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A sweeping ban on the use of plastic grocery bags and food containers was approved Tuesday by the Su

Dow Corning Hikes Silicone Fluid PricesMIDLAND, Mich. - List prices of certain silicone flui

March 30, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Rumors that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might hold a special meeting to shore

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a slightly expanded version of legislatio

No bureaucracy is an island, especially when it comes to standardized electronic communications.

XTRA Corp. Agrees To Sell Rolling StockBOSTON - XTRA Corp. said it has reached agreement to

From a yacht gliding between cruise ships and historic schooners, the commanding view would be of br

March 30, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

Traffic Club of Newark, monthly meeting will feature computer trends in transportation, April 5. Tow

We're in an upper room in a modest concrete block building on the Brooklyn waterfront. It's in the R

The outflow of capital from Japan peaked last year and is now falling, American Express Bank Ltd. sa

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

Negotiators for the Teamsters union and the trucking industry may miss today's deadline for completi

The owner of a big ladies' wear shop near Quebec City says his buying habits could change significan

Gerald Corrigan is a beefy man with a commanding mien and something like $15 billion to spend to kee

There is not enough money to satisfy all of the players involved in the effort to reform the maritim

Monsanto Chemical Co. saved money in 1987 by reconfiguring barge movements and streamlining other tr

Spring is a time for impulsive action. But benzene trading is almost non- existent and prices have n

Supplies of gasoline and distillate fuel both declined last week, according to the American Petroleu

Japan's Transport Ministry officially approved plans Wednesday by three major shipbuilding groups to

A government-appointed arbitrator has sided with unionized workers at a $218 million grain terminal

Scandinavian Airlines System has signed a letter of intent to study acquiring a 40 percent interest

DIRECT CONTAINER LINE INC. (Gardenia, Calif.) - Sever al promotions in the New York regional office

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's scheduled report on the hog and pig population today is expect

Staar Surgical, Canon Slate Japan VentureMONROVIA, Calif. - Staar Surgical Co. has signed a

The Reagan administration's top trade official says U.S. tariffs on Canadian plywood won't be lowere

Traditional Exports Crude oil, coffee, copper, gold, silver, tin, cotton, sugar, lead and ch

Peter Simsa is the very model of a modern East bloc businessman. He has his own company, a c

In its boldest move yet to woo Taiwan back into the fold, the Chinese government Wednesday promised

Hoechst AG, the West German chemical concern, said Wednesday that 1987 pretax group profit grew 10.4

Texaco Inc.'s British exploration subsidiary has made a significant natural gas and condensate disco

Deputy Secretary of Energy William Martin disclosed that the U.S. and Italian governments will sign

The Port of Dover desperately needs an improved highway linking it with London and the rest of the c

The Union Pacific Fruit Express said carloadings of fresh and frozen produce increased 8 percent in

A COMMENT by U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter regarding the People's Republic of China rang

Despite reports of sabotage and other incidents, the Panama Canal is reported to be functioning norm

If Texaco Inc. thought for a moment that life after bankruptcy would be easy, it has learned otherwi

Guardian Royal Exchange PLC, one of Britain's major insurance companies, on Wednesday reported a 21

Attorney General Bob Butterworth and Insurance Commissioner Bill Gunter are exploring Florida's opti