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Western commercial banks expanded lending to the Soviet bloc and further reduced their exposure in t

The deal between the Ivory Coast and French trade house Sucres et Denrees SA (SucDen) for the dispos

Conciliatory noises are starting to emerge on both sides of the Atlantic over the thorny question of

The fiscal 1990 budget battle begins today with the release of President Reagan's final spending blu

The United States and Taiwan averted a major trade dispute over machine tools through an agreement h

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Asarco Inc. announced that it has increased its base price for French Process zinc oxide by 2 cents

The Tennessee Valley Authority held spot coal purchases in the final week ofDecember to only

Dissident members of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots have narrowly failed

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

The freight futures market opened 1989 with a strong upward burst last week, after ending 1988 on a

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index of 18 inflation-sensitive industrial commodities on F

Unlike some import-battered sectors, the U.S. printing industry appears to be successfully fighting

Seeking to expand its muscle power in the face of protectionist pressures, a major importer group fo

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Members of the largest maritime conference covering shipments from Asia to North America plan to hol

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Iraq has asked South Korean companies to help rebuild its war-damaged industries, Seoul officials sa

Southern Co. Services Inc., Birmingham, Ala., purchased 350,000 tons of steam coal on the spot marke

Reflecting the impact of winter demand and higher spot market costs, home heating oil prices ended 1

The New York Insurance Department has approved regulations to allow credit unemployment insurance, w

CALIF. FIRM LAUNCHES SOVIET MAIL LINKElectronic Glasnost is the headline of the latest relea

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., a U.S.-flag shipping line, has reorganized its finance division and has n

US, CHINESE ANNOUNCE SOFTWARE JOINT VENTUREChinese software developers will write programs f

REGIONAL BLOCS Europe 1992. Jan. 13. Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Co

TOYS 'R' US INC. (Paramus, N.J.) - Michael Goldstein and Robert C. Nakasone were named vice chairmen

Finance Minister Shimon Peres, struggling to revive the Israeli economy, said Friday he would seek u

An insurance broker who hurt his head in a company softball league game and missed five months of wo

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Consumer activists expect 1989 to be an important year in their efforts to reform and regulate the i

You're about to get on a plane that has a history of unscheduled landings due to equipment problems.

CLARK OIL & REFINING CORP. (St. Louis) - Ralph Cunningham was named chairman and chief executive off

The U.S. government must obtain permission from the Japanese government before United Airlines can l

The current economic prosperity and future potential for Washington state rest on its success in bec

The remaining phase of the lawsuit Shell Oil Co. filed against its insurers more than five years ago

The focus of congressional aviation hearings to come already has been set by the ghosts of headlines

Non-subsidized bulk carriers and even one subsidized liner company are dead set against a Maritime A

An apparent reduction in trucking industry tonnage growth could create new pricing pressures that wi

Competition for intermodal rail shipments in Massachusetts appears to be heating up with word that I

The Philadelphia Port Corp. is taking seriously the competition posed by southern portsinterested in