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Speaker Rep. Jim Wright, D-Texas, predicted the House will approve a trade bill amendment requiring

The United States and Japan agreed to reopen stalled talks on the semiconductor dispute that led Pr

Railroad industry movers and shakers are gathering here today for one of those private meetings that

The U.S. dollar was steady against most major currencies Wednesday as it moved in a narrow trading r

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

The Australian dollar fell to 69.80 U.S. cents Wednesday, as local importers rushed to sell.

Stocks plunged in nervous trading Wednesday, as the rumor mills worked overtime here and abroad.

Corporate debt financing and the junk bond market may be stimulated by the new tax law, according to

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

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Soviet officials said Wednesday that a year after the Chernobyl nuclear accident the temperature of

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The Yugoslav Youth Association has proposed that nationwide referendums should be held on any future

The third annual U.S./European Coal Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Coal Exporters Association, wi

Thanks to a recent takeover bid, a quiet corner of the financial world is getting some unaccustomed

Kaneka Texas Hikes Prices for ModifiersKaneka Texas Corp. will increase prices for all its m

Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. said electricity sales to retail customers marked a 4.2 percent incre

When the first of a dozen Soviet-built MiG fighters landed, Al Redick realized he was in for a fight

It may seem odd that the nation's second-largest defense contractor would have anything to learn fro

Japan to Halve Duty On Chocolate ImportsJapan will cut its import duty on chocolate from the

Evergreen Lines' Ever Guest, the largest working containership to call a Washington state port, rece

Two Silicon Valley companies that had worried because they might face hundreds of layoffs and more t

Hard-pressed Indonesia, suffering from low oil prices, saw its trade surplus more than halved last y

A group of 18 air traffic controllers and control tower supervisors will begin a series of meetings

US Pavilion Planned For Poland Trade FairThe Commerce Department is inviting U.S. firms to p

Indonesia has no plans to reschedule its $33 billion debt, said J.B. Sumarlin, state minister for na

Quietly, away from the headline battles over trade, some of the best minds in America and Japan are

Pacific Coast Association of Rail Shipper Biannual Transportation Seminar, April 23-24, Stardust Hot

China's top trade official has urged the United States to continue liberalizing its technology expor

Deregulation of the airline industry has led to lower fares, but it also has led to an attack on uni

Japan to Halve Duty On Chocolate ImportsJapan will cut its import duty on chocolate from the

Lauda Air Selects New PW4000 EnginesEAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Lauda Air, an Austrian charter ca

Earnings Jump At Union PacificUnion Pacific Corp. reported first quarter earnings increased

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

The chairman of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. says a demand by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.

A legislative committee has overwhelmingly approved a bill allowing employers to subject workers to

Members of a Teamsters union and Sikorsky Aircraft must get together to discuss the company's revise

Canadian Insurer Requires AIDS TestsWINNIPEG, Manitoba - Manitobans wanting to buy life insu

Reinsurance, the insurance that insurance companies buy by the billions ofdollars, defies me