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The U.S. candy industry is tasting sweet success abroad. In a report on exports of non-choco

APPAREL, ACCESSORY SALES FELL 0.3 PERCENT IN MAY IN USU.S. retail sales of apparel and acces

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry forecast the supply of new-generation alternati

China will put more emphasis on exporting coal in coming years, a senior official said, despite diff

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The extent of financial damage from the 24-day Teamsters strike became clearer Wednesday when two ho

These footwear movements were the largest recorded from port documents, during the two weeks ended J

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Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

MARTIN MARIETTA LOSES POLLUTION LIABILITY CASEA Los Angeles jury ruled Wednesday tha

This year, 10 or so North Carolina workers will turn in medical bills for broken backs, disabling bu

Economic investment made possible by deregulation has made the nation's railroads safer, the head of

Israel expects huge trade gains with newly designated friendly nations as a result of its month-old

French industrial output continued to strengthen in May in all sectors of industry, the Bank of Fran

Prominent environmental and labor groups said "retail wheeling" would do little to ease upward press

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China has delayed the deadline for a second round of onshore oil exploration bidding to Sept. 28 fro

Although Australia is a relatively small producer of coal, it has an inordinate influence on the wor

Despite a slow start to 1994 during a severe winter that hampered coal mining and rail operations, e

Two U.S.-flag container lines serving the West Coast moved Wednesday to avert a threatened strike by

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was welcomed to Washington last year with a blistering attack that labeled her

Recent congressional scrutiny of the Interstate Commerce Commission presents a prime opportunity for

The rush into South America by many shipping lines over the last year has created a demand for mid-s

Virginia Hardwood International, sister company of P.J. Lumber Co., of Alabama, has opened a facilit

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 235.30 off 0.20 w

Rising on the heels of Tuesday's 1994 high of 102.5, The Journal of Commerce IndustrialPrice Index s

UPS TO DOUBLE CAPACITY ON HONG KONG FLIGHTSLOUISVILLE, Ky. - United Parcel Service w

Long-awaited proposals for Japanese tax reform are likely to be short on detail, but the outlines sh

Spain's industrial price index rose 0.1 percent in April and rose 4.1 percent year-on-year, the Nati

U.S. steam-coal demand will climb steadily but slowly over the next 25 years, driven bydomestic elec

The European Union's trade surplus with Eastern Europe is likely to narrow sharply during this year

U.S. salmon fishermen facing a stiff fee for crossing Canadian waters to reach salmon grounds off Al

A cashew-nuts plant in this coastal Kenyan town is up for sale, but mystery surrounds who its new ow

A group of ship lines fed up with longshore strikes and stowaway problems are giving France's two ma

An investigation by Sea-Land Service Inc. indicates that Romanian stowaways have been using a quick

Aeroflot Russian International Airlines is expanding its U.S. operations by adding new flights to th

Freightliner Corp. led the heavy-truck market last month with a 31.9 percent sales increase over yea

ALUMINUM OUTPUT FALLS 2.1 PERCENT IN EUROPELONDON - European primary aluminum produc

Hammered by drought, blight and late freezes this year, wheat merchants in Texas and Oklahoma are st