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

Royal Dutch/Shell Group is studying the possibility of relocating some trading activities now based

Petroleos Mexicanos, the Mexican state oil company, is taking further steps to privatize its operati

ALL D&H RAIL SERVICE TO RESUME FOR 30 DAYSThe Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. intends to resum

The New York waterfront is getting more business as Barber West Africa Line announced the start of a

Gold prices dropped about $5 an ounce on the world's gold markets Monday in moderately active tradin

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter said Monday it was unlikely that the Soviet

S. AFRICAN DOWNPLAYS NATIONALIZATION FEARSSOWETO, South Africa - The leader of South Africa'

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

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.

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

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

Pfizer Inc. says it is bracing for insurance disputes regarding heart valves it made available betwe

Concern is mounting that the series of storms that have throttled Britain and Northern Europe period

The Port of Houston has raised the ante in the contest by many American ports to attract fruit and v

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HIGH COURT UPHOLDS RULING ON DAMAGE SUITThe Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling tha

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

JAPAN'S MATSUSHITA, DU PONT UNITS LINK UPOSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. s

EXPECTING THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY to retain a majority in Japan's Lower House, the Nikkei Index

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

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

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

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

SHIPOWNERS RULE OUT MINE IN GULF EXPLOSIONDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An explosion that ki

Panama last week reopened its New York maritime affairs office, four months after closing it during

MOBIL ANNOUNCES LDPE PRICE HIKEMobil Chemical Co. told customers Friday that it would raise

WASHINGTON - For the week ended Feb. 17, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railro

Congress and not the courts should decide jurisdiction over new products if federal securities and f

The French, who are being told to boil their tap-water supply because of possible contamination, hav

JAPAN OFFICIAL DENIES ARBITRAGE RULE PLANSAn official at the Securities Bureau of Japan's Mi

Union des Assurances de Paris (UAP), France's top insurer, today will launch the biggest capital inc

Major steamship lines operating between the United States and Europe are looking to share some of th

FEDERAL AID AVAILABLE FOR GA. STORM VICTIMSPresident Bush declared a major disaster in Georg

MEXICO'S OIL EXPORTS FALL, BUT INCOME RISESMexico's crude oil sales averaged 1.28 million ba

The fast sealift vessel and Coast Guard icebreaker programs are in jeopardybecause of a rece