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THE COAL AND RAILROAD INDUSTRIES have been at loggerheads for years. Coal men complain the r

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The world's premier body regulating trade needs overhauling to make it more effective, the chairman

Brazil's External Debt Rises to $121 BillionRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's external debt

TOP STORIES: Sichuan, hampered by isolation, is putting a new emphasis on foreign trade with

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Calls for greater standardizing of intermodal equipment and the national containerized freight syste

A U.S. failure to ratify the pending U.S.-Canadian trade accord could sour U.S.-Canadian relations,

Optimism among plant managers of U.S. manufacturing facilities nationwide rebounded sharply, though

The Supreme Court Wednesday declared Congress can tax all income from interest on state and local bo

Wed., April 20, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

A vacuum in demand for dry cargo vessels has pushed freight rates sharply lower over the past month,

Japan Making Progress On Technology PolicyJapan has made great strides in trying to prevent

Spotlight Fades in US On Enhanced RecoveryTULSA, Okla. - Low oil prices have lead to a 28 pe

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

The national assembly faces a showdown with the government today over a politically sensitive copyr

The government plans to lower tariffs on imported cars and reduce several domestic taxes on foreign

Gesturing across the water, Peter Curran, chief executive of Angus Fine Chemicals Ltd., pointed to t

French Finance Minister Edouard Balladur Wednesday announced the creation of a committee of financia

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The fifth annual Liberty Cup Yacht Race will be held in New York July 6-10. International sk

A growing number of services are becoming available to help shipowners faced with the increasingly d

A maritime conference and a tariff bureau think conferences should be allowed to limit their member

At least five major North American chemical companies are planning or studying expansions of ethylen

The Massachusetts Port Authority still plans to implement its controversial Logan International Airp

WeatherData Inc., commercial weather consultants, has contracted to provide daily forecasts for Sout

War-Risk Rates Up For Persian Gulf ShipsInsurers have raised their premiums for war-risk ins

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BASF Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million PenaltyBASF Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.3 million civil pen

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Nedlloyd, the diversified Dutch transport and energy group, is the star performer on the Amsterdam s

American Telephone & Telegraph Co.'s board elected President Robert E. Allen as chairman and chief e

Railroad Wants RI To Reconsider OrderWOONSOCKET, R.I. - The Providence & Worcester Railroad

Politicians and coal industry executives are calling for the creation of a government-backed coal ma

Mack Reports Increase In Quarterly IncomeALLENTOWN, Pa. - Mack Trucks Inc. reported net inco

April 19, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

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Stock Crash Report Due in Three WeeksWASHINGTON - A working group that includes the top fina

Polysar Inc. and Eco Corp. have formed a joint venture, Environmental Plastics, that will focus on t

Merck & Co.'s first-quarter net income increased 35 percent to $271 million, or $2.06 a share, from