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The Japanese spent a record amount of almost $1.8 billion on artwork from abroad last year, official

Borden Chemicals and Plastics LP said high natural gas costs reduced profitmargins for metha

National timber harvests will increase 55 percent over the next half century but industry employment

NORTON LILLY INTERNATIONAL INC. (San Francisco) - W.C. Daniels was named marine operations manager f

Purism, I suppose, has its place; but in some cases its inherent rigidity is misplaced, regressive a

Local re-export trade, which is dominated by the United States and China, suffered a sharp decline i

HAZELWOOD APPEALS NEGLIGENCE CONVICTIONJoseph Hazelwood, fired Exxon captain, acquitted on c

Friends of the Earth who shop at Sunflower Natural Foods here gladly pay $1.59 for a small can of t

Apr. 17, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

The government on Tuesday launched an effort to prevent another train fire like the one this week th

Computerized information systems will be a key weapon in the battle to stop express and other freigh

Washington will place Taiwan on a list of "unfair" trading partners next week, leading to possible U

FRANCE SAYS PRICES ROSE 0.3 PERCENT IN MARCHFrench consumer prices in March rose 0.3 percent

Hapag-Lloyd AG's Olaf von Maydell reminds me of one of those Clint Eastwood characters in the movies

Trying to serve two constituencies, the Port Everglades Authority has managed to anger both, and cou

MAN ACQUIRES STAKE IN SPANISH PROCESSORMADRID, Spain - The London-based commodities company

Plastic is forever. The millions of tons discarded each year will never rust or rot away. Th

The U.S. dollar was mostly higher in choppy trading Tuesday. The U.S. currency shifted direc

THE HOME INSURANCE CO. (New York) - Peter C. O'Connor has joined The Home as vice president-internat

SOVIETS TO CUT SUPPLIES OF GAS TO LITHUANIAThe Soviet Union said it will reduce supplies of

U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-N.Y., will speak at the May 5 christening of the State University of Ne

Oddvar Finstad, chief officer of the Scandinavian Star, conceded at a marine inquiry Monday that he

Tokyo-based ship line Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. is selling a part interest in a ship in order to save

The Interstate Commerce Commission voted Tuesday to continue its investigation into Burlington North

It's no fun being a U.S. wheat farmer these days. Wheat is fetching around $3.50 per bushel, down fr

In the fiercely competitive world of international grain trading, grain-rich countries need an edge

The European Commission last week said it would expand global warming research, and praised Presiden

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

U.S. government officials knew that a ship destined for Senegal could not meet its schedule for load

JAPANESE DIVIDED ON CHINA LOAN FREEZEThe Japanese government is split over whether to resume

A director of Anglo American Insurance Co. said Tuesday the London-based insurer is still interested

SONY PLANS TUBE PLANT AT FORMER VW FACILITYSony Corp. will manufacture color-television pict

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

A short-term supply squeeze may be developing in Spain's natural gas markets, with demand seen strai

JAPAN TO EASE RULES ON LARGE RETAIL STORESJapan's Ministry of International Trade and Indust

Getting paid is a major concern for U.S. companies wishing to do business in developing countries.

The U.S. Postal Service again wants to offer Express Mail users a volume discount. It seeks

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Brazilian monthly inflation will be equal to approximately zero, said Zelia Cardoso de Melo, Brazil'