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John Dutton has big plans for the Alabama State Docks. For starters the new director is hoping to de

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

The Alabama State Docks, saddled with a $13 million annual debt service for McDuffie Terminals, suff

International Terminal Operating Corp., the largest stevedoring firm operating in the port of Baltim

The focus of the competition among U.S. ship operators for increased service in the mainland-Hawaii-

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

The Environmental Protection Agency will not seek immediate sanctions against the 28 urban problem a

Pfizer Inc. has increased 1987 research and development investment by 20 percent to $400 million.

Dow Boosts Price Of Styrene MonomerDow Chemical U.S.A. will increase the price of styrene mo

The U.S. dollar dropped to another postwar low against the yen Friday and had difficulty rebounding

Celanese Increases Ethylene Oxide PriceCelanese Chemical Co. announced an increase of 2 cent

The Japan Fund Inc. adjourned its annual meeting until May 15 because ithasn't yet received

An employees' union of Union Carbide of India Ltd. plans to try to block the company from closing a

Squibb Posts Rise In Income, SalesJournal of Commerce StaffPRINCETON, N.J. - Squibb

Two New York legislators say a proposed insurance department regulation to restrict health insurers'

The municipal bond insurance industry will likely see Ambac Indemnity Corp. become a much tougher co

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Thursday, April 23, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has taken another step in the globalization of its business by an

To hear some politicians, labor leaders and lobbyists talk, the trade deficit is causing lost jobs,

America loves to compete and loves to win. Whether it is the race to land a man on the moon,

A leading insurance consumer advocate says tort reforms have nothing to do with the easing of the in

State tree growers are facing a transportation crisis: they can't find enough Belgian draft horses t

The American Insurance Association said it is considering asking the Florida Supreme Court for a reh

Tennessee Valley Authority awarded four spot market contracts in mid-April covering deliveries of 51

A state Supreme Court judge Friday threw out New York's tough restrictions on smoking in public plac

Aetna L&C Posts Operating GainHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Life & Casualty Co. reported first qua

Mass. to Start Stricter Drunk Driver ProgramMassachusetts will implement a stricter program

Australian producers of steam coal cannot bear further price reductions being demanded by Japanese b

Weeks after the start of the new Japanese fiscal year, Pittston Coal Co. negotiators will visit Toky

After 35 million years or so underground, Northern Ireland's lignite soon may make its commercial de

Ivan F. Boesky, a key figure in Wall Street's insider trading scandal, pleaded guilty Thursday to on

US Seen Likely to Sell More Wheat to USSRSYDNEY, Australia - The United States may sell up t

Chicago's futures exchanges began gearing up for a big influx of foreign business beginning next mon

Financial futures markets overseas are likely to lure a considerable amount of money from Japanese i

The Chicago Board of Trade's evening trading session for Treasury bond and Treasury note futures has

World coffee supply-demand is more in balance than a year ago and there has been no price war among

Ashland Oil Inc. reported net income of $1 million, or 2 cents a share, for its 1987 second fiscal q

Most of the 1,400 miners who have staged a two-week stoppage at a pit in Croatia apparently ignored