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Railcar builder Gunderson Inc. of Portland, Ore., reported this week booking $130 million in new ord

Underwriters Smith Barney Shearson, Lehman Brothers and Goldman, Sachs & Co. exercised their option

The U.S. brewing industry has called on Washington to close the border to Canadian beer because of a

India said Thursday that it agreed to guarantee payments for electricity to be generated by seven ma

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An oil tanker that suffered a crushed submerged bow section when it apparently struck an iceberg nea

The United States will block imports of $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion a year of textiles and clothing

Exxon Corp., Mobil Corp. and Texaco Inc. have won the "Sakhalin-3" tender for the right to survey an

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International trade requires banks to perform a balancing act. They need to wield international clou

Despite a downturn in major industrial economies, international seaborne trade rose by 2.2 percent i

VIETNAM TO BUY COFFEE TO PAY FOREIGN DEBTSLONDON - The Vietnamese government should

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 227.31 up 0.57 which compares

As of Jan. 6, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The German economy is likely to stay in the doldrums because of continued weak export markets in Eur

The Clinton administration Thursday called for deregulation of the global air cargo marketplace and

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAIL CORP. (San Francisco) - Lynn K. Ducken was named treasurer, and Robert E. Noor

Southern Guangdong province will approve 10 more foreign bank branches this year, bringing the numbe

KEMPER SELLS STAKE IN CENTRE REINSURANCELONG GROVE, Ill. - Kemper Corp. sold its min

ITT Hartford Insurance Group, in a pitch to become one of the top crop insurers in the nation, Thurs

Golden Age of Toy Boats. Through March 5. New York. Sampling from Forbes Magazine fleet includes an

Vietnam is committed to opening a securities exchange in the country, but it's not likely before 199

Profits of Indian private-sector companies are expected to rise by 25 percent to 30 percent in 1993-

Republican Sen. Lawrence Borst has introduced a bill that would allow a dockside casino in Marion Co

U.S. semiconductor makers made more money in Japan last year than they did in 1992, with U.S. chip s

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

PARAGUAY JOINS GATT AS 115TH MEMBERGENEVA - Paraguay became the 115th member of the

A generic drug company is recalling millions of vials of a widely used asthma medication because the

The low price of subsidized U.S. wheat to China in a sale Wednesday may crimp Australia's exports to

Prices in the electricity trading pool in England and Wales fell Wednesday by about UK250,000 ($372,

General Electric Co., Procter & Gamble Co., Xerox Corp. and other members of a pioneering shippers a

An alternative pricing mechanism for refined oil products attracted better- than-expected participat

Age distribution of the world merchant fleet by type of vessel as of Dec. 31, 1992. Percenta

South Korea's electronics giants, aiming to develop state-of-the-art technology and to enhance compe

Aluminum prices could get another lift as support builds for a plan to lock away Russian aluminum st

For years, no one cared if 45 acres of land between Rocheport and the Missouri River was in Howard C

PORT DIRECTOR SWORN IN AT SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO - The new executive director fo

The Interstate Commerce Commission will consider requests for protection from several western railro

United Parcel Service's decision to accept parcels weighing up to 150 pounds has been enthusiastical