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

Major U.S. banks, raking in billions of dollars in back-payments from Brazil, are set to end 1988 wi

International trade is expected to help the Los Angeles area economy to continue strong growth in 19

Spurred by increases in intermodal, chemicals and motor vehicle traffic, railroad freight carloading

Twin terminal expansion projects and highway improvement work signal an expected rise in traffic thr

CHICAGO RAIL AGREES TO CONTINUE SERVICEThe Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad has a

A FEW CHICAGO SHIPPERS' associations say American President Intermodal's new domestic stack service

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

Canadian railways and ship lines see a big red flag out for 1989 on the St. Lawrence Seaway after th

OUTGOING ENERGY SECRETARY JOHN HERRINGTON SAID THE UNITED STATES MAY END up importing nuclear plants

OLIN CORP. HIKES PRICE OF TOLUENE DIISOCYANTESTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. will increase its

Miracle cures and cheaper, healthier food are on the horizons of biotechnology, but for companies a

OLIN CORP. PRICE HIKES ARE EFFECTIVE JAN. 1STAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. is increasing its pr

ROCHE AND CETUS AGREE TO DRUG LICENSE SWAPNUTLEY, N.J. - Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. and Cetus Co

BANCO DI ROMA (Rome) - Antonio Zurzolo was named chairman, succeeding Romeo Dalla Chiesa, who held t

An Air India Boeing 747 flew to London last week without a single passenger after a six-hour delay p

Persian Gulf oil producers are taking advantage of light crude oil shortages in Japan to press price

As Tina Casey, spokesperson for New York City's Department of Environmental Protection, sees it, the

NORWAY TO BACK OPEC WITH OIL OUTPUT CUTOSLO, Norway - Norway's oil output during the first h

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

It's enough to make Florida jealous - vast sun-blessed groves of orange trees stretching as far as t

GERMAN FIRM TO BUY TUNGSTEN MINE STAKEFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German metals and engin

New orders for machine tools from U.S. manufacturers last month posted a 103 percent leap over Novem

U.S. raw steel output in November totaled 7,883,000 net tons, virtually the same as in November 1987

Computer Graphics: Assessment and Forecast, Jan. 11-13. Sheraton Grand on Harbor Island, San Diego,

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE, the sheriff said just before brutalizing Paul Newman

Bargains can sometimes be very expensive. American manufacturers can save huge amounts in la

Even as the Massachusetts attorney general threatens a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protec

Two international agencies announced nearly $500 million in loans to Colombia to expand primary educ

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GREEN COFFEE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS (New Orleans) - Clifford L. Spuhler was re-elected president

ALLIED SIGNAL INC. (Morris Township, N.J.) - John B. Fallon was named a vice president and president

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Britain's balance of payments deficit recovered in November to 1.6 billion ($2.9 billion), from a r

CF AirFreight hopes to begin regular weekly jet freighter service to Asia early next year, a company

The International Maritime Organization is planning to test several electronic ship-to-shore message

The modest but tangible progress of a three-year-old campaign to rehabilitate the Port of Beira in

1527 (Dec. 23, 1988) Previous day - 1523 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange i

THAI DUTY-FREE STATUS UP IN THE AIR UNTIL '89The U.S. Trade Representative's Office said it

A high-tech smuggling ring involving dozens of companies and 10 countries was left in disarray by th