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Top representatives of the port and shipping industries will probe the future shape of seaports and

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION RISES 0.7 PERCENT IN FRANCEFrench industrial production, excluding con

''Saudia Arabia: Yesterday and Today," an exhibit described on Page 1A of the Friday, May 18 Journal

As the Philippines struggles to find more domestic energy supplies, its import costs are soaring.

Using inefficient, turn-of-century technology to process table salt at its St. Clair, Mich., mines,

Parliamentarians from East and West Europe Friday proposed creating a $400 billion "Marshall Plan" t

BRIX MARITIME ORDERS TOP CAPACITY BOX BARGEPORTLAND, Ore. - Brix Maritime Co., Portland, Ore

PAN AM PURSUES SALE OF SHUTTLEPan Am Corp. Friday said it is pursuing the possible sale "or

May 18, 1990 JAPAN*Financial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is likely to use the full $566 million appropriation granted by C

Recent toll increases on the Massachusetts Turnpike may be driving traffic off the road, confirming

Xerox Corp. will introduce a line of electronic copiers later this year that will set the pace for

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The International Trade Commission in June will start work on a rare import case - a petition by Key

A private Japanese company and a government research center discovered a way to turn plastic waste i

May 18, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Frank Iarossi, the former head of Exxon Shipping Co., sees one bright spot in the black story of the

PRICES OF OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES CONTRACTS moved up last week, but the closely watched Julycontract f

MASS. INSURERS WARNED ON AUTO RATE HIKESMassachusetts Insurance Commissioner Timothy Gailey

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

In an effort to protect small grain producers, the Department of Agriculture will continue to block

Orient Overseas (Holdings) Ltd. bounced back into profit in 1989, buoyed by stronger business despit

Baltimore's new Seagirt containership terminal, whose opening has been delayed by labor unrest, fina

The Federal Aviation Administration, as part of an internal study, is considering banning certain ty

Borden Inc. said it will spend $70 million to build new pasta and food service plants. The N

The worst oil pollution accident in Britain in six years has focused attention on the double-skin ta

PHILIP MORRIS MAKES MOVE IN EAST GERMANYPhilip Morris Cos. agreed Thursday to take over an E

China's wage increases continued to outstrip price rises in April, but urban inflation, a catalyst b

Thu., May 17, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Regional economic strength and the demise of several competing freight haulers helped Southeastern t

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Thursday, except against sterling, which rallied on fresh rumors Brita

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The Chicago Board of Trade's plan to develop two insurance futures contracts is likely to face a num

A Japanese energy company that wants to start production in November 1991 at what wouldbe Alaska's s

BREAKDOWNS SPARK POWER CUTS IN HAVANABreakdowns in several electric generating stations touc

Soviet and Eastern European exports of coal, oil, gas and electricity to Western Europe and North Am

NY ASSEMBLY PASSES PETROLEUM TAX BILLALBANY, N.Y. - Higher petroleum taxes passed the New Yo

Aluminum ingots- $1,900-$1,990 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7%

INSPECTION FINDS DEFECTS IN 30 PERCENT OF TRUCKSAbout 30 percent of the trucks and buses exa

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