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Whatever happened to Customs modernization?It's alive and well in Canada, whose Customs serv

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Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., has set March 15 as the target date for a Senate vote on a new 10-year, $1

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The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Look east, the Commerce Department's export promotion officials are telling U.S. medical equipment m

Factories' new export orders and their bookings for imported materials declined slightly in February

As part of its efforts to become the premiere electronic provider of transportation information worl

The February employment report, to be released Friday, will be a make-or-break event for the U.S. do

A clear and intriguing theme among the many strands emerging from the pioneering Asia-Europe summit

The World Bank signed a $45 million financing package for war-ravaged Bosnia.Friday's action

Demonstrations and protests sparked by a recent news story in The Journal of Commerce concerning the

When it comes to implementing new regulations, the U.S. Customs Service is one of the most deliberat

''Because so many opinions have already been written on this abstruse subject, we elect not to consu

RUSSIA'S TARIFF THREATBRINGS AN EU WARNINGBRUSSELS - The European Commission warned

Two price indexes, one from the federal government and the other from The Journal of Commerce, confi

Total quality management is fueling an uptick in Armstrong World Industries Inc.'s worldwide sales.<

A story appearing on Page 7A on Wednesday with the headline, ''What Happens At Lloyd's Affects Us Al

1995 PROFIT RISES FOR WILLIS CORROON GROUPLONDON - Willis Corroon Group PLC announced increa

AETNA PAYS EXECUTIVE$4.5 MILLION IN 1995HARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Life & Casualty Co. paid its

The European Parliament gave almost unanimous approval Thursday to a new wide-ranging economic and p

GERMAN TAX PROBEREACHES COMMERZBANKFRANKFURT - German tax investigators are continui

They are advertised as rugged vehicles that can plow through mud, snow and anything else that gets i

Russia has become the 39th member of the Council of Europe, promising to safeguard democracy and hum

An economist who held a top Bush administration post said he is telling international corporate clie

One of the nation's most senior and outspoken port officials has declared war on the main U.S. shipp

Portland, Maine, has a new piece of waterfront paperwork: a docking master's license. It was created

Leaders and senior representatives from Asia and Europe have several topics to discuss at the Queen

Iowa farmers are getting a chance to buy two new types of crop insurance that for the first time wou

The American College has announced the creation of the Charles J. Zimmerman Endowed Chair in Life In

The board of Life Re Corp. increased its annual dividend by 43 percent to 40 cents a share from 28 c

With a new budget year looming, the Insurance Department has cut its Liquidation Bureau's 1996 budge

Japan is seeking a ''diplomatic'' solution to increase membership in the Asia European forum, amid a

A hearing involving the California Department of Corporations against Lloyd's of London was canceled

The direction of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum could be influenced by the European Uni

Thousands of police and security guards, 200 Mercedes Benz cars, a budget of $6 million, national ho

Fifteen years ago Watsonville, Calif., was dubbed ''the frozen vegetable capital of the world.''

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It's a safe bet that House transportation leader Rep. Bud Shuster, R-Pa., is not going to accept his