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Arbitrator Eric J. Schmertz listened and learned but rendered no decision in weekend hearings in Phi

With Puget Sound shipbuilding jobs continuing to disappear, an economic council pulled together lead

Coast Guard investigators are probing the collision of the car carrier, Fuji Maru, and a 76-foot fis

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

President Reagan has signed legislation providing for a temporary increase in the national debt ceil

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

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Chargeurs Reunis, the merchant marine affiliate of the French Chargeurs SA holding company, has form

Personal computers are getting into the translating business, but quirks in language will prevent th

The possibility of a sharp rise in retail price inflation in Britain later this year is in prospect

Never, repeat never, call a drum corps a band - unless you are ready to defend yourself against verb

The insurance industry may add another special interest group to its ranks next month. Risk

Travelers Reports Rise in IncomeThe Travelers Corp. operating income for the second quarter

Insurance broker David Tucker insists that the wealthy aren't doing enough to keep their valuables p

A federal judge has rejected Johns-Manville Corp.'s attempt to force the government to pay potential

Workers Comp Council Seeks Rate Hike in Ga.An association for workers compensation insurers

Life insurance companies are routinely using a blood exam in an attempt to discover people carrying

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

The United States is headed for yet another kind of deficit - on international investment income, a

Mon., Aug. 10, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The U.S. dollar turned mixed Monday on reports of central bank intervention to stem a steady rise in

The U.S. Treasury Monday said it will sell $28.0 billion in notes and bonds this week in its quarter

The World Bank said Monday it will borrow from Japanese banks for the first time in three years, fol

A leading index of inflation compiled by Columbia Business School rose at an annualized rate of 10.7

House-Senate conferees will produce a trade bill this fall that will draw widespread national suppor

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

U.S. exports of paper, paperboard and fiber rose sharply in 1986 thanks to the decline in the value

Japan is likely to increase its imports of beef sharply for the latter half of fiscal 1987 (April-Ma

Swedish, Swiss Firms To Merge Next YearBADEN, Switzerland - BBC-Brown, Boveri & Co. AG of Sw

The head of a 54-member U.S. trade delegation of mayors and businessmen has said he was pleased with

The Reagan administration has renewed pressure on Argentina in recent weeks to end an 11 percent exp

USDA Urged to Stress Third World ExportsThe House of Representatives passed a non-binding me

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

The United States is considering steps to force open European markets to U.S.-built telecommunicatio

ITC Extends Deadline For Fastener DecisionThe U.S. International Trade Commission has determ

The United States and other industrial countries took more protectionist measures last year than Thi

Ultrapo, a Swedish company, says it has developed an anti-theft device for cars that improves on tra

SINGLE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR FASTENERS. The U.S. Customs Service has been mandated to initiate a na

The growth in exports to the United States declined slightly in June from May, but is still substant

After two years of criticizing a special U.S. trade program for the region, Caribbean political and