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The chief advantage that plastics have over metals in automobile production is reduced tooling costs

ROCHE BIOMEDICAL PLANS KANSAS LABORATORY WICHITA, Kan. - Roche Biomedical Laboratories plan

Congressional deliberations over the thorny matter of health care for retired union coal miners have

from inadequate sewage treatment plants in the Rio Grande Valley to lax Mexican enforcement policies

A Senate bill that permits states to ban the import of out-of-state municipal waste has drawn fire f

The air freight industry agrees that a global electronic cargo network could speed clearances, deliv

Cocoa prices rose in active trading on news of dry weather in the West African growing region and a

Sea-Land Service Inc. improved its operating income by $5 million in the second quarter - despite a

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Labor issues continue to figure prominently in the escalating debate over the proposed North America

The story headlined "Borg-Warner Sets China Venture," on Page 7B of the July 21 Journal of Commerce,

French shippers are rejecting motor carrier charges that their demands for service are forcing truck

Smaller Japanese companies are paying the price for the continuing success of Japan Inc. in world ma

The planned spring opening of the Tangshan port to international waters will not only enhance China'

China's fiscal situation improved over the first six months of 1992, but a nationwide buying spree t

Airbus Industrie's 1992 orders may be closer to 100 than its target of 150 if the European consortiu

TWO KOREAS DIVIDED OVER NUCLEAR POLICIESSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Tae-

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 204.98 off 0.02 which compares

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The Colombian National Coffee Fund, which among other functions guarantees a minimum support price t

A Baltimore jury last week awarded $11.2 million to three plaintiffs in compensation for injuries an

The likely marriage of American Airlines and Canadian Airlines International has Air Canada acting l

Forget the old adage that boxes don't complain. Improving the computer interface between airlines an

Girl Scout cookies made in China? It's one of several possibilities arisingfrom a burst of e

Rep. Sander M. Levin, D-Mich., Friday defended his legislation to exempt two Michigan ports from the

Rail equipment supplier Harmon Industries Inc. expressed satisfaction Friday with its second-quarter

The United States and the European Community restated their commitment to a successful conclusion of

If the Brazilian government maintains its current open-market policy, car imports will double to alm

NEW MOTOROLA SERVICE TO DELIVER E-MAIL, DATACHICAGO - Motorola Inc. said a new wirel

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The Tampa Port Authority wants a Florida judge to settle a 2-year-old dispute with Tampa Shipyards I

U.S. agriculture would benefit from farm trade reform proposed in the latest round of the General Ag

BRAZIL PLAN UNCHANGED FOR COFFEE MEETINGSSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's government does not pl

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Natural gas futures for August delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange surged in active trading

The meter reader in Hopewell, N.J., circled Lyle Rawlings' house again and again, looking for the di

The Japanese Cabinet is targeting mid-September as the deadline for completing a package of fiscal m

The Xiamen special economic zone in southeastern China plans to expand the handling capacity of its