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U.S. and Taiwan officials ended three days of trade talks Wednesday without reaching agreement on U.

Greater use of user fees and increased reliance on partnerships with the private sector are key elem

Growing Swiss demand for perishable foods and high-technology products helped boost U.S. exports to

A West German airline's plan to start new cargo and passenger flights to four U.S. cities this sprin

The name of Ardley R. Hanemann Jr., vice president, corporate relations, for Lykes Bros. Steamship C

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Gold futures surged higher late Wednesday to close $414.20 an ounce in the spot February contract, u

Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture can serve up a surprise in any of its many crop reports

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A museum where school children can learn the history of the Great Lakes would replace warehouses ful

A receiving terminal for liquefied natural gas should be ready in southern Taiwan by the end of Marc

Eurotunnel, the Anglo-French Channel Tunnel group, refused Wednesday to confirm reports that its ban

A surprising jump in U.S. steel exports boosted cargo volumes on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway

Frozen concentrated orange juice futures closed lower, contrary to expectations, with spot January d

Re-exports will be the mainstay of the local toy industry this year, company executives believe, hel

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The South Street Seaport Museum is seeking volunteer tour guides. The museum, located in low

NORTHWEST SAYS CURBS ON JETS COULD CUT JOBSEAGAN, Minn. - In a move to block additional nois

The plan was first laid out between a broker and an investment counselor in the unlikely venue of th

Nickel faces a period of continuing price weakness, pressured lower by bearish fundamentals of incre

Cast (1983) Ltd. has launched a weekly feeder service between North Europe and Scandinavia, with the

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Yugoslavia, traditionally the most Western of Communist countries, has restructured its economy, lif

The U.S. Navy cargo ship was off Australia, far out to sea, beyond where any help from the shore cou

EXXON CORP. (New York) - Edwin J. Hess was named to the newly created position of vice president, en

Responding to the rapid changes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, the East Bloc's trade organi

Smuggling on ocean vessels continues to be a primary method of importing contraband, including narco

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Ltd. got a new chief this month as part of a reshuffling of ex

AVIATION OFFICE OF AMERICA CORP. (Dallas) - Nick Walton III was named manager, claims division of th

LONDON EXCHANGE EXTENDS HOURS TODAYThe extension of trading hours on London's International

Wilhelmsen Lines A/S, the Norwegian shipping line that lost 50 staff in an air crash last September,

The United States begins negotiations next week in Paris on a proposed $12 billion East European dev

The lifting of martial law in the Chinese capital effective today won't make much difference to ordi

Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. fired another salvo in Japan's incessant video wars, unveiling an S-VHS vid

Panama's new ambassador to the United Nations said his country would never again be a base for drug-

In the face of worldwide cuts in military spending, U.S. defense contractors are either unwilling or

China International Trust and Investment Corp. plans to raise HK$7 billion (US$896 million) to purch

A new U.S. Department of Agriculture publication contains the remarks of shippers and maritime indus

Wholesale home heating oil postings in the Northeast dropped further Wednesday.Wholesale barge posti

Vladimir Feiman knows more about the Soviet Union than most people. He ought to, he spenthis first 3