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Portugal is the poorest member of the European Community, but it is not a country in dire straits,"

Britain will start selling off its ownership of British Airways early next year, in the wake of the

The dry bulk freight market, which is already suffering from reduced demand for steam coal, is likel

The complaint filed by the U.S. Rice Millers' Association against Japanese rice import restrictions

BYRNE AND BAILEY SHARE PLATFORM. The Fall meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissio

Utah to Consider Bid To Ban Cold Beer SalesA proposal to ban sales of cold beer in Utah in a

A U.S. investment banker with long-time experience in Japan called for establishment of a U.S.-Japan

Britain announced plans to spend 600 million (US$900 million) to cut sulfur emissions from coal-fue

An international consortium led by Texaco made a discovery of crude oil in a wildcat well off the no

Guilford, Union Discuss Panel RecommendationsThe Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes

Railroad companies say they would use managers to keep high-priority double- stack cargo trains movi

Clayton Yeutter, U.S. trade representative, sent a harsh warning to a group of 10 developing countri

What do Bangladesh and Hong Kong in common? Both are developing countries and members of the General

The Shipping Industries Processing System is plying its way to the United States after successful ru

New Campaign Tactics By Court SupportersSupporters of state Supreme Court justices are prese

State governments must take the lead in reducing the huge U.S. trade deficit rather than leaving it

Police have charged sea captain Wolfgang Bindel and two Sri Lankans living in West Germany in connec

Canadian Labor Minister Pierre Cadieux received the report of a federalconciliation commissi

Divers exploring the murky waters of a former shipyard site here believe they have found the sunken

Subsidized U.S. and European farmers have surrendered their independence to politicians and bureaucr

China's grain harvest this year will exceed last year's 379 million metric tons but is unlikely to r

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Japanese government officials disclosed the draft outline of a $22.6 billion package of pump-priming

Vulsay Industries Inc., a 50-50 joint venture between Vulcan Packaging Inc. of Toronto and S.A.Y. In

Fluor Corp.'s net earnings declined to $1.1 million or 1 cent a share in its third quarter ended Jul

Moody's Downgrades Australia's DebtMoody's Investors Service said it lowered its ratings on

UK, Norwegian Ministers To Discuss Acid RainPrime Minister Margaret Thatcher flies to Norway

Supplies of gasoline continued to run counter to normal seasonal trends and increased substantially,

Private truckers attacked remaining economic controls on the motor carrier industry and urged Americ

Cummins Engine Adopts Anti-Takeover MeasureCOLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Engine Co. said its boar

The ability to audit the government's transportation bills and still meet federal requirements for p

Boeing Co.'s largest employee union has authorized a strike, if necessary, when its contract with th

Fed Governor Cautious WASHINGTON - Emmett Rice, Federal Reserve Board governor, said he is c

Europe's biggest freight exhibition and conference was opened in London this week by the Lord Mayor

State and local laws requiring governments to divest themselves of stock in companies doing business

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport enjoyed its busiest passenger month in history this past July,

High-level Philippine officials may spell out their government's agricultural policy plans next week

Japanese personal savings totaled 512,597.9 billion yen at the end of June, up 9,124.5 billion from

Sino-Soviet Treaty PEKING - China and the Soviet Union signed a revised consular treaty that

British Telecommunications PLC, the U.K. telecommunications giant, reported a large jump in first qu