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CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO. (New York) - Hendrik Laverge and Thomas Dean were elected senior vice presiden

Risk managers played a significant part in solving the problems facing them during the hard insuranc

Corporate insurance buyers reported that easing market conditions improved availability for many typ

Foreign exhibitors at the nation's biggest furniture show report generally improved sales, partly be

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

Computers are good at removing humans from tedious, labor-intensive tasks such as order processing o

Clifford H. Straub was appointed vice president, finance and administration of Atlantic Container Li

Some heavy truck dealers are putting their customers in front of a computer before they put them beh

Union Carbide Corp.'s quest for overall corporate quality prompted the company to begin funneling vi

Ferryboat crews in a major southwestern port went on strike Tuesday, stranding thousands of people,

A cooperative looking for financial sponsorship and a factory seeking to get rid of worthless cans m

Hong Kong's chief executive Tuesday acknowledged that the colony indeed has a brain drain problem, b

Digital Microwave Gets Big Order from BritainSAN JOSE, Calif. - Digital Microwave Corp. has

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

The European Community Tuesday said preliminary talks with Japan regarding shipbuilding capacity wer

Jacques B. Michell, president of the Associated Branch Pilots, is the 1987 recipient of the C. Alvin

The railroad industry, along with the rest of U.S. industry, is rebounding and competition is improv

The Massachusetts Port Authority has adjusted its dockage rates to include a cap on the amount charg

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

Film Exchange Changes HandsInternational Film Exchange Ltd., which distributes U.S. movies t

A U.S. trade program for the Caribbean that has been criticized in the region over the past four yea

By law, U.S. utilities can't import uranium from South Africa. Yet, South African uranium manages to

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III and U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter lobbied Republic

Texas Air Corp. Chairman Frank Lorenzo Tuesday led a counterattack against adverse publicity from th

The chief textile negotiator for the United States stepped out of his usual role. This is th

Borg-Warner Specialty Chemicals is increasing the list price of Blendex modifier resins by 5 cents a

The Senate has some bad news for boat owners who hate to scrape barnacles off the hull. The

A panel discussion on the sharing of global information led to a spirited debate over the rise of gl

The United States and Japan are a long, long way away from reaching an agreement on abolishing Japan

Timothy J. Rhein, president of American President Lines, was beaming with the radiance of a man who

A negotiated agreement that calls for the Port of Seattle to contribute $7 million toward a $46 mill

April 19, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Port and labor officials in the Great Lakes are confused and upset over terms of an apparent labor p

At a brief ceremony Tuesday, the New Jersey State Police received five checks totaling $158,808.75 a

Tue., April 19, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Rohm & Haas Co. announced that it will increase its capacity for manufacturing methyl methacrylate,

Rohm & Haas announced record first quarter earnings of $62.2 million, or 93 cents a share, compared

American Airlines Inc. has been ordered to pay a New York film company damages of $10.5 million, aft

One of the last major U.S. port regions without an electronic service centerplans to pay a c

The U.S. dollar hovered in tight ranges and remained firm against key currencies except the yen Tues