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REGIONAL BLOCS Ireland As a Strategic Gateway to the Single European Market. March 2. 8 a.m.

The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing new, tighter restrictions on small passenger boats, a wide class o

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Rep. Jack Fields, R-Texas, and 23 other House members want to end a program that requires a share of

Many large foreign companies now leave South Africa for economic reasons, not just because of pressu

Corroon & Black Corp. reported net income for the fourth quarter of $8 million, or 47 cents a share,

J.P. MORGAN & CO. (New York) - Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz was named chairman of Morg

Existing U.S. bank regulations are adequate for U.S. banks to deal with Third World debt problems, f

MCI UNIT CUTS PRICES FOR SEVERAL SERVICESBROOK, N.Y. - MCI International, a subsidiary of MC

CNG, JAPEX ACQUIRE MOST ASSETS OF MARKCNG Producing Co., New Orleans, a subsidiary of Consol

The Mediterranean island of Malta is pushing ahead with a series of major new developments designed

A group of Florida freight consolidators charges that a group of ocean carriers' rate increases and

USDA TO CUT $2 BILLION IN COMMODITY PROGRAMSWASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secr

DE FACTO ENERGY POLICY is starting to emerge from the new Bush administration in Washington.

Skyrocketing liability insurance rates are creating a nagging problem in Washington state: how to ke

Business officials showed new wariness about the rising cost of money after last week's interest rat

The New York Insurance Department is stepping up its market conduct investigations to enforce the fl

The United States has called the European Community's bluff in world farm trade talks, and now the E

Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher pledged to try to keep the European Community from imposing prod

Fri. Feb. 24, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

1529 (Feb. 24, 1989) Previous day - 1513 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A decision on a new global coffee pact is now impossible before the International Coffee Organizatio

Two major organizations with substantial influence over economic affairs in the Pacific Rim are faci

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index moved slightly lower at 102.8 Friday, compared with T

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Feb. 24, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

In a significant boost for European trade harmonization, 17 European chemical manufacturers have jus

One of China's main aircraft manufacturers is ready to test its second A5-M attack plane designed fo

Gov. Thomas Kean has enlisted the help of the powerful AFL-CIO in his fight to lower auto insurance

UK HAS TOUGHEST TASK IN G-7 INFLATION FIGHTThe U.K. has the most difficult task of all the m

New York City officials are beginning work to reactivate two container cranes near the new Brooklyn

MARAD AWARDS CONTRACT FOR BOXSHIP CONVERSIONGeorge G. Sharp Inc., New York, N.Y., received a

ASARCO (New York) - Bruce K. Malone was named general manager of the metal refiner's Ray Unit and Jo

Feb. 24, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures Market*PrevClose High Low Vol

ANR SEEKS NOTICE OF GAS BUYING PLANSANR Pipeline Co., a subsidiary of Coastal Corp., Houston

The storm over Salman Rushdie's book, "The Satanic Verses," has raised questions over a recent scram

Farm exports are a long way from the peak of the early 1980s, but they are recovering faster than Ag

Optimism returned to the ocean freight futures market with a vengeance last week, propelling traded

CAUSTIC SODA Occidental Chemical Corp., Dallas, increased schedule prices for liquid caustic

Ray R. Irani, chairman and chief executive officer of Occidental Chemical Corp., suggests that the c