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Hoechst Unit Tests Organic Optic FiberANAHEIM, Calif. - Hoechst Celanese Corp.'s new Advance

The Federal Maritime Commission, like other government agencies, has altered its rules to deal with

1393.5 (April 26, 1988) Previous day - 1402.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Excha

The conference operating between Calcutta and the U.S. East Coast has deferred hikes in freight rate

Hans Jacob Kruse, the elegantly dapper chairman of Hapag-Lloyd, says he can see some light at the en

The U.S. dollar was mixed Tuesday after dipping and rising on news of a 2.3 percent rise in first qu

West German Bundesbank President Karl Otto Poehl suggested Tuesday the currencies of Asia's newly in

National Car Rental System Inc. and Nippon Rent a Car of Japan signed a 10- year pact that will crea

Allis-Chalmers to Sell Unit to Swedish FirmAllis-Chalmers Corp. Tuesday announced the signin

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Takashi Sato departed Japan for Washington Tuesday with

The U.S. apparel industry says it took a major step in strengthening its position against foreign im

It was the government's broadest reading yet of how the economy is faring so far in 1988, and it was

Japan Supports Uruguay RoundJapanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita Tuesday pledged to Arth

Interest in the crude oil market on the New York Mercantile Exchange picked up near the end of the s

First Quarter Earnings Soar at Chevron Corp.Chevron Corp. reported first quarter earnings of

Encouraged by a recent trend toward higher crude oil prices, Unocal Corp.plans to increase c

A group of Pacific islanders traveling by canoe to see relatives two miles away were blown 1,000 mil

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE (Chicago) - Kazuya KK Kodama was appointed special adviser to the exchange's

With the Senate gearing up for a vote on the trade bill as soon as today lobbying interests on both

Synthetic fiberfill materials are fluffing up the non-woven market with a 1987 contribution of $281

Chemical companies with interest in the quickly growing paint and coatings sector will likely find R

A bill that would dramatically increase the scope of California's program that screens food for pest

International terrorism is increasing, bringing with it the need for companies to reduce their risk

The U.S. love/hate relationship with the Japanese is reaching a critical juncture. On the on

US Won't Agree To Extend Coffee PactLONDON - The United States will not agree to an extensio

The jobs of at least a dozen dismissed workers at Mack Trucks Inc.'s new plant in Winnsboro, S.C., w

Iran Will Continue Giving Oil to SyriaNICOSIA, Cyprus - Iran has renewed its agreement with

If it were not for the services of air freight forwarders and their second- day service, the cost of

A new portable computer, appropriately called Voice, can translate spoken English into one of four E

THOSE WERE SOME TIRED CAMPERS in Atlanta at the booths on the exhibition floor near the end of the 1

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

Transit Strike Ends In Western Polish CityBYDGOSZCZ, Poland - Bus and tram drivers in this w

Production of crude glycerine, including synthetic material, in January 1988 totaled 28.6 million po

Combined production of Frasch-recovered sulfur and elemental sulfur in January totaled 794,000 metri

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

The Federal Maritime Commission will allow seven ocean carrier rate-making groups to participate in

Boeing Co. earned $136 million, or 89 cents a share, on revenue of $3.6 billion during the first qua

Welcome to the clone wars, volume II. A little over a year ago International Business Machin

The Soviet Union's economic problems may turn the country more to the West, a U.S. government study

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