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

Inside the yellow-painted cinder block building that houses the Lummi Indian Business Council, a boy

Lumber production and shipments increased, but orders fell in 12 Western states in the week ended Ju

About 15,000 workers at South Korea's largest shipyard returned to work Friday, ending a five-day st

Data Due This Week On Building, Car SalesThe government issues the monthly report on constru

Grain loadings from a Houston export elevator will be shut down for six months because of an acciden

National Medical Enterprises Inc., the nation's second-largest health services concern, said it is s

Trouble-shooter Saul P. Steinberg was elected to the top post at Frank B. Hall & Co. in a move that

The Japanese Cabinet approved a partial amendment to the country's foreign exchange and foreign trad

A $1.5 billion program to subsidize exports of U.S. farm commodities will be continued even though t

GEC of Britain Buys Lear Holdings UnitsGeneral Electric Co. PLC, the leading British electri

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation to strengthen laws governing the handlin

The influx of aircraft started Thursday night and grew into long lines of flying machines stretching

Wisconsin Electric Power Co. said it will save $30 million a year in coal transportation costs and i

New Jersey's First Fidelity Bancorporation and Philadelphia-based Fidelcor Inc. have agreed to join

Guilford Transportation Industries is quietly spreading its Springfield Terminal Co. over more and m

Truckers operating in metropolitan areas should be forced to meet federal safety standards, the nati

July 27 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Low

The Northern Mariana islands could lose their duty-free status with the United States if growth isn'

Clifford F. Lynch was named president of Trammell Crow Distribution Co. Mr. Lynch, nationally recogn

The United States is becoming the largest single outlet for French investment abroad, with almost al

Two former Louisiana port directors were found guilty of violating state ethics law in an alleged sc

The major San Francisco Bay area ports, in Oakland and San Francisco, are focusing on improved rail

The College of Insurance, New York, as part of its professional development program, scheduled a cla

Iowa, rarely linked to America's oil patch, has found itself on the leading edge of the search for t

Britoil Reports Strong GrowthLONDON Britoil, Britain's biggest independent oil and gas expl

Ninety-six cargo ships docked in Kuwait in June, a 3 percent increase over the same month last year,

A Transportation Department source said DOT Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole objected to an item tha

The Chicago Board Options Exchange will stop trading foreign currency options as of Aug. 28 and tran

Standard Chartered Bank PLC, the only British financial institution to retain a presence in South Af

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

Eastman Kodak Co. and Imperial Chemical Industries PLC announced an evaluation and licensing agreeme

All Nippon Airways, Japan's newest scheduled international airline, carried enough passengers in its

In Central Illinois, a 40-year-old trucking company has quietly been growing and steadily improving

Soybean hulls, a source of fiber in human diets, have been found to contain a form of digestible iro

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has banned the transport of Mexican avocados through much of the

Top Stories: Fuel oil dealers fight to regain market share against natural gas and electrici

Japan's current account surplus decreased to slightly under $7.5 billion in June, before seasonal ad

The dollar was slightly firmer against most foreign currencies at mid-day, having inched up from mid

Brazil Wheat Imports Expected to Rise 10 percentDespite an expected fall in Brazil's 1987 wh