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Life has gotten sweeter for chocolate lovers, thanks to a drop in cocoa prices that has translated i

A civil lawsuit against one of the state's largest wholesale florists charging illegal and improper

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CSX TRANSPORTATION (Baltimore) - James M. White was promoted to assistant vice president, industrial

American Association of Port Authorities. Spring conference. April 6-7. Sheraton Grand Hotel, Washin

Batus Unit Extends Deadline on OfferLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Batus Inc. said Wednesday that its who

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III Wednesday asked a Senate appropriations committee to support t

Wed., March 30, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Alcoa Chairman Paul O'Neill says the company will concentrate on the business that its name reflects

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