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Major U.S.-flag ship operators will push for a scaled-down subsidy reform bill in an effort to get s

Allied Mineral Products Inc. has seen its export business grow from 3 percent to 4 percent of overal

While U.S. business appears to have a monumental struggle to push the door to Japan open more than a

The falling dollar has made U.S. labor costs more competitive, a new study reports. Labor co

Japan Trade Minister To Visit WashingtonJapanese International Trade and Industry Minister H

U.S. companies are pleased but wary over a new Chinese customs law designed to streamline trade and

General Motors expects to nearly double the sales of North American cars in Europe during the 1988 m

Korea, Italy, Portugal Purchase US CottonSouth Korea bought 4,500 bales of San Joaquin Valle

The Yugo car, imported into the United States from Yugoslavia, was the featured example of a success

A General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ruling that finds Canada's liquor regulations unfair to for

The outcome of the budget deficit negotiations in Washington will determine the short-term direction

A probable deterioration in the already unsettled economic climate that could deepen the financial p

China Tightens Credit To Fight InflationBEIJING - China's central bank in the past month has

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Fri., Nov. 13, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

AIR CARGO Bowing to customer pressure, a reluctant air cargo industry is sharply increasing

The government had more good news about the economy, reporting that prices fell and sales hummed alo

Adar Named President Of Zim's US OperationUri Adar was named president of Zim-American Israe

The Board of Governors of the New York Insurance Exchange Inc. unanimously voted at a meeting Friday

Kuwait Offers Discount On Nov. Oil ShipmentsKuwait is offering a discount of 30 cents a barr

Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson has added his support for a summit of leading finance minis

The Federal Reserve Board has done a good job of providing the liquidity necessary to guide the fina

U.S. property and casualty insurers may be ripe for picking by foreign players. English, Ger

A House Commerce subcommittee will start Wednesday to draft legislation establishing federal standar

Nearly 2,000 people were expected to gather in Maui, Hawaii today for the opening of the National As

SENTIMENT IS STRONG in Washington, but by no means unanimous, for repealingtheWindfall Profi

November 12, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Royal Dutch/Shell Group and British Petroleum reported increased earnings and expressed guarded opti

The New York Mercantile Exchange is planning to link with the International Petroleum Exchange in Lo

Japanese Refiner Plans More Iranian ImportsShowa Shell Sekiyu K.K., a major Japanese oil ref

Admiral of the Ocean Seas awards were presented to maritime industry leaders recently at an annual d

The Argentine government has taken a cautious first step toward raising oil production prices and, e

The International Longshoremen's Association said Thursday it will give management an extra month to

Labor is uneasy about the Alabama State Docks' plan to shift general cargo warehouse work at the por

Parliament Approves Felixstowe ExpansionProposals to expand the containerport of Felixstowe

The 19th century U.S. Navy brig Somers, the ship that in part inspired Herman Melville's novel "Bill

The Traffic Club of New York. Annual Thanksgiving luncheon. Nov. 16 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New Yo

Two carriers in the U.S.-Australia/New Zealand trade will begin a joint venture in mid-December, wit

Truckload carriers will suffer the worst effects of the driver shortage in coming years as their lab

Canadian Firm to Buy Monsanto Spray GuardST. LOUIS - Monsanto Co. said it will sell its Spra