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The government will offer part of its 31.5 percent holding in the British Petroleum Co. to investors

The Argentine government is considering a proposal to build Albania's first nuclear reactor, a senio

Aug. 21 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Low

Astronomers think they've found a way to take the twinkle out of stars. If it works, it coul

For comedians and cartoonists, the letter that's late or the check that's in the mail but never quit

The agreement signed Friday by Argentina to restructure $34 billion of its $54 billion foreign debt

The Chilean government is considering a plan to allow government-owned firms to enter into debt-for-

Australia Monitors Beef Exports to USSYDNEY, Australia - The Australian Meat and Livestock C

The U.S. Commerce Department is making incorrect assumptions about British Columbian softwood lumber

Unilever has agreed to purchase from the British Secretary of State for Education and Science part o

The Seafarers International Union of North America opens its triennial convention today facing old p

The packaging industry wants to make sure that table grapes don't turn to wine before their time.

Celebration to Mark Ore.-Calif. Rail LinkASHLAND, Ore. - A hundred years ago Charles Crocker

Venezuela on Thursday extended a weeklong military alert in the Gulf of Venezuela despite an easing

U.S. export enhancement programs are biting into markets that traditionally belonged to the European

Mack's New Workers To Report Aug. 31WINNSBORO, S.C. - An official of Mack Trucks Inc. said t

A report issued at the weekend by Japan's Economic Planning Agency stresses the country's economy fi

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

The Reagan administration soon may lift remaining sanctions against certain Japanese electronic impo

The Environmental Protection Agency said it will permit growers and importers of table grapes to sel

KPL Gas Service, Topeka, Kan., said it has renewed a coal supply contract with Arch Mineral Corp. th

Modern techniques of genetic engineering are "powerful and safe" and no more dangerous than selectiv

The counsel for the Dalkon Shield Victim's Association says the case of the intrauterine device "is

A New York bankruptcy court has agreed to allow American President Lines to take over the United Sta

A refocusing on the U.S. trade deficit and other negative economic fundamentals will push the dolla

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

The Transportation Department agreed to make available to Northwest Airlines the names and addresses

The recent slide in oil prices was checked by the close of trading last week after a fall of over $2

The exploding Pacific Rim trade has increased the volume of shipping to the San Francisco Bay area,

Engineers were the most sought-after job applicants in July, followed by sales managers and accounta

The Adherence Group named Winfried Kiesbuye and Joseph Gerasolo group executive directors of the org

The dollar's 40 percent plummet and the free-market philosophy of the 17- month-old Chirac governmen

S. Korean President Optimistic on DebtSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea, now the world's four

Commerce to Liberalize Export Curbs on PCsThe Commerce Department plans to liberalize next m

Briggs Irrigation Ltd. in England has developed a simple self-traveling rotary that spreads liquid f

CMS Energy Corp. says it has cleared the last hurdle before work can begin on its Midland cogenerati

Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Utiliz

The Maritime Administration for the first time made a reduction in operating subsidy a requirement f

WILL THE REAL DEFICIT STEP FORWARD? . . . As last week's figures on the U.S. trade imbalance continu

The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service will fine the Canadian Pacific Railroad at least $50