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The big question in the U.S. importing and exporting communities is: When will Congress decide to ma

Grant Hutchison, marketing manager for Datapost International, makes no extravagant boasts for the R

December 29, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. apparently has agreed to provide $200 million to A.H. Robins Co., manufa

Expenditures unaccounted for by Japanese companies - possibly secret political donations or customer

Witco Unit Hikes Soybean Oil PriceThe Argus division of Witco Corp. announced a 5-cent-a-pou

The proposed merger of the bulk of the Australian operations of auto giants General Motors and Toyot

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The ocean shipping industry and its supporters in Congress are headed for a shoot-out with the Reaga

When a U.S. manufacturer tried to export plastic drinking cups to West Germany, his efforts flopped

U.S. exporters and importers won't be jumping for joy New Year's Day. On that day, some 50 n

U.S. alligator is the rage in London. Louisiana crawfish are taking hold in Stockholm. What could be

Bids for projects to modernize and expand Bahia Blanca, Argentina's leading deepwater Atlantic coast

Even before the smoke had cleared from Monday's announcement of its $1.8 billion acquisition of the

Times are good for the insurance industry. At least for now. After being pilloried by the pu

A cruise task force, feeling pressure from the start of gambling cruises in Mississippi, agreed to s

Soviet shipping companies, in line with "perestroika," will be much more active domestically and int

The Sea-Land Kodiak is the third and final new containership Sea-Land has put into the Pacific North

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Carriers Seek Nod On Discussion AccordThree liner companies and a rate-making body in the tr

Romania Says It Won't Need New Loans in '88BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania said it will be able

Although nothing has ever been built with $33.9 million in bonds issued in August 1985 by Barbourvil

Commonwealth Edison Co. is nearing the deadline to make key decisions before it can construct a coal

The Interstate Commerce Commission's staff is looking for ways to expedite the agency's examination

Guilford Transportation Industries says a federal judge's refusal to consider a union-sought injunct

USAir Group Prepays $400 Million on LoansUSAir Group Inc. has prepaid a total of $400 millio

Pretax profit of Indonesia's state-run energy monopoly Pertamina dropped by nearly half in the fisca

Engelhard Corp. said it plans to acquire the specialty chemical businesses of the Harshaw/Filtrol Pa

Union efforts to increase wages for newly hired truck drivers could be a major sticking point when T

Diversion of thousands of Canadian cargoes through Puget Sound ports might be curtailed, starting as

Trucking industry officials offered qualified praise for a congressional move aimed at resolving a f

At least two of Asia's large textile producers are already expressing concern about the U.S. market

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

A Massachusetts utility has sued Boston Edison Co. for mismanaging the Pilgrim nuclear plant, and as

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A tattered Mexican crouches under the drooping paunch of a cigar-smoking banker, propping up the bel

Railroads Set Record In Freight HandlingWith a little more than one week to go, U.S. railroa

The U.S. plastics industry performed well in 1987 and is poised for an encore in 1988. This

Operating income for the property/casualty insurance industry increased to $13.7 billion in 1987, up