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The Port of Stockton suffered a net loss of nearly $1.3 million in 1992 following a dramatic drop in

U.S. contractor Brown & Root Services Corp. has submitted a proposal to the joint military task forc

The South Korean companies that met with a representative of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) last

Six women charged that they were fired by the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association because they ar

RELIANCE EXITS LINE, LEAVES 52 JOBLESSReliance Insurance Co. completed its exit from persona

With sparkling eyes and excited smiles, the Chen family wandered through the hordes of shoppers at T

Local electronics companies are citing the recent U.S. consumer show in Las Vegas as further evidenc

After 62 years as a state-sanctioned monopoly, GTE Corp.'s Codetel subsidiary here is suddenly facin

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Australian Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating kicked off his election campaign Monday with an ambitio

U.S.-RUSSIA BUSINESS COUNCIL (Washington, D.C.) - Robert S. Strauss, former U.S. ambassador to Russi

The U.S. dollar slipped marginally against most major foreign currencies Monday, while the Japanese

Heavy truck sales soared in January over depressed levels of 1992, as all signs pointedtoward a cont

If Monday's encounter with Federico Pena is any indication, the media will need track shoes to keep

U.S. Ports' International Freight in 20-Foot Container Equivalents, or TEUs Nov. 1992

GALVESTON EQUIPPED FOR OIL SPILL CLEANUPThe Coast Guard Monday unveiled new oil poll

Port officials Monday were awaiting a decision from the Environmental Protection Agency on a controv

Erling Dekke Naess, a long-time Bermuda resident and founder of Anglo Norness Shipping Co., which on

The Teamsters' drive to organize the truckload sector of the trucking industry stopped short and wen

Two years ago, when Japan got tired of being beaten up by its trading partners over its supposedly c

Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy outlined aggressive plans to upgrade the nation's meat inspection pr

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A new farm bill and price support policy may be the least of worries for farmers in the next few yea

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Feb. 8, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

While America waits for President Clinton's ship on health care reform to steer into port, a little

CNA Financial Corp. is the latest company to announce it will boost 1992 reserves to pay environment

Sunkist Growers Inc., the California citrus cooperative fighting to have federal marketing quotas re

China will allow direct conversion of foreign currencies into the yuan this year, the central People

France will fine Hoover, the U.S. maker of domestic appliances, for failing to consult its works cou

Hong Kong's gross domestic product grew 5.2 percent in real terms in July- September 1992 from the s

President Clinton's top two trade officials Monday tried to reassure Canadian trade minister Michael

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it would thoroughly review security procedures at Pen

2.5 MILLION TEXTILE JOBS MAY BE AXED IN CHINAChina's textile industry, the country's leading

The old aircraft carrier lost its final battle - almost a half century after it was launched. The ra

Ministers of environment representing 22 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic States

Southern Pacific Lines continued the wholesale disposal of uneconomic branch lines as it announced t

If its advance deficiency payment rate is an indication, the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects

Inflation drives Brazilians to write more checks than almost anyone else in the world, and now the g

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