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Edmund S. Hawley, formerly with Citicorp, was named vice president of external affairs at Union Paci

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

Ecuador says it has temporarily suspended oil exploration in the Amazonian jungle region where a gro

The ship being dedicated today by Sea-Land Service Inc. - the second of its three new containerships

Management Technologies Inc., an international banking and financial software company, announced Thu

While the Senate debates the fitness of Judge Robert Bork to take the ninth seat on the Supreme Cour

Soviet Foreign Minister Edward Shevardnadze held talks here Thursday with Argentine President Raul A

A federal proposal to reduce gasoline vapor emissions is sparking concern among truck fleets and ref

A key House member suggested looking to estate taxes for revenue to help pay for programs providing

E.F. Hutton Life Insurance Co. announced that it has changed its name to First Capital Life Insuranc

Jardine Strategic Holdings' $391 million purchase of a 20 percent stake in the Wall Street firm Bear

AIR CARGO Dramatic changes were forecast for the air cargo industry. 5BAirlines began their

A House committee report concludes that repealing the law separating bankingfrom securities

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

The Defense Fuel Supply Center wants to buy just over 125,000 metric tons of coal needed next year f

Do you remember AT&T's valiant attempt to fight those outrageous telephone surcharges levied by some

The 5th International Air Freight Days conference ended here Thursday, with some of its 350 visitors

A lack of good harbor facilities is hampering China's development, and major international funding i

"So there I was, junior, guiding Mr. Rogers across Red Square, past St. Basil's Cathedral, and later

The federal government finished the fiscal year Wednesday with Uncle Sam shelling out more than $1 t

Union, Ford of Canada Reach Tentative PactFord of Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers union

Representatives of waterfront management in ports from Maine to Texas met Thursday to discuss possib

Australia Ends Ban On Beef ExporterSYDNEY, Australia - Australia's Department of Primary Ind

1) Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Uti

Emery to Expand Separation CapacityEmery Chemicals has begun construction of a $21 million s

Congress cannot prevent a 39 percent increase in Medicare premiums without adding billions of dollar

The House Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and Hazardous Materials opened an investigation in

The Maritime Administration disclosed its expected decision to charter to Kuwaiti the U.S. governmen

Computer Program Aids Small TruckersSmall and medium trucking companies will get a new tool

Kidder to Expand Currency OperationNEW YORK - Kidder, Peabody & Co. said it plans to establi

The U.S. dollar rose Thursday on an absence of selling rather than any buying interest, traders said

Canadian-U.S. discussions on a proposed free trade agreement were inconclusive again Thursday.

October 1, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

A subsidiary of Dominion Resources Inc. agreed to buy a 50 percent interest in a 192-megawatt hydroe

The U.S. Supreme Court will confront several transportation-related cases in its new term, including

A businessman claiming to represent high-ranking Chinese diplomats illegally tried to export TOW and

Encore Computer Corp. signed a $3 million, three-year agreement with CCS Pte Ltd. of Singapore to be

A.L. Laboratories Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire Barre-National Inc., the leading U.S.

Spain took over from Australia as the country with the worst record for industrial disputes affectin

Saint John Port Days. Sponsored by the Saint John, New Brunswick, Port Development Commission. Oct.