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Combined Frasch and recovered sulfur was produced at an annual rate of 9.47 million metric tons over

Study: Nations Forming Retirement ProgramsThe Employee Benefit Research Institute reports th

The Environmental Protection Agency should draft water pollution standards aimed at protecting wildl

Puget Sound's major shipbuilding companies - Todd Pacific Shipyard and Lockheed Shipbuilding Co. - a

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Grace Specialty Chemicals Co., a unit of W.R. Grace & Co., announced that its Cryovac Division will

Containership owners and operators continue to be plagued this summer by the supply-and-demand dilem

Northwest Airlines' losses from the air crash that left at least 152 dead outside a Detroit Airport

American and Japanese negotiators ended more than a year of talks on auto parts trade with a bilater

In July 1982, a Pan Am jetliner was knocked out of the sky after takeoff by a strong gust of wind an

For more than 50 years, federal deposit insurance has been the bedrock of the nation's financial sys

Electronic data interchange continues to be the leading area of computer interest among motor carrie

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

Scientists announced the first human trial in this country of an experimental vaccine to prevent AID

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

The U.S. dollar plunged 2.2 percent against the yen and 1.6 percent versus the deutsche mark Tuesday

Sonnenblick-Goldman, a real estate finance and sales company, has established a joint venture with S

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Japan Eases Rules On Bank Bond TradingJapan's Finance Ministry eased regulations restricting

Japanese banks involved in the negotiations over a BankAmerica recapitalization request Tuesday den

After years of concentrating on the domestic market, U.S. investors are beginning to look overseas f

Remarks by the top man at the U.S. Customs Service this week did little to allay importers' fears th

The number of housing units started in the United States in July rose 0.9 percent to a seasonally ad

The American Stock Exchange's flagship options product - the Major Market Index of 20 U.S. blue chip

The United States is losing ground in the competition for global electronics sales, while Japan is s

Frankfurt Autumn Fair Set for Aug. 22-26The 79th Frankfurt Autumn Fair will be held Aug. 22-

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

Datapoint to Pay Fine For Re-exporting GearDatapoint International of Austria agreed to pay

Volkswagen Increases Price of Fox by 3.7 percentVolkswagen United States Inc. is raising the

For young Tom T. Miyano, his father's advice to "Go West, young man" took him from Tokyo to west sub

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

An autonomous wind-warning device has been developed by Signal AG of Switzerland to aid in active ro

China National Silk To Sponsor NY ExhibitThe China National Silk Corp. will be sponsoring an

Porta Systems Signs Contract With ChileSYOSSET, N.Y. - Porta Systems Corp., which designs an

If you're looking for a new wine in your life this summer, consider something really different - the

How would you transport 90 trucks and trailers, two 3,000-pound cranes, two forklifts, 70 small- to

Forfaiting - a trade financing tool that has been used in Europe for years - is being adopted rapidl

The port of Baltimore appears to face its biggest challenge since the British Navy shelled Fort McHe

Revived talks between Canadian railway management and union representativeswent into their s

Calif. Officials Differ On Outcome of PlanRTD General Manager John Dyer predicted bus fare h