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The free-trade pact Canada is negotiating with the United States could serve as a model for countri

Widely scattered sections of the omnibus House trade bill are making smooth progress toward floor co

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey said it has authorized payment of up to $10 million to N

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. may have painted itself into a regulatory corner in its efforts to g

The U.S. payments deficit on its current account widened to a seasonally adjusted $36.837 billion in

Long Island Lighting Co. is in the eye of a controversy that will have a profound impact on the futu

A major new U.S.-Japanese trade policy clash over a proposed $400 milliontrans-Pacific telec

The first employer-sponsored group insurance plan for long-term health care is off the drawing board

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

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

Arms on Display BANGKOK, Thailand - A major international arms exhibit opened in Bangkok on

Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said he has no intention of revising the ruling Liberal Democratic

Sea-Land Corp.'s plan to convert its Puerto Rico service at New Orleans from water to rail won't aff

For the second time in a month the Maritime Administration has paid off govern ment-insured debt hol

Gotaas-Larsen Orders 5th Ship From DaewooHAMILTON, Bermuda - Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. ha

A strike by seamen on domestic ship lines in Brazil continued into its 19th day Tuesday, but the Sa

A retired official of General Dynamics Corp. and a vice president at Electric Boat have been granted

The tanker market, in deep recession since the 1973-74 oil price shock, faces an uncertain future de

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. won swift approval Monday for new routes to North America over the objec

Sea-Land Service is talking to United States Lines Inc. about buying USL'strans-Pacific and

Ports and the maritime industry have evolved dramatically over the last 10 years, while state tax la

The port of Long Beach is running a community awareness campaign aimed at informing local residents

The U.S. dollar moved up slightly Tuesday on the strength of sterling/ deutsche mark crosses and wha

Weak demand and large supplies in 1986 caused the heaviest decline in international rice prices sinc

Amex Considering Unit For Institutional TradeThe American Stock Exchange said it is consider

Forty natural rubber producing and consuming countries have scheduled formal adoption of their new p

The European Community called on Japan to do more to open its market to EC products, saying it was w

Harley-Davidson Seeks End of Import TariffsHarley-Davidson Inc. said it is petitioning the I

Ivory Coast, the West African nation with the largest forestry industry, intends to boost its sales

Finance Minister Gustavo Petricioli flew to the United States Tuesday to prepare for Friday's planne

The European Community said it recorded its first trade surplus in 1986. The EC Commission s

Capital Holding Corp. named Norman L. Phelps chief executive of this insurance holding firm's recent

Housing construction increased 2.6 percent in February, registering the highest level in 10 months,

Century 21 Real Estate To Expand Into BritainIRVINE, Calif. - In its first major internation

The Federal Maritime Commission designed its recent reorganization to add formal muscle to its tough

Pollution insurance is becoming slightly more available as new capital from both inside and outside

Massey Combines Sells 48 Units to SaudisBRANTFORD, Ontario - Massey Combines Corp. said it h

After an 11-year effort, a Canadian consortium has won a C$25.8 million contract to equip Hong Kong,

Insurers Warned Of Federal RegulationSen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., warned the insurance indu

The concept of targeting government farm program payments to the neediest producers is an effective