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Some of the top carriers in the trans-Atlantic trade say their ships are running with more unfilled

U.S. exports of fertilizer continue to grow - driving up prices for the American farmer. In

Deregulating the Japanese economy is proving even more difficult than the United States expected, le

As the days before Christmas dwindle, intrigue abounds on Capitol Hill about trade legislation that

The cargo statistics in the graphic "Dividing the Pacific," which appeared on Page 1A on Thursday, D

The introduction to an interview with Lynn Fritz, chairman of the Fritz Companies, which appeared on

Thursday, Dec. 7, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

A government advisory panel Thursday recommended sweeping deregulation of Japanese industries like f

Japan's current account surplus plunged by 52 percent in October, its biggest drop in nearly five ye

A hemispheric quest for financial integration, to complement the proposed free-trade initiative, is

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 9, '94 - Dec. 7, '95 (a graph) (2)D

Problems have crept into relations between India and its biggest business partner, the United States

As 34 nations continue down the road to hemispheric integration by the year 2005, agriculture is lik

The U.S. dollar started heading upward a bit against the Deutsche mark Thursday afternoon after Germ

Two developments this week could further stymie progress on the award of licenses for basic telecomm

A surprise shakeup in Indonesia's trade and industrial bureaucracy is generally viewed as a positive

"Germany's most sought-after exports are jobs."

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Slovakia informed its trading partners Wednesday that it will eliminate its 10 percent temporary imp

President Clinton is expected to nominate Stuart Eizenstat as undersecretary of commerce for interna

Officials in Beijing seized more than 30,000 counterfeit "Chicago Bulls" polo shirts in a raid on a

BANK OF FRANCE CUTS INTERVENTION RATEPARIS - The Bank of France cut its key interven

Average unemployment in the 15 EU states in October was a seasonally adjusted 10.6 percent of the la

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After identifying and corresponding with prospective trading partners, it's time to make specific qu

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Using a pioneering technique to secure a $5 million sale from a Maryland-based telecommunications ma

China's struggle to wrench its garment sector into modern ways should provide opportunities for over

A preliminary report presented to House Speaker Newt Gingrich by a private task force calls for cont

Century-old regulations that have stifled the French funeral business will be buried at the end of t

Taiwan's export-processing zones, once pioneering but now flagging, are moving to improve internatio

CATERPILLAR, DEALER WIN 4 DEALS IN THE MIDEASTCHICAGO - Caterpillar's overseas divis

Fraudulent claims cost the British insurance industry UK585 million ($936 million) in 1995, slightly

Improvements in the balance sheet and French-based AXA's increased ownership percentage earned upgra

The following companies are looking to export/sell or import/buy the following items. Interested par

PRUDENTIAL SEEKING TO BOOST FLORIDA RATESThe state's fifth-largest private insurer wants to

The Supreme Court refused to free a Canadian insurance company from a lawsuit seeking to force it to

CNA Insurance Cos. signed an agreement to form an alliance with QualCare Preferred Providers, FOCUS

JOHNSON & HIGGINS (New York) - Richard M. Grayson has been appointed as head of the firm's target ma