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The International Monetary Fund will not dip into funds earmarked for Africa to support economic ref

Tue., Mar. 27, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

EASTERN REORGANIZATION, LOSS ESTIMATE REVISEDEastern Air Lines, citing weaker-than-expected

American Airlines, a significant factor in the air cargo field, no longer operates freighter aircraf

THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE has delivered a stern warning to the 97 nations belonging to t

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A French steelmaker has expressed interest in buying a minority stake in LTV Corp.'s steel unit, LTV

Japan's major corporations are gradually discarding their traditional career- long employment system

Japan reportedly is planning to offer the Bush administration a final compromise under which it woul

JAPANESE POLITICS SEEN IMPEDING RETAIL REFORMJapan's current political situation precludes a

COCOA GROUP SEEN NEAR BUFFER STOCK ACCORDThe International Cocoa Organization is close to re

World yarn production rose 4.8 percent in the last quarter of 1989 compared with the third quarter,

Southern Peru Copper Corp. Monday declared force majeure on shipments of blister copper to Minero Pe

A headline on page 1A of The Journal of Commerce of March 26 should have said ''U.S. carriers push c

The West German liberals Monday put pressure on the government not to consider converting ostmarks i

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Net new orders for U.S. machine tools fell 3.4 percent in February to $194.6 million from January, a

The Port of New York and New Jersey recorded a strong gain in the amount of oceanborne general cargo

An agreement to drive up ocean rates in the North Atlantic by limiting vessel space on the trade is

A federal judge is expected to rule Wednesday on whether Crowley Maritime Corp. must post a large ca

Protection and indemnity clubs, the mutual insurers that provide the bulk of liability coverage for

Hanjin Shipping Co., one of the largest carriers in the eastbound trades from Asia to the United Sta

The Supreme Court Monday said it would decide if railroads can ignore their union contracts when the

Gold prices fell to six-month lows on major world markets Monday as investors sought "safe havens" i

CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS PROMOTES J.D. COMBSMENLO PARK, Calif.- John D. Combs Jr. was named

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Frustrated by rising prices for shipping goods to Puerto Rico, eight American manufacturing companie

The dollar climbed to a 39-month high against the yen Monday, and foreign- exchange traders said the

SINGAPORE'S SIA SEEKS SWISSAIR-DELTA LINKUPSingapore Airlines, or SIA, is holding talks with

SEABROOK PLANT PASSES THE 5 PERCENT POWER POINTSEABROOK, N.H. - Seabrook nuclear power plant

A Florida Power & Light Co. fuel official disputes oil market talk that the big utility was on the v

A PACKAGE BOMB: THAT'S HOW WASHINGTON greeted Rep. Dan Rostenkowski's proposal to eliminate the budg

Mandatory preflight breath tests for pilots should be considered, say some officials reviewing this

Iraq aims to increase its oil production capacity by an extra 1.5 million to 2 million barrels a day

Aer Lingus, Ireland's flag carrier, plans to expand freighter operations to more U.S. cities.

JAPAN ASKS US TO CUT CONSUMER SPENDINGJapan has asked the United States to put the brakes on

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

Federal Express Corp. isn't a name that comes to mind when one thinks of publishing giants.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION RISES 1.06 PERCENT IN FRANCEFrench industrial production, excluding co

The leaders of Eastern Airlines' Pilots Union recommended Sunday that the membership accept a tempor