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When Ronald M. Brooke decided to start a business, he expected that he could also contribute to a wo

The Federal Maritime Commission launched a probe Monday into whether some chocolate and wine shipper

Dockworkers from Maine to Texas will vote Aug. 1 on a new 14-month master contract with waterfront e

Think service, not cost, when it comes to providing express delivery of goods. This was the

As the Massachusetts Legislature struggles to decide if residents should pay the nation's highest in

The state will seek to take over Cadillac Insurance Co. of Farmington Hills, which state insurance b

Demand for polyvinyl chloride is expected to fall sharply in 1989 and 1990 as the U.S. real estate m

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2,000 WORKERS STRIKE SOUTHERN WOOD MILLSCROSSETT, Ark. - About 2,000 plywood workers at five

Weather and supplies were expected to be the keys that define U.S. old-crop/ new-crop cash corn spre

July 10, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Striking miners did not return to their jobs in eastern states Monday, making it the 25th day that t

Major airlines, for whom cargo long has been an afterthought, recently have begun to pay more attent

A new plan, suggested by L. William Seidman, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., to ins

It's a tough world out there for U.S. yarn mills looking to export many of the same goods produced a

EC MAY LIFT CURBS ON JAPANESE PRODUCTSBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commission

A major Japanese steamship line is adding a regular Northwest port call to its weekly service betwee

During June, the CRB Futures Index, containing prices of 21 commodities, made a 16-month low and the

COLTON & CO. (Washington) - J.F. "Fred" Hillman was named vice president of the management consultin

Commercial operation of the newly built Iraq-Saudi Arabian oil pipeline is set to begin on schedule

AIR EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL (Darien, Conn.) - Paul J. Gallagher was named vice president-international

Cathay Pacific Airways has purchased a Unisys Corp. 1100/92 mainframe, three new 2200/400 systems an

The Massachusetts Port Authority is seeking proposals for leasing of its Mystic Pier 1, adjacent to

Sen. John Heinz is leading a small group of lawmakers in a showdown with commercial groups over a pr

Mon., July 10, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

A steel mill is melting down old Soviet tanks to make car parts and steel pipes, a company spokesman

When a tobacco shipper tired of water damaging cigarette loads, it turned to BJK Industries Inc.

Mathers to Head J&H Group NEW YORK - Charles W. Mathers, a senior vice president, was named

Grain markets are entering a very critical growing period for grains and soybeans, when traders hang

Japanese companies are outspending their U.S. rivals on new plant and equipment and that spells trou

JUDGE APPROVES SALE OF COLECO TO HASBROA federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of f

The coal terminal at Morehead City, N.C., opened as the coal export boom was fading, and the termina

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorized that Philadelphia Electric Co. be issued a low-pow

The Markets and Money column on Page 7A of the June 27 issue of The Journal of Commerce should have

The Pacific Northwest's largest processor of imported cars is taking over three similar companies in

1391 (July 10, 1989) Previous day - 1392 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Top executives of more than a dozen leading containership lines met here to attempt to reach agreeme

COPPERWELD TO BUILD NEW PLANT IN ALABAMACopperweld Corp. will expand its structural tubing b

The Dairy State has become a focal point in a simmering agribusiness controversy over a genetically