heels Thursday against canceling any of the debt owed it by the world's

The United States should never allow the dollar to become overvalued again, Commerce Secretary Willi

BLACKSTONE GROUP (New York) - James R. Birle was named a general partner of this financial advisory

The United States and the European Community are moving closer to conflict over the U.S. government'

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, 4.98

Plans to start a West German futures and options market by the end of 1989 will not be affected by t

Agriculture Department economists are forecasting an additional $1 billion in farm exports over Febr

The United States must maintain a strong U.S.-flag fleet in order to protect its trade and military

With container volume continuing to grow at double-digit rates, the Port of Los Angeles has proposed

Otisville BioPharm Inc. announced that it agreed to purchase 23.8 percent of the stock of Fluoromed

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

Oil ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may decide to extend the group'

DHL Worldwide Express, a large international air express carrier, has formed a joint venture with th

The U.S. Embassy issued an urgent notice to Americans on Thursday after China warned that terrorists

A 7-year-old chemical poisoning lawsuit ended with Monsanto Co. agreeing to pay $1.2 million to six

When a May 4 fire gutted the First Interstate building in Los Angeles, it capped a disastrous eight-

The threat of renewed inflation in the United States is worrying economists at the Organization for

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or