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The Royal Dutch/Shell group of companies Wednesday reported net income for the first quarter of 1988

The U.S. dollar reversed three days of declines by pushing higher Wednesday in reaction to a series

Bigger Wheat Crop Expected in AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia - Australia's 1988-89 (April-May) w

Some friction is inevitable in U.S.-Japan trade relations and Japan-bashing can only make things wor

A variety of economic and health-care factors that affect employers' medical claims costs are surgin

It looks like a cross between Darth Vader's U-Haul and the touring coach for the Jetson family.<

The general counsel for the New York Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association is asking the

The Kowloon Canton Railway, which links the Hong Kong's mainland section with the main southern Chin

Florida Rock & Tank Lines Inc. reported second quarter earnings rose to $840,000, or 19 cents a shar

ILA Puts Off Search For Executive VPThe International Longshoremen's Association is holding

Law Passed in NY To Regulate VDT UseHAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - What is probably the first law in the

Exxon Chemical Co.'s Australian subsidiary Altona Petrochemical Co. is investing $16 million in upgr

Iraq said its warplanes attacked a ship in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, but there was no immediate

PAINEWEBBER INC. (New York) - Elizabeth Mugar Eveillard was named a managing director and head of th

George Ball, chief executive of Prudential-Bache Securities Inc., said Wednedsay that he advocated t

Rep. Leon E. Panetta, D-Calif., said a surge in produce imports intensifies concerns that foreign fr

Small companies in the United States continue to outperform big business, according to the American

Microsoft Corp. said it plans to establish a software development center in India in three to five y

The official launch of a new cross-channel freight train ferry scheduled for today was called off be

The head of marketing for the Maryland Port Administration, Edward G. Ryznar, is resigning Friday to

CF Airfreight's decision to selectively raise the price of heavyweight freightcarriage domes

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

Iran says that the oil platforms attacked by the United States last month were two of its most activ

Styrene Monomer Spot Prices SoarStyrene monomer spot prices have catapulted up more than 10

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

Island officials vow they will get fire protection at San Juan's port even if they have to do it by

In an effort to reverse a potentially damaging situation, Reagan administration officials are claim

The seamen who have brought Britain's cross-channel ferry services to a virtual standstill in a desp

Air transport prices for freight and passengers in the European Community might increase as the EC f

Bank Failures May Rise In '88, Says FDIC ChiefThe number of bank failures in the Federal Dep

Hapag-Lloyd Profits Increase by One-ThirdFRANKFURT, West Germany - Hapag-Lloyd AG, the West

The United Steelworkers of America, or USW, announced it will petition the Occupational Safety and H

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P.A.M. Says Earnings Down, Revenue UpTONTITOWN, Ark. - P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. r

The Federal Maritime Commission has levied penalties of $10,000 each on an ocean carrier, a non-vess

International Business Machines Corp. said it has produced the first fully functioning computer chip

The severity of the Los Angeles office building fire last week was almost without precedent, because

Maxell Corp. of America has introduced a two-inch floppy disk for use in taking video snapshots.

Senate Finance Committee members outlined for administration officials Tuesday a host of their conce