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The port of Iberia says it's closer than ever to reaching its years-long campaign to dredge new chan

Commercial air travelers by the year 2010 may be able to fly from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia,

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Thursday against all key currencies, ending at a three-week low vs. the

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III's recent proposal to use the price of a basket of commodities,

A Treasury Department proposal to reduce export tax credits could curtail U.S. exports by at least 5

The government of Trinidad and Tobago said a major fertilizer complex will be built in Trinidad with

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement has reduced and delayed a planned rate increase until Jan.

Ex-Im Bank of Japan To Lend to MexicoTOKYO - The Export-Import Bank of Japan said it will pr

Heavy truck makers are rolling gradually toward the market with offerings of anti-lock brake systems

Pickens Group Gets Backing From SECThe Securities and Exchange Commission is backing the pos

Ford Motor Trucks On Recall ListDETROIT - Ford Motor Co. is recalling 997 1986 through 1988

Rorer Group Inc. announced the acquisition of worldwide marketing rights to the drug celiprolol from

The Orphan Products Board has reported that the Orphan Drug Act is functioning well in fostering the

Los Angeles could become the first U.S. city to ban truck traffic on its freeways during rush hour.<

The Interstate Commerce Commission this weekend will lift the stay on the sale of a 2,000-mile short

U.S. coal industry sources closely watching the Gulf of Mexico utility market say more Australian co

ANR Pipeline Co. said it will operate as an open-access transporter of natural gas starting Nov. 1,

A British tanker that ran into a rock off Iceland last Christmas and capsized, causing the loss of i

A Colombian ship line has been held blameless by a U.S. district court in a $125 million coffee frau

EC Industrial Output Up 1.5 percent in First HalfThe European Community's index of industria

Customs Gets Involved In Zilog ComplaintCAMPBELL, Calif. - Zilog Inc. said the U.S. Customs

Chinese port officials will be trained in management and operations by a teamfrom the Port A

Monongahela Power Co., a subsidiary of Allegheny Power System Inc., was ordered by the West Virginia

A pesticide company will have its license suspended temporarily by the state Department of Environme

The government Wednesday asked crewmembers of Italian merchant ships destined for the Persian Gulf t

Monsanto Co. filed suit against several Massachusetts officials and departmental bodies, seeking an

The worldwide shipping industry needs a worldwide system of registering, or flagging ships, a mariti

Exporters or investment bankers who find the Japanese market tough to crack may find it becoming eve

The rightist Portuguese majority party is confident it can muster the 75 percent Parliament vote nee

A federal judge in Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon ordered striking workers to return to their jobs a

U.S. interest rates are expected to hover around current levels amid moderate economic growth in the

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

James H. Burnley IV, President Reagan's controversial choice to succeed Elizabeth Dole as transporta

Canada's finance minister expressed optimism that the Canadian Parliament will approve the historic

On Taxes and International Business: I am inclined to feel that the best that the internatio

Westinghouse Electric Corp. said it has purchased majority interest in Mictron Inc. from the Lamb Te

A joint venture to establish an advanced biomedical research laboratory near Rome was announced Thur

Exports of Washington apples are up 310 percent so far this year, thanks to a huge increase in sales

Lawyers in the Texaco bankruptcy case have earned nearly $6 million in four months since the giant o

Federal Express Corp. has expanded its emergency parts shipment program to regular routine service.<