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

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

Hanson's Clearing Inc. Sold to Hitachi Corp.Hanson Industries, the U.S. arm of Hanson Trust

Wah Kwong Shipping & Investment Co. reached agreement with Chase Manhattan Bank over the latter's te

Navistar International Corp. may be looking for new businesses to buy after years of selling off its

Pennzoil Co. is "packing its bags and pulling out" of offshore China oil exploration, and its partne

Marad Won't Reopen Case on APL ChartersThe Maritime Administration refused to reconsider its

Early Friday morning, CP Rail will open up a nine-mile hole through British Columbia's Selkirk Mount

Texas Air Files Common Stock OfferingHOUSTON - Texas Air Corp. said it filed with the Securi

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

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

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

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

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

GENERAL NEWS A version of American Telephone & Telegraph Co.'s toll-free 800 service for sma

Land values in Japan rose an average 2.7 percent in the past year, but land prices in Tokyo climbed

Barging rates and availability on the Mississippi River system will hamper U.S. spot market coal shi

General cargo moving through Toronto's marine terminals rose nearly 37 percent in the April 1 to Aug

Tin producing countries meeting in Jakarta this week hope to set an aggregate production ceiling to

Ten years later, George Lingo still remembers the sudden terror, the struggle against the murky wate

Pacific America Container Express Line said it will start its new container service between the West

The Chinese trade deficit this year is running nearly as high as last year's record, despite efforts

The nation's petroleum refineries could find it difficult to make all the gasoline motorists want be

A leading U.S. trucking official has told Canada that it should play fair when it comes to internati

Senegal is taking a dose of austerity prescribed by international lending agencies and says it is fi

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. reported third quarter profit jumped 52 percentfrom a year earlie

Ultraform ExpandingOperationsUltraform Co., a joint venture of BASF Corp. and Deguss

Cuba Plans to Build Third Nuclear ReactorCuban leader Fidel Castro announced that a third nu

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. wants to operate a limited, non-subsidized liner service on a segment of i

Heating oil futures prices remained firm in London Monday, on moderate trading. Traders said

A new commodity futures exchange opened in Manila Monday. Futures trading on the Manila Inte

GENERAL NEWSBusiness leaders are less confident about economy, Conference Board says. Page 2

South Africa, despite its simmering racial problems, is one of the most congenial countries in the w

F.W. Myers and Co. purchased the customs brokerage and foreign freight forwarding business of Living

The Senate failed before adjourning to expand refunds of duties on some raw cane sugar imported into

A survey of business leaders indicates they are taking a pessimistic view of the strength of the U.S

Sheikh Ali Khalifa al-Sabah, Kuwaiti oil minister, said his country wants at least a 10 percent incr

Employees at Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. in Sunnyvale rejected a three-year contract proposal that

Enron Corp. said its board approved the formation of a new employee stock ownership plan called "New

Coal Groups Criticize ICC-Adopted StandardsCoal interests are quite upset about new railroad