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Most railroad industry insiders shrugged off the proposed federal budget for fiscal 1990 as soon as

WISCONSIN TISSUE MILLS ACQUIRES CPS DIVISIONMENASHA, Wis. - Wisconsin Tissue Mills Inc. has

Michigan's old standard, the pea bean, has become a popular new item in Zimbabwe. The pea be

California exports virtually no hormone-treated beef to Europe and lies 3,000 miles from the nearest

INVESTIGATORS SAY BOMB LOADED ON PLANE IN UKBONN - British investigators believe the bomb th

When many Argentines look at Aerolineas Argentinas, the national airline, their thoughts run to comp

ADVANCE COMPENSATION PAID IN UK RAIL CRASHBritish Rail will pay 10,000 (US$18,000) in immed

An article that appeared in The Journal of Commerce Jan. 5 on Page 1B under the headline, Oakland OK

RAILROAD INDUSTRY HOPES for any congressional action on changes in Federal Employees Liability Act l

Currency traders and economists are uncertain whether the recent rally in the U.S. dollar will conti

SOVIET WHEAT SALES REACH 760,000 TONSWASHINGTON - The Soviet Union's recent purchase of 300,

Three national unions and two states are asking a federal court to block government regulations lift

U.S. importers and exporters say they're encouraged that the U.S. and the European Community are nea

The Argentine government late last week ordered a series of emergency measures to reduce consumption

The pharmaceutical industry began using electronic data interchange primarily to serve the wholesale

EC FINDS NO EVIDENCE OF PHONE DUMPINGBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commission h

Domestic automakers were scheduled to produce 171,936 cars and light trucks during the week ended De

The Soviet ambassador to the United States Friday said he is optimistic his country will soon comple

Jan. 6, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

FAR EAST BUYERS PAY MORE FOR MEXICAN OILPrices for Mexican crude sold to the Far East were u

A year of underwater inspections found 19 of 27 city-owned bridges will need minor repairs but none

Although South Korea's shipping industry recorded an overall profit in 1988 for the first time in se

MARYLAND SIGNS PACT WITH US EX-IM BANKBALTIMORE - The Maryland Department of Economic and Em

Saudi Arabia has agreed to a $550 million contract to buy American-made Bradley Fighting Vehicles, a

The government lost an estimated $200 million in income and sales taxes last year as a result of the

Casting about for ways to increase exports sometimes amounts merely to looking in one's own backyard

Economists assessed the 0.1 percent dip in the December unemployment rate as another sign of moderat

Ruco Polymer Corp. will increase its prices on selected Rucoflex polyesters and Rucote powder coatin

Oil markets ended a week of gains to finish Friday at the highest levels seen in months in London an

BP America Inc., the U.S. unit of British Petroleum Co. PLC, plans to replace the various brand name

Only three tankers and combination carriers were sold for scrap during the last two months of 1988 a

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U.S. builders of tuna ships have little choice but to seek foreign customers. A series of ev

SAUDIS CUT SUPPLIES TO JAPAN BY 10 PERCENTSaudi Arabia has notified Japanese long-term crude

Parker Brothers Inc. is so enthusiastic about automation that the company is planning to bar code it

South Korea's electronics companies were once just bright pupils eager to learn under foreign tutela

W. LEYRER KILLED IN PAN AM CRASHWilliam Leyrer, a vice president with freight forwarder Univ

1578 (Jan. 6, 1989) Previous day - 1555 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

JOHN LAWE, PRESIDENT OF UNION, DIES AT 69John Lawe, the one-time bus cleaner who became pres

Matlack Systems Inc. reported income of $1.4 million, or 26 cents a share, on revenue of $230.2 mill