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Dow Chemical Net Increased in QuarterMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co.'s fourth-quarter net

Acquisition of two more extra-large container cranes to serve larger-than- Panama x ships was author

Jan. 28, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A fire in a container hold aboard a West German ship docked in Brooklyn slowed unloading operations

Efforts are apparently under way to sidestep legislation requiring the owner- operator of those 11 K

The United States and 15 other Western nations pledged Thursday to work harder at plugging technolog

Conrail Income Rises in QuarterConsolidated Rail Corp. earned $79 million, or $1.15 a share,

Insurance underwriters and brokers are accusing each other of having lost sight of reason as they sl

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second leading port for containerized general cargo, has inaugurated its fi

Hughes Unit Unveils Electroplating EyeEL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The Radar Systems Group of Hughes

During the last decade, business at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has grown faster than th

Star Gas Buys Propane BusinessMOORESTOWN, N.J. - Star Gas Corp. said it bought the propane g

An international truce on subsidizing exports of farm products was proposed by Sir Roy Denman, the a

Six out of 10 California small business owners offer their employees health insurance, however, 84 p

Up to 3,000 employees may be laid off at TRW's Space and Defense Sectorbecause a major contr

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

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

Jan. 27, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

A storm over the lack of progress in implementing standards for automation interface is brewing amon

Attention foreign businessmen: Interested in hunting or trapping a real Russian bear or moose in 198

Houston Ship Repair Gets Marad ContractThe Maritime Administration has awarded a $933,248 co

Iraqi warplanes slammed an Exocet missile into a Cypriot supertanker on charter to Iran in a predawn

Top officials of Toshiba Corp. outlined Wednesday their company's measures to prevent a recurrence o

Japan's plans to launch a financial futures market by March 1988 will not be a major threat to the l

The U.S. dollar is likely to end 1988 at about 145.00 yen and 1.80 deutsche marks, two Hong Kong eco

The New Jersey Supreme Court has issued a ruling that may enable accident victims riding in cars ope

Once labeled the sleeping giant of Texas foreign trade zones, Brownsville Foreign-Trade Zone No. 62

U.S. port leaders realize they need to provide the framework for users to communicate via computer,

A solid flow from a third field has revived hopes that the Timor Sea could become a major source of

Coal Hauler: Buildup Of Inventories LaggingWith the coal industry facing a possible mine wor

Reagan's '89 Budget Calls for End to ICCOffice of Management and Budget Director James Mille

Burnham Service Corp.'s board accepted the acquisition bid of an international investor's group that

Representatives of Mississippi River pilots say they are sorry to see the Coast Guard's vessel monit

The World Bank, which has been criticized as neglecting environmental problems, announced the appoin

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Hong Kong's December exports amounted to HK$18.8 billion (US$2.4 billion), up nearly 10 percent from

Pennwalt Hikes Peroxide PricesBUFFALO, N.Y. - The Lucidol division of Pennwalt Corp. is rais

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, already besieged by court orders and labor woes, now faces thre

Home heating oil prices nudged slightly higher last week, but seasonal price increases are only half