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U.S. sales of paper and plastic bags will increase an average of 3.1 percent a year to reach $5.6 bi

Monsanto Co. and Union Carbide Corp. bounced back to post strong gains in earnings for 1988, helped

Now is not a good time to be an independent insurance agent in California. Take the example

The oil refining industry is expected to spend an estimated $1 billion this year to expand gasoline

The Federal Maritime Commission began mulling over its next steps Monday after the Supreme Court ref

A British government inquiry published Monday concluded that the bulk carrier Derbyshire, which myst

When summertime comes, Bob Krafft gets anxious. The wilting heat brings worries that his com

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

WITCO CORP. (New York) - Michael D. Fullwood was elected corporate vice president and treasurer.

DOW DECIDES TO KEEP ITS MIDDLE NAMEMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co. said Friday it decided

CSX/Sea-Land Intermodal's chassis leasing subsidiary, CSX Services, opened a new facility at its int

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Despite a 4.4 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index and continued strong manufacturing growth

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The French computer trade fair war is over. Nearly three years of hostilities finally ended

Norasia Shipping Services SA, the company that plans to share 13 vessels with Sea-Land Service Inc.

Last summer's disastrous drought on the Canadian prairies caused a 24 percent annual decline in agri

CHESAPEAKE PACKAGING CO. (Richmond, Va.) - Barbara A. Mingee was appointed director of marketing. Sh

The integration of the European Community into a single market may have a positive effect on the EC,

When it comes to innovation in marketing and product development, Campbell Soup Co., of Camden, N.J.

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

An organization representing U.S. automobile manufacturers released Monday anupdated and str

RETAIL GASOLINE PRICES STEADY, LUNDBERG SAYSRetail gasoline prices for the past two weeks re

The European Community Monday approved stiff duties on some U.S. imports, but delayed implementation

Rail carriers should keep in mind more and more shippers are basing plant- site decisions on a globa

TEXACO FINED $750,000 IN SAFETY TEST CASETexaco Inc., White Plains, N.Y., was fined $750,000

In a move to attract another air cargo company, the Port of Seattle wants to turn a parking lot curr

BRITISH INFLATION RATE HIT 6.8 PERCENT IN DECEMBERInflation in Britain accelerated to an ann

A surprising spurt in traffic late in December brought the U.S. railroad industry to record traffic

Two months ago, Virgil DeSouza faced a dilemma: either come up with several hundred thousand dollars

Container traffic at the Port of Halifax climbed by 26.7 percent to 3.5 million metric tons in 1988.

Sentiment in the very fickle ocean futures market softened last week, in spite of a move upward in t

A man was charged with stealing a forklift after leading police on one of the slowest chases on reco

In its heyday in the mid-1980s, Howland Hook Marine Terminal handled some 200,000 containers a year

Europe 1992: Challenges and Opportunities. Feb. 1. New York. Co-sponsored by the Conference Board an

More than 125 U.S. companies are expected to take part in next month's International Engineering Tra

South Carolina has fired the first volley in what will likely be a long battle to force nine relucta

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Last year's long-awaited earnings recovery in the trucking industry should continue in 1989, but a s

Port of Seattle commissioners are expected to approve Tuesday a plan in which Matson Navigation Co.'