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U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills Monday urged developing countries to agree to accept rules lai

U.S. corn markets are going to need an increase in production this year if domestic inventories are

AUSTRALIAN WELL PASSES TEST, MOBIL CONFIRMSMobil Corp. confirmed Monday that a well offshore

Coffee prices pushed higher to over $1.00 a pound for the first time in more than nine months.

The U.S. Postal Service will offer a sweetener to bulk mailers that support the agency's automation

MEXICO, US TO DISCUSS INCOME TAX TREATYThe United States and Mexico will begin negotiations

The London International Financial Futures Exchange said a record 3.2 million futures and options co

INFLATION NOT EXPECTED TO SLACKEN UNTIL '91U.S. inflation won't begin to moderate until well

The European Commission Monday launched an inquiry into allegations that a U.S. company and a Japane

Caterpillar Inc. has decided to ship tractor parts with a joint venture operated byWallenius Lines o

Gov. Michael S. Dukakis broke ground on a new $45-million air cargo complex at Logan International A

NEC Corp., Japan's leading computer maker, said Monday it will spend about $40 million to increase t

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Mon., Mar. 5, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

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Japan's growing love affair with golf is turning into a bonanza for foreign club makers who last yea

FRANCE TO RESUME TRADING WITH CHINAFrench Prime Minister Michel Rocard Monday announced the

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority voted down a plan to borrowfrom its own self-i

The sweeping national health insurance program approved by the so-called Pepper Commission Friday is

NJ ASSEMBLY VOTE DUE ON FLORIO AUTO REFORMTRENTON, N.J. - Gov. James Florio's bill to slash

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FRUIT OF THE LOOM PLANS N. IRELAND PLANTSBELFAST, Northern Ireland - Fruit of the Loom Inc.

U.S. companies wishing to capitalize on political and economic changes in East Germany should act im

Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Massachusetts said it has cut its surplus deficiency by $1.5 million, base

One of Japan's leading ocean carriers is speeding up its service from Southeast Asia to the U.S. Wes

An "Insurance Briefs" item that appeared on Page 9A of The Journal of Commerce, March 5, should have

Just as the United States considers adopting Canadian-style national health insurance, hundreds of C

Steamship lines can expect tighter enforcement and more port closings in the wake of three recent oi

Funeral services will be held Thursday for Joseph Abbattista, export traffic manager for Frederic He

The Supreme Court Monday refused to revive a claim by Mexican cement producers trying to overturn co

Gordon L. Smith, a former senior vice president of Hill and Knowlton Inc., has formed his own public

NUCLEAR SHIP PROPOSED FOR GRAIN SHIPMENTSVANCOUVER, British Columbia - City Council has been

Ports in India will handle 280 million metric tons of cargo annually by the turn of the century, aga

Customs brokers are starting to soften their deep-rooted antagonism to a proposed Customs program kn

An international panel is to decide in April whether an American law banning the import of undersize

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Crowley Maritime Corp. Monday said it plans to appeal a $42 million antitrust judgment against one o

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