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Alfred Eckes, commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission, will become eminent research

US BILL WOULD REQUIRE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ADSLegislation pending in Congress would require adv

Customs Commissioner Carol Boyd Hallett has revealed details of a proposed reorganization plan desig

Curacao, the self-governing Dutch colony 35 miles off the coast of Venezuela, has an enviable proble

Is this the time to buy gold? Gold and, to a lesser extent, other precious metals historical

Additional charges have been brought against some previously indicted traders in the Japanese yen pi

The East German government, in need of wheat and feedgrains due to a poor 1989 harvest, is expected

Nevada Power Co. announced that its kilowatt-hour sales increased by 8.0 percent in 1989.

Miners in the Ukrainian coal capital of Donetsk walked off the job Friday to press demands that loca

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 35,700 tons of coal in purchases made in three weekly

After more than 10 years of severe price-cutting, Airborne Express is breathing a sigh of relief tha

Fri., Mar. 2, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

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With a potential national economic slowdown and the continuing grain car dispute as a backdrop, top

The Department of Transportation's eagerly anticipated national policy statement calls for a more co

The World Bank, which each year loans hundreds of millions of dollars to ports in developing countri

SENTIMENT IN THE DRY BULK shipping market turned positive last week, as it appeared that considerabl

The first high- speed rail link in North America could be built from Toronto to Quebec at a cost of

Initial tests by a Washington apple grower have identified an organic, non- toxic chemical that may

U.S. firms could face prohibitive tariffs in East Germany if the United States continues to deny mos

The honeymoon Carol Boyd Hallett has had with the trade community since she was appointed commission

IVORY COAST UNREST FUELS COCOA RALLYKnight-Ridder FinancialMajor civil unrest in the

After almost two deadlocked weeks, USS-Posco and longshoremen have both turned the heat up over who

WHO IS NOW RESPONSIBLE for the United States' long-term natural gas supply? Is a homeowner r

Litton Industries said its Houston-based oil services subsidiary, Western Atlas International, opene

TEXAS AIR WILL PAY $280 MILLION TO EASTERNTexas Air Corp. has agreed to a recommendation by

TOKYO STRESSES STABILITY IN CAPITAL MARKETSRyutaro Hashimoto, Japanese finance minister, Fri

European Community foreign ministers will renew their efforts today towriggle out of a fast-

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Frank Iarossi, president of Exxon Shipping Co. and a focus of criticism over the grounding of the Ex

For the week ended Feb. 24, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads, which is

Is American International Underwriters' new trade and political risk plan for joint venture partners

Fuji Photo Film has introduced a new professional slide film. Fujichrome Velvia, a new concept in co

Carla Hills, U.S. trade representative, said the United States is reviewing requests from Bolivia, C

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Caribbean trade observers voiced disappointment at the Caribbean Basin Initiative bill approved las

Ansett, Australian, East-West and Ipec - have been hiring military pilots, foreign pilots and charte

The story headlined "US Hopeful as Japanese Computer Talks End," which appeared on Page 1A in The J

Phillips Petroleum Co. will begin retailing propane as an automotive fuel this spring, and hopes to