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New Miss Maritime Crowned in New YorkJoyce Carmela" Baglietto, an office manager at P&O Bulk

Australian Exports Of Wheat Seen FallingAustralian wheat exports are forecast to total 14.5

A private analyst who specializes in agriculture gives Congress high marks for the new tax overhaul

What's a former pharmacy student from south-central Georgia doing atthe Port of Charleston? Helping

While the Greek freighter Golden Chariot was docked at the Port of Sacramento to pick up 15,000 tons

The sleek, white luxury liners that once cruised the Mediterranean packed with big-spending American

Western Airlines, 60 years old and the oldest continually operating air carrier in the country, is s

Faster progress must be made by Taiwan in reducing its towering trade surplus with the United States

Stevedores at Argentine ports imposed partial strike action claiming employers were not keeping to a

PG&E Gets Approval To Cut Electricity RateThe state Public Utilities Commission approved a 6

Faster progress must be made by Taiwan in reducing its towering trade surplus with the United States

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe said Japan will continue to improve access to its dome

Low-Cost Korean Model May Spur IBM MoveHyundai, the South Korean company known for its cheap

Britain's National Institute of Economic and Social Research downgraded its forecast of world econom

The yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar has hurt major Japanese corporations, resulting in a

An overhaul of state liability insurance laws and a federal product liability standard are needed to

The board of harbor commissioners approved port tariff increases expected to generate an additional

The United States sold more electronics products and services to Canada than to any other nation dur

CLOSING IN ON THE CLOSED CLAIMS FILES. We once heard Hank Greenberg, head of American Intern

Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., citing doubts about lap-only safety belts, is calling on Transportation S

Restriction Exceptions On Snuff Ads CriticizedTwo congressmen say exceptions to proposed fed

The outlook for U.S. transport industries appears uncertain while chances of a ''mini-recession" lat

Pennsylvania's new law permitting auto insurers to continue to set rates based on sex is being chall

New Jersey's measles epidemic is over, but the 904 cases reported in the last 10 months is the highe

Dorcas Hardy, a New Right foe of big government who recently took charge of the massive Social Secur

Stocks were mixed in active trading Thursday in a muted reaction to the Federal Reserve's half-point

The U.S. dollar was about unchanged on balance Thursday against most other major foreign currencies.

Travelers Corp. is expected to continue to lag the property/casualty insurance industry's earnings r

Japan Standing Firm On Its Discount RateJapanese banking officials said Japan will not immed

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

Thursday, August 21,1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU.K

Platinum deposits that could potentially double the volume of South Africa's platinum-bearing ore ha

The Soviet Union will have to reconsider the siting of atomic power plants near populated areas beca

Vista Chemical Co. completed refinancing and consolidating its outstanding bank debt with a revised

For the week ended Aug. 9, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equ

Q:You're spending $500 million on expansion when other shipping companies are taking losses and cutt

A $22.7 million contract to overhaul the destroyer USS Fletcher wasawarded to the Long Beach Naval S

Exports of U.S. farm commodities this year may total only $26.5 billion, the lowest value in nearly

The Federal Maritime Commission adopted final rules to standardize the filing of anti-rebating certi

Final details for restructuring of Wah Kwong Shipping & Investment Co. Ltd. go to creditors today,