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For almost three years the financial collapse of the farm economy, popularly known as the "farm cris

Cities and regions hoping to establish a local world trade center to boost area export activity must

International Coffee Organization delegates remain optimistic producers and consumers will agree on

The state General Assembly's refusal to fund expanded business recruitment efforts in the Pacific Ri

William D. Ruckelshaus, former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, hopes his

Lummus Crest Inc. has announced that it will supply basic design engineering and technology for the

Ohio River Barge Rates Plunge About 30 PointsBarge freight rates on the Ohio River plunged a

Fiat Engineering has been commissioned to prepare a draft feasibility study detailing modernization

CSX Corp. reported earnings of $95 million, or 61 cents a share, for the third quarter, up 23 percen

Plans to ban trucks from some Southern California freeways during rush hours are gaining support, bu

Thu., Oct. 1, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

The Evergreen group, as part of its new effort to diversify outside the shipping business, has agree

Thirteen trans-Atlantic carriers agreed to a $2 million settlement with the Federal Maritime Commiss

More of the earth's protective ozone layer disappeared over the Antarctic continent in September tha

Iraq said its warplanes attacked a tanker off Iran Thursday, and two Iranian speedboats carried out

Edmund S. Hawley, formerly with Citicorp, was named vice president of external affairs at Union Paci

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

Ecuador says it has temporarily suspended oil exploration in the Amazonian jungle region where a gro

The ship being dedicated today by Sea-Land Service Inc. - the second of its three new containerships

Management Technologies Inc., an international banking and financial software company, announced Thu

While the Senate debates the fitness of Judge Robert Bork to take the ninth seat on the Supreme Cour

Soviet Foreign Minister Edward Shevardnadze held talks here Thursday with Argentine President Raul A

A federal proposal to reduce gasoline vapor emissions is sparking concern among truck fleets and ref

A key House member suggested looking to estate taxes for revenue to help pay for programs providing

E.F. Hutton Life Insurance Co. announced that it has changed its name to First Capital Life Insuranc

Jardine Strategic Holdings' $391 million purchase of a 20 percent stake in the Wall Street firm Bear

AIR CARGO Dramatic changes were forecast for the air cargo industry. 5BAirlines began their

A House committee report concludes that repealing the law separating bankingfrom securities

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The Defense Fuel Supply Center wants to buy just over 125,000 metric tons of coal needed next year f

Do you remember AT&T's valiant attempt to fight those outrageous telephone surcharges levied by some

The 5th International Air Freight Days conference ended here Thursday, with some of its 350 visitors

A lack of good harbor facilities is hampering China's development, and major international funding i

"So there I was, junior, guiding Mr. Rogers across Red Square, past St. Basil's Cathedral, and later

The federal government finished the fiscal year Wednesday with Uncle Sam shelling out more than $1 t

Union, Ford of Canada Reach Tentative PactFord of Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers union

Representatives of waterfront management in ports from Maine to Texas met Thursday to discuss possib

Australia Ends Ban On Beef ExporterSYDNEY, Australia - Australia's Department of Primary Ind

1) Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Uti

Emery to Expand Separation CapacityEmery Chemicals has begun construction of a $21 million s