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Stanford University has begun a research project to explore the notion that Japan's economic institu

Sweden is seeking foreign investment in its less developed northern counties, and that could spell

The U.S. dollar finally has broken out of its months-long narrow trading range and is heading lower

The Bush administration told congressional transportation leaders it opposes legislation to create a

The Port of Houston Authority named people to three newly created positions within its trade develop

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Christine E. Bisho might never have started exporting clothing if she hadn't gone looking for a wedd

The House Interior Committee Wednesday passed a bill that supporters say would help end chronic timb

The European Community Commission said it plans to spend $363 million to improve and expand natural

Since the advent of deregulation here two years ago, Canada's estimated 60,000 truck owner-operators

New Orleans port officials say fees charted to port users must be raisedbecause: * T

Crystal-ball gazers at the Agriculture Department have been spending the past few weeks looking into

New taxes "absolutely" will be discussed in a fresh round of budget talks set to begin next week, Ri

Greiner Engineering Inc.'s Wallace Hawkes received a call from Hong Kong late Tuesday night that he

OIL, OILSEED SUPPLIES SEEN TIGHTER IN '90-91ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - World supplies of oilse

WEST GERMAN SURPLUS IN TRADE WIDENSFRANKFURT, West Germany - The West German trade surplus w

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

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The state of South Dakota was awaiting a court decision order Tuesday afternoon on its request for a

The Port of Portsmouth, N.H., plans to be a major player in a $1.5 billion development linking energ

Longshoreman Edward L. Cyr III could not drive a car on Oct. 9, 1988, because his license had been s

In a surprise turnaround, a senior Treasury official will tell a Senate panel that the Bush administ

The United States has offered to speed up its timetable for halting production of chemical weapons i

Chicago Mercantile Exchange members submitted a petition to the exchange asking that certain officia

Representatives of service industries that are active in Pacific countries are growing nervous over

OAKLAND PORT PLANS MAY MARITIME FESTIVALOAKLAND, Calif. - The Port of Oakland will hold its

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An overall softening economy in 1990 will not adversely affect the specialty chemical industry as a

FEW OF US WORRY ABOUT EARTHQUAKES when we drive across Manhattan bridges or through the city's tunne

An Agriculture Department analysis says Eastern Europe's market-oriented drive toward greater livest

JAPANESE MINISTER HOPES FOR STRONGER YENJapanese Finance Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Tue

WISCONSIN HIRES RAIL CONSULTANTSMADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's Department of Transportation has

Two expansion projects at the Pasir Panjang terminal are being undertaken by the state-run Port of S

William Bru, whose resignation as president of Norasia Lines Ltd. was an- nounced last week, said Tu

Brazilian importers must limit purchases of foreign goods to a $2 billion ceiling during May and Jun

NORTH AMERICA Leather Goods From Tuscany. May 14-17. New York. Italian leather goods. Contac

Across the prairie under a springtime sun, the biggest hard red winter wheat crop in years is fast a

Pepsico Inc. used a technique that is capturing a growing share of world trade when it swapped soft

The Maritime Administration approved Waterman Steamship Corp.'s plan to revise and lengthen its subs

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