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General Motors Corp. Chairman Roger Smith says that GM's expectations for its Saturn Corp. lineup ha

President-elect George Bush promised a major review of U.S. policy towardhelping heavily ind

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

The race is on to win a share of Japan's record travel boom. The established foreign airlines are wa

Electrons will soon be piercing the iron curtain. Globenet Inc., an Alexandria, Va.-based co

Authorities were mystified last week by 100 pounds of cocaine found inside a bathroom ceiling panel

Dec. 19, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

BALTIMORE GAS POSTS INCREASE IN EARNINGSBaltimore Gas & Electric Co. reported earnings of ov

Amy Villaruz carries a gun and a badge and spends part of her day trying to pull the button eyes off

A federal arbitration panel has ruled that CSX Transportation Inc. must negotiate with its unions ov

An offer of free car-rental insurance has Hertz Rent a Car saying it will raise its rates to compens

ALLIED PRODUCTS CORP. (Chicago) - Martin A. German was promoted to corporate vice president. He join

AIG: PAYMENT TO ENRON WON'T IMPACT RESULTSAmerican International Group said a $162 million p

The United Transportation Union and CSX Transportation Inc. have agreed to a new breakthrough crew a

Mon., Dec. 19, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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Finally, Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y., may be coming of age. Long conside

PROBLEMS WITH SCREEN SLOW APPLE LAPTOPCUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple Computer Inc. plans to intro

REBELS PROLONG STRIKE AT HYUNDAI SHIPYARDSEOUL, South Korea - A group of die-hard strikers p

Foreign investment is booming in Turkey as a U.S.-led buying spree looks to the country's potential,

The company that bills itself as Canada's biggest residential real estate firm is setting up shop in

When commercial ships are involved, the price tag for things not being what they seem can be astrono

1517 (Dec. 19, 1988) Previous day - 1518 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange i

The Maritime Administration's intention to tighten subsidy rules on carriers of government-generated

Corporations involved in mergers, acquisitions or divestitures report twice as many directors and of

The U.S. government's report on consumer prices is likely to measure an increase of 0.3 percent or 0

ZERO-SUM GAME: A game in which the winnings of all players equals the sum of the losses of all playe

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. (New York) - Philip J. Andrye, Thomas K. Barber, Stephen C. Butt, Miguel J. Cap

The Argentine central bank approved 20 of 39 debt capitalization deals proposed by private investors

If an Apple Computer dealer in Philadelphia doesn't like a new advertising program, all he has to do

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

Khalida al-Qatami and Muna al-Khonaini are accustomed to shocking men at home and abroad. Dynamic, h

Only three seagoing ships were expected to be left to clear the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway as

A story in the Dec. 14 edition of The Journal of Commerce on Page 10B under the headline Ports Chief

SOUTH KOREA REPORTS '89 ECONOMIC GOALSSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea said one of its goals

Two of the largest U.S. electronic companies are planning expansion in Malaysia, despite concerns ov

An increase in the supply of cruise ship berths will force cruise lines to step up their marketing e

Most Quebec business groups reacted sharply Monday against the decision by Premier Robert Bourassa t

* Mark Magnier - Trade Talk 5A * Commodity Research Bureau on Wheat 6A* Albert L. Kraus - Ma

Amid pressure from U.S. executives who say he had a conflict of interest, James H. Giffen is steppin