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Small U.S. companies can export profitably if they are willing to weather some initial frustration,

The U.S. dollar rose in thin trading Friday after getting a big lift from a major Mideast order to b

Despite the specter of regional overcapacity, the Malaysian Inter national Shipping Corp. is looking

Massachusetts fire officials say it will be at least today before a partial containerload of six ton

A day-long House hearing into aspects of the Reagan administration's plans to bring Kuwaiti-owned ta

Lumber Production Off But Shipments IncreasePORTLAND, Ore. - Lumber production and orders fe

When Security Pacific Corp. officials late last year completed a six-months- plu s review of Texas a

California's agricultural outlook for 1987 looks promising for much of the industry, although not a

GENERAL NEWS Congress this week should pass next fiscal year's budget plan even though the p

In the last few weeks, the nation's biggest banks have added more than $12 billion in reserves to co

The Brazilian government promises shortly to disclose a new, more liberal industrial policy free of

Friday, just four trading days before the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' talks start

Buzz Billik shops in fish markets around the world. Smoked fish, says the vice president of

Rohm & Haas Co. will invest more than $150 million in its 400-million-pound- a-y ear Bristol Townshi

Some 6.9 million pounds of fresh kiwi arrived at Wilmington early this month on two vessels from New

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

Superconductivity at 90 degrees Fahrenheit (305 degrees Kelvin) has been achieved by scientists at E

The Australian airline Qantas is for the first time among the top 10 in international air cargo.

Production of Frasch and recovered sulfur for the first four months of 1987 was at an annual rate of

Abdul Huq jumped aboard the double-deck ferry just as it was sailing for southern Bangladesh, becomi

Put Kuwaiti flags on Persian Gulf oil tankers, let the U.S. Navy guard them and charge the Kuwaitis

GENERAL NEWS Congress this week should pass next fiscal year's budget plan even though the p

Computer security losses for a broad array of corporations have decreased sharply in the past year,

The Charterers Mutual Assurance Association Ltd., launched early in 1986 as the first mutual insuran

NJ Moves to Soften Liquor Liability LawsAfter years of lobbying, restaurant and tavern owner

Japan's top economic planning official said he is confident in attaining the nation's goal of 3.5 pe

Utilities are stocking up on coal to meet the summer peak demand for air- conditioning. Othe

Boston Edison Gets Peak Demand HelpBoston Edison Co. will be able to reduce its load by up t

The U.S. trade representative's office is urging importers to support legislation to adopt the Harmo

The latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show that U.S. peanut farmers have reduced pro

California's controversial requirement for the listing and control of cancer- causing or genetically

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

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

Busy Houston Intercontinental Airport officially opened a new 10,000-footrunway, modeled aft

While in Washington, John Snow was one of a group of railroad representatives who worked long and ha

The total cost of removing a stranded barge from a bridge abutment last winter will reach close to $

Ryder Freight System Inc. continued to lose money in the first quarter despite efforts by its corpor

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

Britain's largest containerport, Felixstowe, reported record cargo traffic figures for 1986 but a de

Japan's top economic planning official said he is confident in attaining the nation's goal of 3.5 pe