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The Environmental Protection Agency has selected a $15.9 million remedy for the Mattiace Petrochemic

Japanese coal imports in May dropped 2.3 percent from a year before to about 9 million metric tons,

THE TIES THAT BIND the global economy together are composed of copper wire, hair-thin threads of gla

Formal free-trade talks between Mexico and Central America and a trade agreement to be signed with V

The government is scrambling to enact new legislation on traffic in endangered wildlife after the Un

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The nation's ancient fleet of reserve cargo vessels is headed for the scrap heap - the question is h

KUWAIT SEEKS TO BORROW $33 BILLION TO REBUILDKuwait said Monday it wants to borrow $33 billi

Three Weeks Ended July 6, 1991, vs. Similar 1990 Period Cars Cars Loaded LoadedC

RAIL STRIKE IN FRANCE DELAYS FREIGHT TRAINSBOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France - A railway workers stri

Navistar International Transportation Corp. retained its lead over the heavy truck industry by outse

For the Federal Maritime Commission to compare the antitrust immunity granted both private-sector oc

US INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT, CAPACITY USE INCREASEWidespread gains boosted U.S. industrial producti

Tin prices are finally showing signs of bottoming out, but the question remains whether the market i

Corn traders bid up prices Monday on concern that hot and dry weather in Midwest growing areas would

RISE IN TEXTILE IMPORTS THREAT TO WAR SUPPLIES?WASHINGTON - A recent rise in textile imports

Japanese depositors have been locked out of about 90 billion yen ($657 million) in deposits at the t

Japanese banks and corporations will be obliged to disclose to the Finance Ministry unrealized profi

And the beat goes on. Once again, the Advisory Commission on Conferences in Ocean Shipping l

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A long-awaited House transportation spending bill will be completed this week, the chairman of the H

A new legal standard gaining acceptance in courts would expand the number of plaintiffs eligible for

When national multi-line insurers decide to withdraw their business volumefrom certain lines

Senator Linie GmbH will move into the black this year as its revenue soars more than 70 percent, the

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

New Zealand may be one of the smallest countries participating in the General Agreement on Tariffs a

Panama Canal officials plan to hike tolls nearly 10 percent late next year, after three years withou

The seven major industrial nations have split on the question of whether to offer the Soviets relief

FRANCE'S ALCATEL TO BUY ROCKWELL DIVISIONAlcatel NV, a subsidiary of France's Alcatel Alstho

Hanlin Group Inc. has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in order to

Residents of this Amazon city who loved the "Ghost Train," carved out of the jungle at the turn of t

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A recent sharp drop in grain prices raises the possibility that farmers may push stored grain onto t

The U.S. government's proposal to lift aviation sanctions against South Africa is likely to spark re

A Soviet government promise to toughen the new copyright law by year-end might be enough to allow th

Banks around the world have made great strides in their effort to meet stringent new global capital

DOT JUDGE: DELTA SHOULD GET ROUTE RIGHTSA Department of Transportation law judge recommended

The municipal government of Naucalpan, Mexico, and the Corporation for International Trade, headquar

TRADE, FARM OFFICIALS FROM EC, US TO MEETU.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills and Departmen

I LIVE IN THE WEST HOUSTON SUBURBS, where many Shell Oil Co. employees settled in 1970 when the corp