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Nalco Chemical Co. announced that it has sold the assets of the domestic refractories business segme

Has the danger of computer viruses been exaggerated? Absolutely not!, says John McAfee, who, as pres

The cameras and cars and VCRs continue to flood U.S. shores from the tiny island nation half a world

1303.5 (June 3, 1988) Previous day - 1320.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchang

With fewer than 20,000 locomotives active in the fleets of major U.S. railroads, a vigorous and acti

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index began rising rapidly last week, breaking through its

An auto insurance reform bill is due today from a key Massachusetts Legislature committee, but obser

New Jersey legislative leaders pledged last week to keep their houses in session during the summer u

West Germany is taking a series of steps to open its telecommunications market wider to U.S. and oth

Evergreen Line may withdraw completely from the Caribbean trade, industry sources said. The

Call it Can Wars. Having just rebounded from years of staggering losses, the nation's steel

The outlook for employment and the economy is positive, but inflation will rise in the next several

Even negotiating help from President Reagan and Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita probably wo

US TO IMPOSE DUTIES ON JAPANESE RUBBERThe International Trade Commission cleared the way for

As polypropylene becomes increasingly scarce, several major producers plan to make hay while the sun

INTERLEAF INC. (Cambridge, Mass.) - David L. Cross was appointed treasurer. He was treasurer at Kenn

Rep. Thomas A. Luken, D-Ohio, chairman of a key House subcommittee, has introduced a comprehensive b

For the week ended May 21 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 110

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

June 3, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

March 1988 - Quantities in 1,000s Export Totals Import TotalsF.A.S.

The dollar will remain stable or trend higher prior to the April trade deficit announcement on June

For the first time this year, the nation's civilian unemployment rate rose last month, the Labor Dep

BUNDESBANK SELLS DOLLARS AT FRANKFURTFRANKFURT, West Germany - The Bundesbank sold $27.6 mil

Sales of domestic cars and light trucks rose 14.8 percent in late May from year-earlier levels at al

The Wine and Spirits Shippers Association is close to signing a service contract with a major ocean

Hercules Inc. will spend more than $250 million over the next five yearsto achieve its environmental

Belgium's Solvay & Cie announced late last week that its U.S. subsidiary, Solvay America Inc., sold

MITSUBISHI TO ASSEMBLE CHIPS AT NC FACILITYDURHAM, N.C. - Mitsubishi Semiconductor America I

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said it expects its Common Fund on Commoditie

NEES Proposes Seabrook SettlementWESTBOROUGH, Mass. - New England Electric System has offere

TVA Awards One Pact For Spot Steam CoalThe Tennessee Valley Authority's weekly spot coal pur

Venezuela will maintain its traditional support for curbs on oil output in this week's OPEC meeting,

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

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Ship pilots said it's safe to load more tonnage onto large-size vessels carrying export coal from te

The maritime industry will probably be more than satisfied with the U.S. Customs Service's decision

The Ontario government has challenged the U.S.-Canada free trade pact by introducing legislation giv

Programmers and computer security consultants offer several simple guidelines to reduce the risk of

Venezuelan officials signed a technical assistance pact with the Port of Miami last week aimed at he