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French chemicals manufacturers scored record output, profit and investments in 1988, but remain more

A major factor affecting prices in the soybean complex is the development of South American oilseed

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Tennessee Eastman Co. announced plans to double production capacity at itsKingsport, Tenn.,

A national fuel supply cooperative said it will build a new mine in the coal- flooded Powder River B

Continued fears of debt-payment moratoriums hammered down prices in the secondary market last week,

The United States needs a tax policy aimed at encouraging capital investment, according to the head

ECONOMIC EXPANSION TO CONTINUE IN JAPANJapan's economic expansion is likely to last at least

The Boeing 747-200 freighter belonging to Flying Tigers, which crashed in Malaysia on Sunday was ins

The High Court here gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the Australian Mutual Provident Life Association o

LABOR SEEKS DELAY OF EASTERN STRIKEBAL HARBOUR, Fla. - Labor leaders asked President Bush to

The Coast Guard is looking for applicants to sit on the Towing Safety Advisory Committee. Th

Major European futures and options markets have formed a group to represent their interests within t

BDP INTERNATIONAL INC. (Philadelphia) - James P. Burke was appointed manager of export operations/li

The decision of the European Community and the United States to call a truce in their long-running d

John A. Bohn Jr. will resign Feb. 28 as president and chairman of the Export- Import Bank of the Uni

Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter may be facing an early test of his power within the Bush admin

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS SIGNS HELICOPTER PACTCANBERRA, Australia - McDonnell Douglas signed an agr

South Korea will back a Seoul tycoon's agreement to build a tourist resort in the communist North -

The story headlined "FMC Revokes Licenses of 13 Forwarders," which appeared on page 3B in The Journa

1502 (Feb. 21, 1989) Previous day - 1495 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

For a limited time, the shipping conference for Asian imports to the United States and Canada is off

Small suppliers are being crucified on a cross of silicon by electronic data interchange-obsessed re

The Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense has filled in the spaces dealing with how, when and wh

The chairman of American Telephone & Telegraph Co. said the seven regional Bell telephone companies

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NEW ENGLAND: United Illuminating Co., New Haven, Conn. MID-ATLANTIC: General Public Utilitie

DEMAND FOR OPEC OIL EXPECTED TO DECLINEWorld demand for Organization of Petroleum Exporting

China's southern island of Hainan, designated as a primary venue for overseas investment, is the fir

Budget Director Richard Darman said Tuesday he saw no possibility President Bush would accept a tax

When George Bush headed the U.S. mission in Beijing in 1974-75, it was almost impossible to buy U.S.

FUJITSU, GTE SIGN TELECOM SERVICE DEALANAHEIM, Calif. - Fujitsu Business Communication Syste

Increased diversion of inbound international cargo to large inland freighthubs will continue

Sparky, a 15-pound beagle, meandered around the baggage carousel at O'Hare International Airport, ca

MATSON FREIGHT AGENCIES INC. (San Francisco) - William S. Williams was named general general manager

Canadian petrochemical giant Nova Corp. has made a strategic move into a new class of sophisticated

ASIAN FARM MARKET COULD AFFECT AUSTRALIASYDNEY, Australia - The prospects for Australia's ag

Indian officials have managed to cut the time it takes to process and approve foreign ventures in In

Tue., Feb. 21, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

SUNKEN PRODUCT TANKER INSURED BY ITS OWNERSThe product tanker Maassluis, which sank in Skikd