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Foreign Producers Absorb Dollar LossesForeign manufacturers are absorbing a large part of th

Crowley Maritime Corp. and the International Longshoremen's Association are expected to sign a contr

Corn barter negotiations with India will be difficult and probably are not feasible, U.S. exporters

The president of the Baltic and International Maritime Council says Bimco's information and educatio

New Orleans-based Central Gulf Lines, proving once again its skill as a specialized shipping company

The Department of Transportation chose Federal Express Corp. over United Parcel Service to provide t

Westinghouse Electric Corp. bolstered its recently clarified plans to become a major force in the es

Water quality has improved in the last 15 years, the Environmental Protection Agency announced in it

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. plans to create an unregulated subsidiary that will finance independent

Malaysia's crude palm oil output in October totaled 485,500 metric tons, down 66,610 from the revise

Brazil's top executive economic policy group finally approved rules for converting part of the count

Future drug discoveries will target specific molecules in the body rather than affecting many body s

A new trading company here hopes to boost profits by getting its bicycles on U.S. asphalt. C

Belgian Retailer to Buy J.C. Penney SubsidiaryBRUSSELS, Belgium - Belgium's largest retailer

A long-term slump in deep-sea shipping has created an atmosphere of moral hazard,insurers say, where

National Industrial Transportation League, 80th annual meeting, Nov., 17-20, The Galt House, Commonw

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $17 million research grant to General Electric Corp. to deve

European Community farm ministers Wednesday agreed to delay a ban on hormone- produced beef, thus te

China will probably be the next battleground between Japanese and U.S. companies, with electronics a

Housing starts fell 8.2 percent in October, the biggest decline in more than three years, in what ma

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

Cigna Corp., the large Philadelphia-based insurance company, said Monday it has sold its South Afric

U.S. beer companies may have a crack at a new market if, as expected, Iceland lifts its 55-year-old

1155.5 (Nov. 18) Previous day - 1154.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

South Korea is one of the world's most densely populated countries and demands on its transportation

A federal judge in Texas Wednesday asserted jurisdiction over the strike against the Galveston Wharv

Omani Oil Minister Said Ahmed al-Shanfari was quoted Wednesday as saying Oman will maintain a reduce

U.S. construction executives reacted with outrage upon learning that Japan's new administration appa

The Group of Seven industrialized nations may meet soon after announcement of a plan to cut the U.S.

General Motors Corp. took a look at Roger Penske's track record and decided he had a better idea.

Providers of electronic data interchange (EDI) software have begun firing preliminary marketing salv

Japan Air Lines, the country's largest international carrier, became fully privatized Wednesday afte

Statewide and regional average heating oil prices recorded their smallest increases since early Octo

Crown Central Petroleum Corp.'s $76 million of single B-minus rated convertible preferred stock has

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's unexpectedly high estimates of 1987 domestic sugar production a

GE Plastics has targeted polymer applications requiring thermal performance over 200 degrees Celsius

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

China is stepping up pressure on Japan over the Japanese government's suspension of machinery and eq

The U.S. dollar declined in moderate trading Wednesday, reflecting negative comments on the budget-c

It was intended primarily as a cultural and educational exchange program based in part on the flower