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Japan's economy has continued to expand on growing domestic demand supported by capital expenditure

Having saved its duty-free export privileges to the United States, the government of Malaysia is see

Four freight forwarding companies, driven by industry consolidation pressures and growing customer i

ACADEMY INSURANCE GETS BUY-OUT OFFERAcademy Insurance Group Inc. has received a buy-out offe

AMERICAN NUCLEAR INSURERS (Farmington, Conn.) - Robert J. Clark was appointed president and chief ex

Japan, under pressure from the United States to remove barriers to foreign investment, is taking ste

The parent of Hong Kong's principal container shipping line turned in a better first half in the cur

A story headlined "Lines Will Hike Shipping Fees to Persian Gulf," in The Journal of Commerce Aug. 1

Tokyo stock prices plunged Friday as hopes diminished for a swift settlement of the Middle East cris

With concern growing about the future of log exports, the nation's top log export harbor agreed to s

Piracy is a terrifying threat to defenseless refugees fleeing Indochina, but the International Marit

With one exception, the U.S. general aviation industry is continuing its comeback in 1990. T

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index matched its 1990 high of 105.0 points, up 0.3 point f

An international trade panel has recommended that the current U.S. countervailing duty on Canadian p

The dispatch of American troops to the Middle East has resulted in stepped-up production of airtight

A group of polystyrene producers said they will open the nation's largest polystyrene recycling plan

WHITE HOUSE TO REVIEW DUTY-FREE BENEFIT BIDSThe Bush administration will review more than 10

Aug. 17, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Aug. 17, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Major ports in Washington state shouldn't merge if they want to see further increases in the state's

U.S. knitwear companies won a round in their fight to get punitive trade duties levied on synthetic-

JOMARIS INC. (Houston) - Mary E. "Liz" Ford was named vice president, operations, for the steamship

The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected a plan by household movers to raise rates collectively o

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

OMI Corp., bucking this year's downturn in the bulk shipping market, last week reported a sharply hi

The Federal Maritime Commission will consider a proposal Wednesday to cancel carriers' tariffs if th

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Saudi Arabia will have to increase its production in September to meet all its commitments to custom

QUANTUM CHEMICAL CORP. (New York) - Dennis Spina was named president of the company's Suburban Propa

Agricultural subsidies are the single most important issue in the current multilateral round of trad

REGIONAL BLOCS European Trade and Technology - 1992 and Beyond. Sept. 3-6. Sunderland, Engla

Aug. 17, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Aug. 17, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 28.1

Revenues from premiums received by Japan's 25 life insurance companies increased by 6.3 percent in t

Some normally scheduled features do not appear today because of fire damage to a lower Manhattan pow

The U.S. dollar will continue to decline in the weeks ahead because of the dismal outlook for the U.

Port of Baltimore officials say the long-delayed opening of the port's showpiece container-handling

FLORIDA P&L TO TEST CHEAP OIL SUBSTITUTEA new fuel that burns like oil but is about as cheap

The Customs Service is inviting the trade community to learn more about its operations by attending

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 17, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)