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American traders, tired of chasing paper-thin profit margins on Wall Street, are flocking across the

The United Mine Workers of America, embroiled in a major strike over job tenure and future work oppo

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US, GERMANY FREEZE AID TO GUATEMALAThe Clinton administration said last week it was freezing

NON-FUEL IMPORT PRICES ROSE 0.2 PERCENT IN APRILPrices of U.S. imports, excluding fuel, rose

Zimbabwe, one of the top half-dozen tobacco growing countries, has brought in a crop that growers re

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U.S. maritime interests may support Clinton administration proposals to include port services in glo

The European Commission's two-day hearing later this week to settle the future of the Trans-Atlantic

COMMERCE: STEEL BARS, RODS DUMPED BY BRAZILBrazilian alloy and carbon hot-rolled bars and ro

WIS. TRUCK FIRM 'UNFIT,' HIGHWAY AGENCY FINDSThe Federal Highway Administration last week se

Air Canada is expected this week to formally appeal a decision by the National Transportation Agency

Roadway Package System Inc. of Pittsburgh got a step closer to its goal of complete U.S. service cov

Sears, Roebuck and Co. has told shoppers not to bother calling its catalog outlet stores anymore - b

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President Clinton's decision to renew by executive order the most-favored- nation tariffs extended t

The textile industries of Europe, Japan and the United States jointly condemned China as the greates

The smoking public's proclivity for discounted generic brand cigarettes is becoming increasingly haz

Tobacco Road is branching out these days to include the railroad as truckers send more leafy rolled

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ICI BOARD APPROVES SPLITTING OF COMPANYThe board of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC has app

The investment banker who chairs Philadelphia's port agency said he steered a $57.7 million port bon

The National Cancer Institute has again tapped Hauser Chemical Research Inc. as a source for develop

The leaders of the Government Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Federal Services, Post Office and

EMPIRE STATE PIPELINE RECEIVES PERMITSponsors of the proposed Empire State Pipeline Friday a

The U.S. dollar's sharp fall to an unbroken string of record lows against the Japanese yen last week

Many developing countries want to produce their own automobile as a matter of national pride, but it

1623 (May 28, 1993) Previous day - 1628 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

COAST GUARD SEIZES SHIP IN SMUGGLING OF CHINESESAN FRANCISCO - The Coast Guard last

Britain may introduce its own regulations on stability requirements for ferries calling at U.K. port

An extraordinary lobbying effort by President Clinton last week won the support of enough conservati

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The U.S. dollar needs to fall further to 100 yen to help bring down Japan's massive trade surplus, e

The long-term trend in seaborne iron ore and coking coal transport is for annual growth averaging ab

Boeing Co. is making payments to United Airlines in connection with the airline's cancellation of fi

The Department of Transportation and the Pentagon said last week they will conduct a joint review on

Three foreign joint ventures and two Indonesian companies are competing to build a 2.5 billion rupia

Responding to U.S. criticism that it does not do enough to curb illegal textile trade, Hong Kong wil