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The International Trade Commission said it will probe a Samsung Electronics Co., complaint that Texa

Thai Airways International Ltd. said it has signed a contract to buy six Boeing 777-300 aircraft for

The encouraging news this week that foreign companies gained a larger share of Japan's semiconductor

''They make me feel like I'm not 47.''

Cuba, joined to varying degrees by Canada, Mexico, Europe, Latin America and India, assailed new U.S

Prudential Insurance Co. of America, no stranger to investigations of its sales practices, has hired

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

As of Mar. 20, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Trade ministers from 34 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean today close their summit on the

A quiet public - but active private - voice is the preferred approach in Southeast Asia to the strid

Alpine Austria, long known for its yodelers and skiers, is getting a new reputation for what Germans

SAFETY ON SHIPS. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's Maritime Tragedies. Seamen's Churc

EMERY WORLDWIDERENAMES LOGISTICS UNITMIAMI - Emery Worldwide has renamed its logistics subsi

Exxon Corp., already the largest foreign holder of oil and gas acreage in China, is expanding its re

If you're an importer or exporter wondering how upcoming changes in government regulations will affe

UPS, FEDEX, ATA SUEOSHA ON SAFETY SURVEYWASHINGTON - The American Trucking Associations, Uni

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 20, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Thousands of businesses and policyholders in coastal areas of New York have no place to turn for fir

Wednesday, March 20, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Growing weary of government inaction, business leaders from across the hemisphere are pressing trade

A significant portion of a $187 million contract for the sale of 1,049 John Deere combines to Ukrain

In war, generals always try to avoid fighting on two fronts at the same time, but tanker executive R

While the chemical industry is often the first to signal a shift in the business cycle, the recent e

Trade leads are supplied by:U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

AON GROUP BUYSLUMLEY SOUTH AFRICACHICAGO - Aon Group Inc., the international insuran

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Japan's finance ministry plans to tighten lending by nonbank financial institutions, after public cr

COMMISSION CHAIRMANTO SPEAK ON PANAMA CANALHOUSTON - Joe R. Reeder, under-secretary of the U

The U.S. dollar held to narrow trading ranges again Wednesday, and ended little changed, as an 0.8 p

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 20, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Two closely watched indicators of freight transportation activity are rising again as optimism grows

Mar. 20, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Most anyone involved in oil transportation by ocean knows the regulatory waters on the West Coast ar

Circle International Inc., a major freight forwarder, has tapped Steven D. Leonard as its new presid

Centuries ago, Spanish conquerors walled off this historic port city to fend off pirate attacks. Wit

Industrialized and developing nations are pressing China to expand its list of market-opening tariff

More than 15,000 miners in Bulgaria's two largest coal mines went on strike Wednesday, demanding a 6

Eastman Chemical Co. will begin producing materials for plastic soft drink bottles by the end of Mar

The Texas Railroad Commission apparently will recommend approval of the pending Union Pacific-Southe