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The United Auto Workers declared a victory in its dispute with Mack Trucks Inc. as an arbitrator gav

Argentina has agreed to pay the Soviet Union in grain and oilseeds to dredge Argentina's Bahia Blanc

A new grouping of carriers is seeking Federal Maritime Commission permission for a new cooperative a

Bank customers have transferred more than $1 billion from Panama to banks abroad since late June bec

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

Chile Will Establish Offshore Mutual FundsSANTIAGO - Chile authorized the establishment of o

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

The U.S. economy continued to expand in August, the nation's purchasing managers said in a report re

U.S. banks are being hit the hardest by Brazil's continuing moratorium on foreign debt interest paym

Fri., Sept. 4, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Despite sharp increases in non-oil commodity prices this year, fundamental economic forces and curre

Truck leasing companies that need to have their computers talk to each other have a new tool.

An $18.6 million contract has been awarded by the port of Tacoma for construction of its new contain

Hyundai Motor Corp., following the lead of BMW, Saab and Peugeot, says it is moving its South Atlant

The Maryland Port Administration has signed an agreement making two heavy- lift floating derricks av

Mexico's surplus labor may become a growing problem for both the United States and Mexico over the n

West Germans have become the world's No. 1 foreign travelers, lured abroad by cheaper tours and a s

Following are excerpts of the English translation of an interview Thursday with Mexico's President M

The rain begins to fall as the crowd gathers on a lawn in a posh section of this old capital to hear

AVIATION Japanese parliament cleared way to open JAL for private sale. 5BContinental Airline

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

Unlike most of its Caribbean neighbors, Trinidad and Tobago has never paid much attention to tourism

Hale Shipping Corp. named three managers for its operations at different ports. Peter Clark

New legislation enacted Friday will tighten Japanese restrictions on shipments of highly sensitive e

Harmonized System Training Course. Series of three-day courses sponsored by the National Customs Bro

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Japan and the United States have agreed to hold talks on their bilateral agreement setting Japan's i

British Firm to Buy Hilton InternationalLadbroke Group PLC, a British betting, leisure and h

Three Airlines to Buy Boeing 737 JetlinersSEATTLE, Wash. - Airlines from Taiwan, Okinawa and

Rep. Byron Dorgan has a simple plan for getting rid of U.S. farm surpluses: ''We have to get back to

A Swedish company has developed a digital picture-storage system that can be used to transmit news p

Fear of contracting the AIDS virus may be a boon for some U.S. importers. It may also be a b

Kraft Inc.'s adventures in frozen foods have taken the company to Midland, Texas, of all places.

From Senegal to Angola, West African nations are selling off state-owned enterprises to private inte

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

Three years after the United States banned the import of fruit treated with a suspected carcinogenic

16 Maquiladoras Planned in MexicoSeveral U.S. companies plan to set up eight new maquiladora

ACS/F P&F BILLING SYSTEM - LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CASES: San Diego District. In the near future,the ACS/

The maritime industry must occasionally wish that its political clout matched its campaign contribut

Congress returns from its August recess today to face a heavy agenda of legislation affecting busine