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U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills has said the United States will not ''unilaterally disarm" by

U.S. automakers are pressing for new restrictions on the ever-encroaching Japanese manufacturers, bu

The U.S. dollar traded higher Wednesday afternoon in a nervous and jittery market af- ter skidding b

The new deep-sea port intended to ease congestion in Thailand received its first ship last weekend,

NYMEX CRISIS PLAN GETS CFTC APPROVALNEW YORK - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission appr

Insurance rates for tankers destined for the Saudi port of Ras Tanura in the Persian Gulf soared Wed

With the deadline for withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait passed and the sword of war nearly draw

A U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement will generate income for the United States as newly employed Mexi

A city fiscal crisis is threatening the existence of the New York maritime industry's only voice in

Chrysler Corp.'s joint venture in China marks its seventh anniversary this week, with officials sayi

Japanese domestic investment is a far greater threat to the U.S. economy than Japanese investment in

Asia's textile giants today open three days of discussion and exchange of information on research an

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION FOR TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR, SPONSORED BY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY'

A bad mix of winter weather threatens to strangle the 1991 Missouri River barge season before it beg

Scansped USA, the international freight forwarding arm of Swedish company Bilspedition AB, acquired

BURNS & LEVINSON (Boston) - Alan S. Perlin joined this law firm as counsel. He will assist thefirm w

As of Jan. 16, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 15, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Rail wages should rise 3 percent in July and employees who have worked a year before a new labor-man

Trade and foreign policy experts say that denying U.S. grain credits to the Soviet Union would do li

China is suspending exports of tungsten ore shortly after proclaiming itself the world's largest sup

As California farmers add up the damage from the state's most catastrophic frost, an Oakland company

Ocean shipping between the Middle East and North America was marked by calm Wednesday despite the pa

An American construction company said it was suspending work on the new U.S. Embassy in Amman as of

Quebec business leaders have lost confidence in Canada's economy and political future, a poll of bus

On Monday, Jacques Poos, Luxembourg's foreign minister and current president of the European Communi

CON-WAY SOUTHWEST STARTS TEXAS SERVICEPALO ALTO, Calif. - Fort Worth, Texas-based Con-Way So

Any use of passenger facility charges, or PFCs, should be conditioned on the guarantee that the fund

The testimony of a high-ranking executive of a financially troubled Rhode Island-based insurance com

Crude oil stocks increased by 1.3 million barrels from the previous week, the American Petroleum Ins

UAE COMPANY WINS GAS PIPELINE PACTDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Crescent Petroleum, a United

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 16, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Airlines and airports around the world, working in conjunction with their governments, have imposed

Michael B. Smith was known as one of the best American trade negotiators in the 13 years he served i

* Trading With Ireland 4A * Tom Connors - Washington 8A* California Fruit Destruction Hurts

A consortium of six Japanese companies is considering a project with the Chinese government that wou

ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCTS Morton International announced an across the board price increase for

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Jan. 16, 1991 Copper Total, 13,904. Gold Total, .1,593,452.Silver Total, .264,967,952.

Pressure on Japanese companies from their government to boost imports ishelping Weyerhaeuser