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Great Lakes lawmakers are mounting a bipartisan campaign to make James Hartung, an Indiana port exec

FOKKER AIRCRAFT U.S.A. (Alexandria, Va.) - Maarten van Eeghen was named president, replacing Stuart

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Asia's teeming cities, which are set to house half the world's urban population by the year 2020, fa

Spain's trade deficit narrowed by 42.1 percent in March from the same month a year ago, mainly thank

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., introduced legislation to exclude explosives- handling trucks from federa

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal begins hearings in Ottawa today to determine if imports of

Sheep producers say they aren't pulling the wool over the eyes of taxpayers. The money used for the

The footwear industry has taken on such profoundly global proportions that attempting to determine c

For the year 1993, the United States will have increased energy imports. Domestic energyconsumption

Seafaring labor unions sued the government last week in an effort to win war bonus payments for thei

The collision of a Greek tanker with a small iceberg Thursday was the second such incident in two we

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

April 30, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity

Consolidated Rail Corp. jumped a big hurdle last week in its efforts to retain an $18 million annual

The free-market economic reforms being implemented throughout Latin America are bearing fruit quickl

A government study rejected the idea of a national data center to notify emergency response teams of

House Speaker Tom Foley, D-Wash., is working with other congressional leaders to draft a "mini-stimu

Food manufacturers and the companies that supply the packaging say they are trying hard to reduce th

Russia, which produces about 20 percent of the world's rough diamonds, has suffered falling output i

International Petroleum Exchange Apr. 30, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nova Corp. of Alberta is set to begin an 11 percent capacity upgrade at its Alberta natural gas tran

TRIAL FINDS BENEFIT IN GENENTECH DRUGWASHINGTON - A massive new trial of competing t

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Apr. 30, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

The orange license plate labeled "tourism" on the rental car was a dead giveaway. So police

The U.S. harbor maintenance tax is being considered by the European Community as the subject of a po

A year after unprecedented natural and man-made catastrophes wreaked havoc on homeowners, businesses

Chances of major regulatory changes addressing the property/casualty insurance industry appear unlik

Foreign exchange market participants predicted that the U.S. dollar will decline this week amid conc

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What's bad news for insurance companies' bottom lines is turning into worse news for people thinking

A story on Page 3A on April 27, "House Panel Drafts Bill on Suspension of Duties," should have said

Russian President Boris Yeltsin must use his referendum victory to move quickly on the path of a mar

In the rapidly-changing world of fashion footwear, where major retailers view a late delivery with t

FACTORY ORDERS PERCENT CHANGE MAR.Durable goods -3.4%Non-durable

Vincent Valentino, commodities specialist for Columbus Line, is a man who uses a lot ofshoe leather.

Air freight shipments from Asia to the United States are rising, but the volumes, according to analy

The nation's river ports are taking on a siege mentality as they are hit simultaneously by environme