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

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

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

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

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

The insurance industry in Malaysia, long plagued by questionable practices and under official fire t

A majority of business executives who participated in a survey oppose national health insurance as a

April 6 is the deadline for bids to acquire all or part of the bankrupt Delaware & Hudson Railway Co

The Australian government is under increasing pressure to promote the revitalization of railroad fre

Falling freight rates squeezed French motor carriers' margins in 1989, the official Transport Econom

KCSI SELLS SUBSIDIARY TO GERMAN COMPANYKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City Southern Industries In

The Philippine government will allow cargo-handling companies to import capital equipment free of ta

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

Romania could have 50,000 registered private businesses by the end of this year, just 12 months afte

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

Gillette Co. said Monday it would not go through with its previously announced purchase of rival Wil

Two strong earthquakes rocked Costa Rica Sunday, damaging buildings and causing landslides. No fatal

IRAN HOLDS DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY PROJECTSNICOSIA, Cyprus - Iran is holding talks with foreig

DRUMMOND CO. (Birmingham, Ala.) - The nation's 30th-largest coal producer announced Monday that H. D

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Brazil's February crude oil production averaged a record 659,643 barrels a day, up from the 638,151

1550 (Mar. 26, 1990) Previous day - 1557 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

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

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

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

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

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

COMMERCE SAYS PAILS FROM MEXICO 'DUMPED'Steel pails from Mexico are being sold in the United

Stolt Tankers & Terminals (Holdings) SA has opened a regional storage and distribution terminal for

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Eight months after its inauguration, the on-dock rail facility at Maher Terminals' Fleet Street term

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

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

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The European Community will start bargaining with Japan this week over imports of Japanese cars into

French glassmaker Saint-Gobain said it agreed to buy the alkali-resistant fiberglass technology and