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Alaska Airlines is spending $3.8 million to more than double the size of its cargo hub at Seattle-Ta

MCDONNELL CONSIDERS MAKING NEW WIDEBODYMcDonnell Douglas Corp. may develop a new wide-bodied

The "major downsizing" by Salomon Inc. of its Philipp Brothers commodities trading unit may not spel

The government of India, already worried about price increases set by the Organization of Petroleum

The Coast Guard cited the master and crew of the Aegean Breeze, a vessel operated by Wallenius Motor

Peru's economic minister, saying the country was "on the brink of collapse," announced a 3,000 perce

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The U.S. dollar steadied Thursday while traders awaited new developments in the Middle East.

Lever Brothers Co. and Sonoco Graham Co. Thursday announced a joint agreement that will take a stab

U.S. exporters to Kuwait and Iraq are watching sales dip and unpaid bills stack up as the uncertaint

THIS TIME, it didn't take truckers a full month before fuel surcharges began making their way to des

Leaders of Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia have approved the integration of Singapore with parts o

Allied-Signal Inc. struck a deal with government officials that will allow it to start selling a sub

California Insurance Commissioner Roxani Gillespie notified two of California's largest insurers Wed

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

The Dominican Republic this week announced economic measures that include substantial increases in

As a U.S. Senate subcommittee considers what to do next, Connecticut insurance regulators have ruled

Gov. James Florio is boasting that the insurance industry has obviously bought into his insurance re

Executives from British Petroleum Co. tried Thursday to take some of the panic out of oil markets du

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While military events in the Persian Gulf are walking away with the headlines, officials at the U.S.

To the typical Japanese businessman, the United States is a big, artless land full of gaudily dresse

RENAULT EXTENDS MACK TRUCK OFFERFrance's Regie Nationale des Usines Renault, which holds mor

Some of the nation's best-known trucking companies are asking the federal government to create a fue

The exposure of U.S. government agencies insuring U.S. trade and investment in the Persian Gulf stat

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION WORKSHOPS. Aug. 13-17. Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif. Aseries

It seemed a strange time for a steamship line to throw a party. Analysts are predicting a sl

FORD, MAZDA, SANYO SET MALAYSIA VENTUREFord Motor Co., Mazda Motor Corp. and Sanyo Electric

European demand for software is expanding so fast that U.S. software makers are going to have to pay

CROP ESTIMATES CALLED BULLISH FOR CORN, SOYTraders at the Chicago Board of Trade called Thur

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 235.29 off 1.81 which compare

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MODEST RISE EXPECTED IN PRODUCER PRICESU.S. producer prices for July are expected to show a

COLO. AGENT GROUPS BEGIN MERGER TALKSThe Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado Inc. (IIAC

ICO COFFEE EXPORTS ROSE 4.95 PERCENT IN JUNEJune coffee exports to all destinations by produ

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Pacific Rim ports have much in common in terms of geology, trade patterns and shortage of land.<

Federal postal inspectors arrested a Seattle-area woman who they said collected money from people by

Heavy truck sales bucked a seasonal trend in July to turn in a surprisingly strong showing, despite