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Soybean oil Importer of fresh, chilled and frozen foodstuffs seeks U.S. suppliers of soybean

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The new executive director of the West Coast's busiest port approaches his job cautiously. T

TOP STORIES: Gulf ports emphasize marketing, new facilities to recapture business lost to in

There may not be enough re-supply vessels available to replenish a 600-ship Navy in a global war.

Major U.S. resins producers will accelerate a recent trend to downstream diversification integration

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Coal and nuclear-generated electricity is enabling Ohio Edison Co. to loosen up the rusted joints of

With costly research on the 7J7 advanced technology jetliner suspended, Boeing Co. is selling less a

Glasnost in the Soviet Union reached a new level this week as IDG Communications of Framingham, Mass

Four Arrested at Dover During Ferry StrikeDOVER, England - Four men were arrested Tuesday du

Long-haul motor carriers will continue to cut into the market for intermodal transportation as long

Govs. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts and and Madeleine Kunin of Vermont said they will send the In

Poor bridge maintenance by New York state officials led to riverbed soil erosion and the collapse of

Sea-Barge Group named Philip V. Bates senior vice president and chief operating officer of the tug a

A five-year legal battle over a Palm Beach maid's $600 insurance claim ended recently with an appeal

General Motors Corp. plans to expand a program aimed at improving the health and fitness of workers,

Golden Rule Insurance Co. said Tuesday it will sell a health-care insurance policy with full coverag

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -1.02

KCBT Raises Limits For Equity FuturesKANSAS CITY, Kan. - New daily price limits became effec

EC Urged to Define Trade Reform GoalsThe European Community needs to get serious about seeki

Australia's inefficient waterfront is costing the country close to US$1.5 billion a year. Th

Polymer International Corp. completed the purchase of 25 percent of the outstanding shares of BNZ Co

Marine Transport Lines Inc. reported earnings of $1,338,000 or 45 cents per share in the first quart

Cardiovascular drugs are expected to strengthen the pace of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, with s

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Long-simmering differences between Argentina and the air courier industry over shipment fees are thr

The Boeing Co. has won an order for 22 B757-200 aircraft from the British airline, Air Europe - its

Computer controlled networks are bringing a revolution to supermarket price labeling, a Canadian fir

GATX Corp. reported first quarter earnings of $9.3 million, or $1.01 a share, on revenue of $120.7 m

President Reagan acted on Monday to extend economic sanctions against Nicaragua for another year, th

Tue., April 26, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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

South Korea soon may follow in the footsteps of Taiwan in buying large quantities of gold to show a

Chrysler Corp.'s announcement that it is transferring K-car production to Mexico from Detroit is onl

Optimistic prospects for aluminum have prompted Aluminum Co. of America to consider expansion of its

Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan met in Washington just four months ago and already their effo

NV Bekaert, the Belgian steel wire and cord maker, said Tuesday it has signed an accord with its uni

Trade Talks Begin Between Taiwan, USTAIPEI, Taiwan - The United States asked Taiwan Tuesday

K mart Corp. and Cartier Inc. slugged it out before the Supreme Court Tuesday in a high stakes battl