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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (New York) - Richard A. Grasso was named president, chief operating officer,

China Copyright Stand Disappoints US GroupA U.S. industry group says it is disappointed by s

Due to its unusual network of business relationships, the custom chemical service industry requires

Strong 1987 demand resulted in major sales gains for paper and allied products companies, according

International buyers and sellers of coking coal are at a standoff - and market activity nearly at a

Canada's westernmost province is indirectly funding a trade mission in Taiwan, breaking a pattern in

British trade minister Alan Clark has complained that British haulage firms are not given the same f

Freight transportation companies may collect damages from shippers who do not pay their bills on tim

The turmoil in Panama brings into sharp focus the lack of an all-U.S. route to bring Alaskan crude o

A flight attendants' union official said Friday that Transportation Department plans to test airline

Prospects of some early international trade accords in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ne

Industry representatives say a proposal to regulate insurance on rental cars in Connecticut is unnec

Union Carbide Corp. is increasing the price of UCON brand water glycol hydraulic fluids, other UCON

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 23,500 tons of coal under seven spot contracts in the

Southern Completes Merger With SavannahThe merger of Savannah Electric & Power Co. and the S

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Canada: Farm Exports To Rise With US PactCanadian farmers will benefit from increased and se

Louisiana's port authorities are gearing up for battle over an issue that has haunted them for three

USAir Places Order For 50 Boeing 737sUSAir Inc. ordered 50 Boeing 737 jetliners in three mod

The U.S. economy should register a respectable increase in this quarter, although it grew a bit slow

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III said he does not want to see any gasoline tax increase, at lea

Maritime Administrator John Gaughan this week begins a crowded spring agenda that includes discussio

The Soviet Union is making major improvements at a dozen ports on the Baltic, the Black Sea and in t

Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. has filed two legal actions over the automobile insurance crisis in Ma

The Asbestos Claims Facility, once praised as a way to reduce the costs of asbestos lawsuits, is con

It happens once, maybe twice a year, and it usually happens about this time. A U.S. company

A top Utah Power & Light Co. official testified that public utilities would still have access to his

Pa. Appropriates Funds For Clean Coal ProjectsHARRISBURG, Pa. - Nearly $536 million in feder

As a minority-owned business, Naughton Energy Co., Pocono Pines, Pa., is given preference in bidding

Two years ago, a number of farmers turned violent against bankers who were foreclosing on their prop

Provisions in a contract between the Springfield Terminal Railway and the United Transportation Unio

Union Tank Ordered To Pay Disputed FeesThe Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the Union

AIG Operating Net Rose in Fourth QuarterAmerican International Group Inc. Thursday reported

Fleets are finding that some of the new truck suspension systems that are soft on drivers are hard o

The Petroleum Authority of Thailand is moving toward launching its own exploration and production co

Greenspan Opposes Oil Import Fee PlanFederal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan discourag

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Diversification of its product base and increasing its size to become the country's largest engineer

Mobile Pizzeria Set To Open in MoscowPISCATAWAY, N.J. - A mobile pizzeria is in on its way t

U.S. computer and computer chip manufacturers have agreed to wage a joint effort to boost their worl