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SAUDI ARAMCO ORDERS CRAY-2 SUPERCOMPUTERCray Research Inc. announced Monday that the Saudi A

Major shippers said they oppose a U.S. government proposal to push for cargo- sharing in any bilater

The Belgian government is kicking off a $1 million campaign next month to lure U.S. investors to its

Taiwanese companies plan to move 40 factories to Indonesia soon under an accord reached last week be

PORTLAND PICKS COOPER FOR RAILYARD DESIGNPORTLAND, Ore. - The Port of Portland said it has s

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JAPAN REPORTEDLY URGES BOOST IN CAR EXPORTSIn a strange twist of trade politics, Japan's Tra

U.S. banks are signaling they intend to supply Brazil with additional credit, despite official state

A federal appeals court Friday threw out Transportation Department rules requiring drug tests for ma

Du Pont Co.'s goal to strengthen its global position as a major titanium dioxide producer got a big

President Bush is expected to endorse proposals for a further relaxation of antitrust law. S

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

Lower Colorado River Authority signed a long-term contract for Western coal last week that could sig

Negotiators will meet again in March and May if talks starting today in Moscow result in an agreemen

Thousands of miners who struck for higher pay returned to work Friday at three southern mines, and n

ARGENTINE WHEAT CROP COULD BE 5-YEAR BESTBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Final data is not yet ava

US AND JAPAN FACE DIFFICULT YEAR OF TALKSU.S. and Japanese trade officials are not likely to

Jan. 19, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

1669 (Jan. 19, 1990) Previous day - 1664 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A decision is expected shortly, possibly this week, to break the long stalemate over creating an ele

After buying wheat recently, the Soviet Union is adding soybean meal to its U.S. shopping list.<

The self-described largest shipbroker in Hong Kong is opening a representative office in Beijing des

REGIONAL BLOCS Soviet Union and Eastern Europe: End of an Era? Jan. 23. Portland, Ore. Conta

FEDERAL EXPRESS TAKES DELIVERY OF EIGHT F-27SFederal Express Corp. has taken delivery of eig

Tiphook PLC, the U.K. container-leasing company, will be the clearest winner if Sea Containers Ltd.

Here are some issues likely to be discussed at this week's meeting in Moscow between U.S. and Soviet

The International Trade Commission is due to file two reports in February that will help guide Bush

Aluminerie Lauralco, a subsidiary of Alumax Corp. of Atlanta, announced plans to build a bulk termin

Intel Corp. debated for a long time whether to build a factory in Europe. Each year, the California

Shell Co. of Thailand Ltd. is virtually assured of winning a fiercely fought contract to build Thail

ENERGY HEARINGS have begun in Washington and various state capitals. Main topic: the recent increase

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries produced 23.5 million barrels of crude oil a day i

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index held steady last week despite negative economic news.

Liquidation of Julien Co., the Memphis-based cotton merchant who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy pro

The Bank of Japan may be forced to raise its official discount rate again, possibly within a matter

Unrest in Eastern Europe and growing signs of economic weakness in the United States are pulling the

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The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

LOSER IN ARISTECH DEAL BLASTS JAPANESE FIRMSIndustrialist Jon Huntsman, loser to Mitsubishi

Cargo volume moving through the Port of Le Havre totaled 53 million tons in 1989, up 5 percent from