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Miffed by a drop in their export quota to the United States, Australian sugar producers are agitatin

Mexico's annual inflation rate broke the triple-digit barrier for the first time in 1986, the centra

Horace Alston and Richard Hughes have been ousted as leaders of the Internation al Longshoremen's As

One aspect of the farm industry that's likely to see continued change is the banking industry.

Australian trade officials are confident that agricultural commodities eventually will come under th

ADMINISTRATION BUDGETS are automatically considered dead on arrival these days. Such judgments are t

The U.S. semiconductor industry has been devastated by Japanese competition and may need government

An attorney for a firm that has sued Ivan F. Boesky says he has been told the former stock speculato

Thursday, January 8, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Physicians can use blood tests to identify people infected with the AIDS virus who are likely to com

JIM, THE NEGRO SLAVE, told Huckleberry Finn that King Solomon wasn't all that wise a judge.

GENERAL NEWS Merrill Lynch economists warned that improvement in the U.S. trade deficit is a

The port of Gulfport, faced with an overwhelming bond debt that has sucked up any budget reserves, w

If U.S. trade deficit numbers don't improve in 1987, you can kiss the economy goodbye, according to

Ocean carriers criticized the Shipping Act of 1984 at a seminar here Thursday, but their comments ap

United States Lines Inc. may move its terminal operations from Howland Hook on Staten Island to Port

Australian trade officials are closely watching moves by Peking to putpressure on Japan to i

Supplies of distillate fuel oil increased marginally, while gasoline inventories rose substantially,

Algeria's new hydrocarbon law, introduced last summer and designed to provide more attractive condit

After more than five hours of negotiations Wednesday, striking crewmen aboard the merchant ship Pion

Late Rush Profits Retailers A last-minute rush by procrastinating Christmas shoppers turned

The European Community's chief trade official said he saw no more than a 40 percent chance of avoidi

Emery Air Freight reports that December 1986 shipments rose 14 percent and weight increased 20 perce

A total of 525 billion yen ($3.32 billion) of bonds guaranteed by the Japanese government will be fl

Ohio business and lawmakers are setting the stage for little compromise with the governor on product

Japan must do more to reduce its enormous annual trade surpluses in the interest of the global econo

The Argentine government will soon raise to 8.70 Argentine australs per 100 kilograms the minimum su

Taiwan registered a record trade surplus of US$15.6 billion in 1986, with exports reaching a record

Westconn International Trade Association. Monthly meeting. Jan. 13 at Skipper's Restaurant, Norwalk,

Japan must do more to reduce its enormous annual trade surpluses in the interest of the global econo

One of Japan's leading paper companies said it is considering taking over a Canadian pulp maker and

Dow Rises Above 2000 NEW YORK - The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose above the histo

Mobay Corp. Hikes ThionylChloride PriceMobay Corp.'s Inorganic Chemicals Division an

Action on a bill introduced in Congress that would give governors a veto on new nuclear plant projec

The port administrator spent an hour and a half of his evening trying to contact Italy's transport m

The U.S. decision earlier this week to boost subsidized feed barley exports to Saudi Arabia by 1.25

Last year was a banner one for Monsanto Co.'s Fibers Division. Earl N. Brasfield, group vice

AIG Liability Cover $1 Million for HotelAmerican International Group confirmed that its memb

Terminal operators in Washington state and British Columbia are vying for the contract to handle con

R. Lawless Named ChiefOf CN RailRonald Lawless, president of Canadian National Railw