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Argentine President Raul Alfonsin told Citicorp Chairman John Reed that Third World governments, co

Imports from the United States, Hong Kong's No. 4 supplier of goods, jumped 31 percent in March to r

US, Korean Firms Plan Laser CollaborationSTURBRIDGE, Mass. - Samsung Aerospace Industries Lt

What is hoped will be a major overhaul of Brazil's arbitrary and obstructionist trade structure is

Brazil and its commercial bank creditors reached a preliminary agreement on a $62 billion debt-restr

The words flow from him in a swift articulate stream, never missing a syllable, spearing each point

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange leadership said Tuesday the suspension of program trading by some br

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -0.37

Higher margins on stock index futures will do little to dampen stock market volatility, two economis

Landon H. Rowland still talks like a man who expects to own and operate the Southern Pacific Transpo

This index alphabetically lists all companies and other operating organizations such as ports mentio

In what appears to be a major political defeat for a senior government colleague, Thai Prime Ministe

The Federal Maritime Commission will take another look today at the space- chartering plan of Sea-L

High-speed catamarans may be entering the ferry race for New York commuters. One of the swif

Tilt-Train Technology Demonstration PlannedMassachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and the Coa

The Port of Los Angeles and Matson Terminals Inc. submitted a $115,000 settlement offer to the Feder

The Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania and two large insurers will appeal a recent state court rul

A forthcoming book from The Brookings Institution finds that average awards in tort cases have incre

Academy Insurance Group Inc. is going back to basic training. The life, health and accident

Chile expects to sign an agreement by the end of June with its 320 creditor banks for collateralizin

New plant and equipment investments by Japanese corporations will grow at least 8.8 percent in fisca

AIR CARGO The managing director of Atlasair downplays the threat of America's integrated ope

Record low prices for natural gas this spring have led some producers to keep their product in the g

US Sprint Users Now Can Call W. GermanyKANSAS CITY, Mo. - United States-based long distance

One air forwarder is betting that air shippers want a full range of service choices beyond simple ov

Exxon Chemical Co.'s Polymers group acquired a structural thermoplastic composites business for prod

W.R. Grace & Co. announced capital expenditures of $400 million in 1988 for Grace Specialty Chemical

Detroit Edison Co. said it has a pressing agenda that precludes it from getting into ventures with c

The Port of Rotterdam has reported a sharp jump in transshipped cargo in the first quarter of 1988,

1391.0 (May 10, 1988) Previous day - 1387.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchang

Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. has told the Interstate CommerceCommission that KCSI sh

Maritime Administrator John A. Gaughan will confer with the Justice Department this week to decide w

Shipowners, lawyers and insurers are looking at the possibility of legal claims against Iran and Ira

A leading Hawaiian businessman and the mayor of Honolulu made it clear Tuesday they welcome legitima

Diamond-Star Plant Ahead of ScheduleNORMAL, Ill. - Workers will begin assembling cars at the

Talk is priceless, if the impact of phone service failure on northeastern Illinois businesses is a g

Mid-sized drug wholesalers have to hang together if they are to avoid being strangled by their giant

He's a loudmouthed, whining pitchman in his television commercials, but auto dealer Jolly John Pulsi

W. German Crushers Denounce US SubsidiesFRANKFURT, West Germany - West Germany's crushing in

Leather Goods From Tuscany. May 9-13. Features fine leather goods from theTuscan region in I