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Nestle and other major Swiss companies will not leave South Africa in protest against Pretoria's apa

West German-owned Volkswagen North America is betting on a South American auto import next year to s

An accord is near on limiting exports of machine tools from Taiwan to the United States, a spokesman

PERCEPTIONS: We're back in 1981, when inflationary expectations had a life of their own, not necessa

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The Export-Import Bank plans to offer up to $200 million in subsidized credits to finance U.S. high-

Huatian Wins Contract For Chinese Power PlantA Chinese-Japanese construction and engineering

Union Carbide Corp. stated it strongly disagrees with the Federal TradeCommission's decision

The number of workers hired by U.S. farmers this fall declined by about 4 percent from a year ago, a

Supplies of distillate fuel oil and gasoline declined, according to the American Petroleum Institute

Stocks advanced for the sixth consecutive session Wednesday, as buying of takeover issues resurfaced

Waltco Is Acquired By Swedish CompanyGARDENA, Calif. - Waltco Truck Equipment Co., a leading

Standard & Poor's, the rating agency, affirmed Knight-Ridder Inc.'s "AA-" senior debt and "A-1+" com

U.S. underwear maker International Playtex Inc. has sold all its South African assets to local manag

Britain's trade in goods and services with the rest of the world is likely to be in substantial defi

Thirty leading colleges and universities have launched their own insurance company. They sai

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS: Why does Bob Goethe hope last week's port operations seminar, sponsored by th

Seattle Mayor Charles Royer is calling for a $30 million bond issue to finance the remaking of the w

Sea Barge Group Opens Houston HeadquartersSea Barge Group Inc. has opened an office in Houst

An accord is near on limiting exports of machine tools from Taiwan to the United States, a spokesman

New Age, New Zealand Plan Joint VentureSALT LAKE CITY, Utah - New Age Corp. shareholders app

Brazilian restrictions imposed this week on coffee sales to the end of this year helped restore conf

Akzo Chemie Rais es Peroxide PricesJournal of Commerce StaffAkzo Chemie America is i

After slipping into the red for a few months last spring and summer, U.S. agricultural trade ended i

Marine insurers are considering whether any adjustment in rates for vessels traveling to the Persian

Investors in Union Carbide Corp. should have known of the potential hazards of its chemical business

Preston Corp. will boost its trucking revenue nearly $60 million a year with the Preston, headqua

France's balance of payments surplus rose to an estimated 8.4 billion francs in the third quarter on

Representatives of seven South Pacific nations signed an environmental convention banning the dumpin

The polyethylene terephthalate film market, which has a 5 percent to 6 percent annual growth rate, i

A judge ruled that Union Carbide Corp. could pay dividends due Dec. 1, but continued a freeze on sal

A woman who claimed she was unjustly fired by San Diego Gas & Electric Co. on the basis of inaccurat

A municipal court judge has begun ordering chronic drunken drivers to the scenes of fatal car crashe

Electronic systems will control the truck of the future, but it may still be years before a central

Canadian Minister of International Trade Pat Carney met with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Min

A new regulation giving enterprises with foreign investment the right to employ workers independentl

Singapore's economy appears likely to maintain its slow recovery, barring any major upsets in the co

The U.S. trade deficit is about to start slowly but steadily declining, despite mixed signals from t

Reverse floating rate yen notes are the latest innovation in the Euromarkets. Six such issue

The Panama Canal will partially reinstate its advance transit booking system Nov. 29 as the waterway