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The new tax reform act cuts tax preferences for benefit plans by $44 billion over five years and can

The U.S. Customs Service set Jan. 31 as the deadline for brokers to submit complete lists of employe

The managing director of the Dutch port of Rotterdam sees a disastrous situation developing on the W

World cereal production in 1986 is forecast to be slightly less than in 1985 but exportable surpluse

The CSL Group of Montreal and ULS International Inc. of Toronto announced the establishment of a maj

Meat processors say new federal inspection procedures that will be allowed under a bill passed in th

Reichhold Chemicals Inc. reported 1986 third quarter net income of $2.5 million, or 33 cents a share

So positively has the White House proclaimed its goal of 4 percent economic growth that a good many

The major change in the appropriations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and related agencies i

PET Bottle's Creator MakesHall of FameNathaniel C. Wyeth, nationally recognized Du P

CBT to Trade Options On Soymeal, SoyoilThe Commodity Trading Futures Commission approved an

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved an application by the Commodity Exchange Inc. to t

CONFERENCE ON DOING BUSINESS WITH ASEAN. Object is to broaden the understanding of experi enced trad

Norwegians Planning New Canadian FacilityNorsk Hydro, Norway's largest enterprise, announced

The outlook for a sustained growth of the West German economy is "highly favorable" despite consider

SEMINAR ON EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS DYNAMICS IN CHANGING TIMES. Designed to ac quaint entrepreneur

A report on U.S. Customs Service activities on the West Coast is nearing completion and should be re

Millions of state workers went on a one-day strike Tuesday in the biggest nationwide work stoppage s

The 1986 annual meeting of the International Woodworkers of America in Portland Nov. 3 may be the la

WHISKY WILLIE found a stray cuckoo clock down in the hold, so he put it to use - timing longshoremen

A coalition of 20 trade associations, led by exporters and importers, condemned a provision of the O

World palm oil stocks are expected to rise sharply this winter to a record 1.87 million metric tons

Hermannsson in China PEKING - Iceland's prime minister, Steingrimur Hermannsson, arrived in

Mediterranean Congress PALMA DE MAJORCA, Spain - scientists concerned about the state of the

Rising numbers of U.S. companies are increasing efforts to penetrate the wealthy Japanese market, ac

Munich Re Promotes 3At US UnitMunich Management Corp. elected Hans Raffler vice chai

His opponents demand retaliation, but Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is clinging to free

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is implementing immediately a five-point plan in respons

Foreign exchange reserves in Taiwan were a record US$39.5 billion at the middle of this month, the c

Steel production rose to 1.365 million tons in the week ended Oct. 18, an increase of 5.1 percent fr

It may be caused by the economic cycle or by the phases of the moon or the gray autumn skies, but ma

Poor rich Taiwan. Years of trade surplus have bulged the state coffers and irked Taiwan's trading pa

Poor rich Taiwan. Years of trade surplus have bulged the state coffers and irked Taiwan's trading pa

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San Jose Settles Suit Against Salomon Bros.SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose reached a $250,000 ou

The port of Portland's five-year plan to create an 800-passenger harbor tour boat is awash in a sea

The United States is headed this year for its first trade deficit in high- technology products, a n

Foreign exchange reserves in Taiwan were a record US$39.5 billion at the middle of this month, the c

Negotiations resume today between the International Longshoremen's Association and the Council of No

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