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Put Kuwaiti flags on Persian Gulf oil tankers, let the U.S. Navy guard them and charge the Kuwaitis

GENERAL NEWS Congress this week should pass next fiscal year's budget plan even though the p

Computer security losses for a broad array of corporations have decreased sharply in the past year,

The Charterers Mutual Assurance Association Ltd., launched early in 1986 as the first mutual insuran

NJ Moves to Soften Liquor Liability LawsAfter years of lobbying, restaurant and tavern owner

Japan's top economic planning official said he is confident in attaining the nation's goal of 3.5 pe

Utilities are stocking up on coal to meet the summer peak demand for air- conditioning. Othe

Boston Edison Gets Peak Demand HelpBoston Edison Co. will be able to reduce its load by up t

The U.S. trade representative's office is urging importers to support legislation to adopt the Harmo

The latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show that U.S. peanut farmers have reduced pro

California's controversial requirement for the listing and control of cancer- causing or genetically

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

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

Busy Houston Intercontinental Airport officially opened a new 10,000-footrunway, modeled aft

While in Washington, John Snow was one of a group of railroad representatives who worked long and ha

The total cost of removing a stranded barge from a bridge abutment last winter will reach close to $

Ryder Freight System Inc. continued to lose money in the first quarter despite efforts by its corpor

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Britain's largest containerport, Felixstowe, reported record cargo traffic figures for 1986 but a de

Japan's top economic planning official said he is confident in attaining the nation's goal of 3.5 pe

The Democrat-controlled Congress this week is expected finally to pass its budget blueprint for fisc

Direct foreign investment in Japan has increased in recent years but is smaller and growing far more

North Sea oil prices held steady on the European spot market last week, with Brent for July delivery

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said that the country's proven oil and gas reserves were higher

June 19, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

BP Canada Envisions Wolf Lake ExpansionCALGARY, Alberta - BP Canada, in partnership with Pet

New discussions between representatives of the governments of the United States and Japan concerning

The Japanese are paying record prices for membership in the Toronto Stock Exchange and Canadian fina

Fri., June 19, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Buying of Cargo Ships For Navy QuestionedThe chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fishe

Top Stories Container carriers remain cautiously optimistic even though the dollar's fall ha

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission refused to be nudged off its course in dealing with Peru's carg

Ingersoll-Rand Co. has established two manufacturing operations with factories in China, the company

The more than 1,500 asbestos-related claims filed by seamen in Ohio are part of an avalanche of case

The police are ready this time for James D. Worden. As he hurtles down Massachusetts Avenue

A research group calculates that 12 million non-elderly would still be without health insurance if e

Judge Howard C. Buschman III leaned well forward and held his temple with his left hand, obviously m

U.S. textile companies could be selling more in Hong Kong if they put their minds to it, a new repor

U.S. companies have difficulty exporting because they don't let locals do the marketing abroad, acco

Duty to Be Assessed On Argentine WoolA 6.23 percent countervailing duty will be assessed by