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Costa Rica is turning to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to prevent the creation of a ba

New farm law provisions designed to make U.S. cotton more competitive may be forcing foreign countri

Increased trade opportunities and changing borders have made phones ring in the offices of the world

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A tug of war between a Detroit spill cleanup company and one in New York over the Marine Pollution C

Orders received by U.S. factories climbed during October, primarily because of a surge in transporta

Ship Sale Report appears on alternate Fridays. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence In

Dec. 5, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

Delegates at an International Coffee Organization meeting in London Thursday were more optimistic th

Amoco Chemical Co. officials in Chicago have denied statements from a company official in Thailand t

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., under pressure to trim costs in a weak economy, said it planned new s

The Port of Wilmington, N.C., is making its first significant inroads into the steel export market w

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Norfolk Southern Corp. is getting ready to bulk up its Lamberts Point coal terminal in Norfolk, Va.,

Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher gets high marks for making trade promotion a top priority for th

The future of Norway's state alcohol monopoly, which charges sky-high prices that make drinkers grum

Major Japanese aircraft manufacturers are investing an estimated $120 million in new facilities to p

The European Community will be playing for high stakes at its historic Maastricht summit next week.<

A West Coast port association scheduled a conference this fall to educate members about drugsmugglin

The French bank Credit Lyonnais has announced plans to set up a general banking subsidiary in St. Pe

Official canine-killer squads are roaming China's towns and cities bludgeoning dogs to death because

GERALD SET TO OFFER 24-HOUR METAL TRADINGGerald Far East Ltd. will begin simultaneous bid an

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 213.34 up 0.44 which compares

ECOGEN ISOLATES BACTERIA TO FIGHT LAWN PESTSLANGHORNE, Pa. - Ecogen Inc. and ChemLawn Servic

Eight North Atlantic ports agreed this week to form a conference with rate- setting powers and to fi

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday proposed the Kansas City International Airport be use

As part of an experiment designed to find out where time was being lost in the logistics chain, Dutc

Japan's ambassador to Singapore said Thursday his country would not be the one to derail the current

Three insurance companies filed suits against Apple Computer Inc., insisting they need not reimburse

A spokesman for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. denied a recent published report that the nation's larg

Car insurance rates in New Jersey could rise 15 percent in January, state officials say. The

Protection and indemnity clubs that write marine liability coverage are starting to apply terms and

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

The government of the Russian Federation agreed to triple the wages of the nation's coal miners next

The trade embargo against Haiti has forced some U.S. companies withinvestments there to clos

Brazil is turning over a new leaf in trademark protection, guaranteeing immediate security for notor

Barging on the Upper Mississippi River, a network of locks and dams that connects Minnesota, Iowa, W