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Sara Lee Corp., whose European operations are the largest of any U.S. food company, urged American f

US CIGARETTE EXPORTS ROSE 16 PERCENT LAST YEARWhile per capita use of cigarettes in the Unit

The governing body of the European Community Monday criticized the United States for keeping it on a

Source Perrier SA said Monday it will relaunch its sparkling mineral water globally with new labels

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The stabbing murder of an Israel Diamond Exchange dealer has sent shudders through an industry known

NEW ZEALAND SIDELINES PLANS FOR MINING PACTWELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand has set asi

A U.S. stockholder filed a lawsuit Monday against Tokyo-based Saitama Bank Ltd. and its directors, c

A Chinese nonferrous metals trade fair under way here is expected to meet sales expectations, a spok

The Tokyo Stock Exchange's key index took another sharp dive Monday as a falling yen compounded the

DAN RATHER WASN'T THERE, recording the occasion for posterity. Nor were Tom Brokaw or Peter Jennings

HONG KONG EXPORTS FELL 3.6 PERCENT IN JANUARYHong Kong's domestic exports in January fell 3.

Mon., Feb. 26, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

SLOW '90 GROWTH SEEN, BUT RISK OF SLIDE CITEDThe U.S. economy will grow slowly during 1990 a

TOKYO EXCHANGE SEEKS TO RESTRICT UNWINDINGThe Tokyo Stock Exchange said Monday that it has a

* Albert L. Kraus - Markets and Money 3A * Import Quota Watch 4A* Commodity Research Bureau:

In a surprise last-minute move to avoid an unfriendly takeover, XTRA Corp. said Monday it will seek

The need for new products generally is filled quickly in the United States, simply because competiti

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Carriers with small operations on the North Atlantic are resisting pressure to enter into an agreem

One of the East European markets U.S. automakers are targeting is home to what may be the world's mo

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union and USS-Posco continued their standoff Mon

The prospects for enhanced U.S. trade with Nicaragua seem likely to remain dim, at best, for the tim

Japanese officials announced Monday that they plan to relax restrictions on construction of large-sc

The fallout from the Tokyo stock market plunge failed to land on Wall Street, thanks in part to the

General Motors Corp.'s European subsidiary is moving quickly to expand its operations in Eastern Eur

Mexico's booming "twin" production plants have a new gateway to the Far East that bypasses the Unite

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SHIPPERS HOLD THE KEY TO D&H RESURRECTIONSeveral shippers located on the Delaware & Hudson R

H&M INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INC. (Secaucus, N.J.) - Jayne A. Wares was promoted to senior vice

A complete monetary union with one common currency and an autonomous central banking institution is

The roar of diesel tractors drowns out conversation along the truck bays at K mart Corp.'s Georgia D

Ten years ago, John Amato had a dilemma. The owner of Hoboken, N.J.-based Fiore's House of Q

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PRICES OF OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES CONTRACTS last week moved up to near the top of a sideways trading r

The Port of Portland awarded a $135,000 contract to Wilsey & Ham Pacific, of Portland, Ore., to do t

The Massachusetts Port Authority confirmed that it had agreed to assume some state costs for tourism

About two dozen local bakeries are sharing a bit of Mardi Gras with the rest of the country this yea

CABOT OIL & GAS CORP. (Houston) - Charles P. Siess Jr., 63, was named chairman and chief executive o

The world energy industry is expected to make massive investments over the next few years to replace