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Mexican officials are urging the United States to avoid the temptation to adopt restrictive trade po

Jose Lopez just laughs when told that Americans think a worm is at the bottom of a mezcal bottle bec

S. Koreans Step Up Attack on InflationSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea has decided to take a

Coffee Institute Lists Export RegistrationsThe Brazilian Coffee Institute has announced the

Malaysia is developing palm hybrids that may give them the capability to produce palm oil without sa

The United States has become the latest battleground for the two top food producers in Switzerland.<

Connecticut Orders 25 Saab-Scania BusesORANGE, Conn. - Saab-Scania of America Inc., a unit o

New York traders and analysts hold mixed views regarding the significance of the upcoming meeting of

Lumber production, orders and shipments picked up in 12 Western states in the week ended Oct. 24, a

Although portfolio insurers as a group fared poorly in the Oct. 19 stock market crash, some insurers

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

Lyng's European Visit To Focus on TradeAgriculture Secretary Richard Lyng will travel to Eur

Ice cubes chipped from glaciers are becoming a hot item in urban grocery stores, and the craze has p

Israel and Egypt were earmarked for the biggest shares of U.S. foreign aid in fiscal 1988 in a catch

Some Sino-foreign joint ventures that previously were shut out of the domestic market will be allowe

The Reagan administration reiterated its opposition to many portions of the omnibus trade bill in a

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said its estimates of crop year 1987-88 cereal shortfalls in 69 d

Executives of major Japanese export-oriented corporations and leaders of the country's key business

The U.S. Customs Service seized its first shipment of Iranian goods Friday under the U.S. trade ban

The index of prices received by U.S. farmers for their products fell 1.6 percent in October from Sep

Chang G. Lee, executive vice president of Daewoo International (America) Corp., has been named presi

AVIATION The Senate passed an air passenger protection bill by a wide margin. 5BIn the end,

Monetary authorities should be prudent in deciding whether to let thedollar's value fall, an

Top Stories Petroleum markets weigh the impact on prices of global financial turmoil with th

Portfolio insurance, one of Wall Street's hottest strategies for investors to protect themselves aga

New Factory Orders To Be Released TodayThe Commerce Department's report on new factory order

Christmas trees may be in short supply this yuletide season because high fire danger in Northwestern

A prominent banker and a noted economist sharply disputed an administration official's view of the d

A Norwegian auto-carrying line that's entering the trans-Atlantic trade route says the move is an at

Molex Inc. probably will stick with its just-announced $67 million capital spending and expansion pl

The Hanjin Group, parent company of Hanjin Container Lines, is taking over the stock of Korea Shippi

Do-it-yourself deals for natural gas have become trendy at industrial plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania,

The U.S. dollar declined broadly Thursday, hitting a postwar low against the Japanese yen, despite t

Competition in the computerized mileage calculation business is heating up with Rand McNally-TDM Inc

It's only 44,000 miles from New York to Chicago. That's how far the messages were traveling

The city's meter maids and other ticket-issuing officers are on a rampage against firefighters in th

The world has never seen a traffic jam like the one there will be here next summer, according to one

Thage Berggren, president and chief executive officer of Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp., says his new co

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