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Top leaders of the new U.S. government that took office Jan. 20, 1989, headed by President George H.

The promises of the computer information age have been slow in coming for the traveler. Just about e

MANUFACTURING INDEX GAINED IN NOVEMBERThe Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported its Midwe

WASHINGTON - For the week ended Jan. 14, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railro

CHRYSLER, RENAULT PLAN JOINT VENTURE COMPANYChrysler Motors Inc. and France's Renault Thursd

Although a storm was on the horizon, all was still calm last fall when the crew of the Dock Express

Thu. Feb. 2, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

General Motors Corp., charged in a black employees' lawsuit with discrimination in raises and promo

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. was scheduled to complete the sale of the old Toledo, Pe

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it is delaying a proposed ban on the pesticide da

Airborne Freight Corp. is studying the possibility of operating its own aircraft on trans-Atlantic a

The finance ministers of seven key industrial nations may start laying the ground here today for new

1607 (Feb. 2, 1989) Previous day - 1608 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

The tanker market is now in robust shape, according to a leading owner, following the best year sinc

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The Principal Financial Group is trying to convince Congress that its new long-term care policy mean

The appointment this week by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of a Quebec member of Parliamen

Canadian employers are increasing the number of benefits they provide to full-time workers, while al

Witco Corp.'s Argus division increased prices of its organotin heat stabilizers and its UV absorbers

The BOC Group and Dow Chemical Co. have formed Generon Systems to combine BOC's Pressure Swing Adsor

Atochem SA announced plans to construct a new sodium perchlorate plant at its Jarrie Works in Isere,

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

As the former husband of a Japanese movie star, Jack Cella has some idea of what it takes to become

US, BANGLADESH SIGN NEW BILATERAL PACTThe United States and Bangladesh agreed to the terms f

THE BAKER CONNECTION PAVED the way for the meeting Thursday between Japanese Prime Minister Noboru T

The Bush administration will continue to support a special trade program for the Caribbean, an offic

WORLD BANK ARGENTINA - $6.5 million from the World Bank to help the government improve its t

PFIZER INC. (New York) - Three vice presidents were elected by the board to the position of senior v

Natural Gas Clearinghouse Inc. said its February survey of domestic natural gas spot market prices s

Consumers Power Co. in January set its 23rd consecutive monthly electric send-out record. Po

Asia Voyage Inc., wants permission to transfer to the Netherlands' registry three drilling rigs, Blu

Terminal container-handling charges at Bombay will rise 48 percent April 1, member lines of the Indi

French Finance Minister Pierre Beregovoy will walk a tenuous tightrope between the conflicting objec

WHEAT, GRAIN IMPORTS SEEN RISING FOR SOVIETSChina will supplant the Soviet Union as the larg

The Labor Department does not see a need for congressional action to curtail use of pension plan fun

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

A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF TENSION is often evident these days among officials of major Third World debto

Port facilities engineering seminar. American Association of Port Authorities. Feb. 6-8. Subjects in

CYPRUS TO PURCHASE HAWKS NEST COAL CO.Cyprus Minerals Co., Englewood, Colo., Thursday agreed

Chile's decision to revalue its peso in relation to the dollar has met with mixed reactions from the