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The U.S. Customs Service's drive to establish electronic links with air carriers has made a major st

The West's trade in technological goods with Hungary, previously curbedbecause of fears that

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Raznoimport, the state-owned import-export body of the Russian republic, expects to sell about 750,0

Trucking executives who hope to prove to the Internal Revenue Service that their relationship with o

Later this year, Japan will begin importing plutonium and constructing a nuclear fuel reprocessing p

Indonesian state-owned oil company Pertamina may introduce a new pricing system for its crude oil fr

Illinois Power Co., the state's second-largest electric utility, signed a letter of intent to buy sc

Amoco Corp., Chevron Shale Oil Co. and Conoco Shale Oil Inc. have signed a three-year agreement to c

A one-day West Coast dock strike next week is virtually certain now that the International Longshore

A company ordering a new supertanker today probably would pay several milliondollars less th

STRIKES LIKELY TO HIT IMPALA PLATINUM NETJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa's

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan, responding to criticism by the Senate Agriculture Committ

Financial services remain a major sticking point in the North American free- trade talks. Mexico, th

Swiss legal authorities said Friday they would indefinitely maintain a freeze on hundreds of million

A federal bankruptcy court granted priority status to environmental liability claims in a proceeding

Energy policy planners in Washington seem to be hung up on maintaining a classical free world trade

Lawmakers, eager to score pre-election points with voters, will give serious thought to the insuranc

President Bush's plan to provide families with an annual tax credit of as much as $3,750 to buy heal

This table lists spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and coal producer

It was one of the more bizarre scenes on Capitol Hill since the end of the Cold War. In a ti

Trucking companies could be charged hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes if the Internal R

A freight forwarding company with links to the government of Egypt violated shipping law by collecti

U.S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Percent by Group Jan. Dec.White 6.2% 6.3%

A new all-cargo airline is betting that it will soar on the winds of an economic recovery. P

Finland is test-flying fighter planes built by two U.S. companies, one of which may win a Finnish go

If the U.S. Olympic bobsled team turns in a better performance at this month's Winter Games than it

Feb. 7, 1992 Copper Total, 32,772. Gold Total, .1,361,333.Silver Tota

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index was higher last week in response to higher prices for

Conditions are ripe for Japanese trade houses to make heavy deliveries of platinum against the Tokyo

A rush of commodity fund business and strong market opinions have pushed live cattle futures' open i

The World Bank denied that its position is to encourage the export of ''dirty" industries to the Thi

*Singapore International Monetary Exchange Feb. 7, 1992Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

A team of three will manage the Lloyd's of London insurance market when Alan Lord, deputy chairman a

Cuba's 1991-92 (October-June) sugar crop will not come close to the 7.5 million metric tons produced

RLI REPORTS INCREASE IN ITS QUARTERLY NETPEORIA, Ill. - Net income for RLI Corp. in

Japanese cotton spinning industry sources say a case they plan to file against Pakistan for alleged

Ohio drivers who insure their cars through State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will see a rar

Air Canada stepped up its offensive to scramble any takeover of its rival, Canadian Airlines Interna

United Parcel Service, the nation's largest transport company, said Wednesday it will report record