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For the second time since 1987, a municipal bond insurance corporation is putting stock up for publ

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 19,700 tons of coal for its Kingston, Tenn., plant und

Business executives, politicians and academics around the country are participating in a month-long

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Leaders of top U.S. businesses said Friday the economy will grow only moderately this year and next

AMSTAR SUGAR CORP. (New York) - Jack F. Lay was named president and chief executive officer of the n

PHILIPPINES INVESTIGATES BOEING 737 EXPLOSIONMANILA, Philippines - Officials were investigat

Argentina's chief tax collector denied he has launched a "witch hunt" against five international tr

The United States has threatened to maintain the option of unilateral retaliation against its tradin

While the 1990s undoubtedly will be much tougher for the car carriers than the 1980s, the three larg

ILL. EXCHANGE SELLS LONDON UNITED UNITSTwo Illinois Insurance Exchange syndicates have been

MONTANA POWER CO. (Butte, Mont.) - Frank V. Woy, executive vice president of finance and amember of

WASHINGTON - For the week ended May 5, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroad

SOVIETS DELAY ACTION ON REFORM PACKAGEThe Soviet government delayed introduction in Parliame

In August, Harvard University sued a Swedish pharmaceutical company, charging infringement of the sc

PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS' freight ton-miles decreased in April to 64.6 million from 64.8 million i

Swissair is considering taking a 7.5 percent equity stake in Scandinavian Airlines System, Otto Loep

A federal jury found the maker of Hot Shot insecticide guilty of unfair competition and ordered it t

Australia's major players in international transport are looking toward their global operations to c

Tomio Yamamoto, Japan's minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, at the weekend accused U.S

One serious worry for owners of older auto carriers is forced retirement of their vessels. A

A House transportation subcommittee will delay its hearings on overweight cargo containers for a mon

The Port of New York and New Jersey saw a slight decline in its share of the number of ships handled

1313 (May 11, 1990) Previous day - 1317 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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Clean air legislation pending in Congress will take a heavy toll on high- sulfur coal mining in Ohio

Lithuania, locked in an economic blockade that has dried up most of its energy supplies, began limit

VIETNAM COULD BECOME TOP PRODUCTION CENTERVietnam is set to become Asia's primary production

Wanted: manager for a U.S.-Soviet joint venture. Applicant must be prepared to work 12-hour

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

May 10, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

U.S. negotiators at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade talks in Geneva next week will submit

Profits for the nation's largest trucking companies fell 19 percent in the first quarter, with highe

Officials with companies listed as having the nation's largest underfunded pension plans said Thursd

UNICAFE LOWERS FORECAST FOR BRAZIL'S COFFEE CROPSANTOS, Brazil - Unicafe SA, one of Brazil's

U.S. exporters are uncertain the Soviet Union's bid for wheat under the export bonus program will b

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More than 150,000 Americans aboard cruise ships returning from Alaska this summer are going to find

Net earnings climbed 11 percent during the first quarter at Expeditors International, even though th

J.C. Penney Co.'s traditional Asian suppliers are heading south. Rising wage rates and labor