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Brazilian longshore union leaders will recommend a nationwide dockworker strike to their members lat

Exports of jewelry from Thailand appear to be holding up strongly, despite the withdrawal of duty-fr

A record-setting shipment of coal from the Port of Philadelphia was handled over the weekend, accord

A harsh side of international trade competition came home to an electronics repair plant here, as wo

PERRIER RESUMES BOTTLING MINERAL WATERPerrier resumed bottling mineral water Monday and a co

The Hong Kong government expects some 55,000 people to emigrate this year - up 31 percent from the 4

Workers associated with 11 Brazilian shipboard labor unions went on strike at midnight Sunday, deman

Feb. 12, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

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

Secretary of State James A. Baker III has brought inspiration and $80 million in promises of U.S. fo

UNION TEXAS SIGNS ARGENTINE AGREEMENTUnion Texas Petroleum Holdings Inc. said Monday that a

China is resorting to a host of new tactics to delay payment on letters of credit, financial instrum

The British government provided more details Monday of its planned privatization of the Central Elec

Supporters of legislation to expand access for Caribbean countries to U.S. markets said Monday they

UK PRODUCER PRICES ROSE 0.8 PERCENT IN JANUARYU.K. producer output prices rose by 0.8 percen

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Monday, except against the yen, after drifting lower through most of t

A NEW WORD HAS CREPT INTO THE LANGUAGE of economics: credibility. The president's annual economic re

Economic and currency union between the two Germanys must come in a "single act" and not over a long

Kuwait's oil minister was quoted Monday as saying the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries'

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

"It's high-sulfur and that's the problem," said Missouri Rep. Sam Leake as he explained why his stat

S&P SAYS IT AFFIRMED CHINA'S DEBT RATINGSStandard & Poor's Monday said it has affirmed China

OMAN PLANS INCREASE IN OIL PRODUCTIONABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Oman will raise its o

* Albert L. Kraus - Markets and Money 3A * CBI Bill's Defenders Respond to Hills 4A* Import

ALASKA AIRLINES flew 317.3 million revenue passenger-miles in January, up 20 percent from 265.3 in t

Mon., Feb. 12, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The widely anticipated merger of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and U.K.-based Midland Bank is unlikely

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JANUARY RETAIL SALES SEEN RISING BY 1.3 PERCENTU.S. retail sales should rise 1.3 percent in

Qantas Airways apparently is making plans to import more than 50 jetliners between now and the year

The Pacific Rim's major airlines have ordered billions of dollars worth of jetliners in recent month

Air France's bid to become Europe's largest airline is hanging in the balance as the European Commun

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

US, ITALY SIGN BILATERAL AIR ACCORDThe United States and Italy have signed a new aviation ag

Evergreen Marine Corp. plans to add 500 refrigerated containers to current capacity, but is coy abou

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Two U.S. containerships being detained in West Germany are likely to be returned to active service,

Political pressure virtually assures that the United States and Soviet Union will have a maritime ag

Cargo volume rose 9 percent to 24 million tons in 1989 at the Port of Nantes- St. Nazaire, or Port A

President Bush appeared Monday to rule out any immediate lifting of U.S. economic sanctions against