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Bank of Japan Governor Yasushi Mieno said that a weak yen is a major threat todomestic price stabili

WEST GERMANY PROBES BAYER AG SALE TO IRANCOLOGNE, West Germany - The West German government

Details of a new $70 million cargo complex for Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirat

The nation's two largest airlines are raising most cargo rates to help offset surging jet fuel costs

Ingram Coal Co., a major exporter of coal via terminals on the Lower Mississippi River, put its mini

JAPANESE BEEF QUOTA SET AT 167,000 TONSJapan will import 167,000 metric tons of beef for gen

Heavier fines for careless barge operators might be necessary, a general with the U.S. Army Corps of

General Motors Corp. said Friday it will offer early retirement incentives, limit new hiring and red

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The president of a large railroad union rejected an industry call to negotiate changes in how injure

Lloyd's of London expressed confidence it could overcome opposition from some of its members to remo

Twelve members of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were elected last week to the exchange's board of

Investment feast or premium famine for insurers in 1989? The numbers can be confusing. The p

SANTA FE RAILWAY STARTS ST. LOUIS SERVICEThe Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway has begun

Government support for proposals to expand subsidies to U.S. shipping companies is prompting Dock Ex

Increased general cargo traffic at the Port of Amsterdam helped the port's overall cargo volume duri

An obscure federal agency that insures pensions for one-third of America's workers is struggling und

Posted home heating oil prices dropped further Thursday, and even broke through the 80-cent-a-gallon

FIVE NJ INSURERS FINED FOR VIOLATING LAWSTRENTON, N.J. - Five insurance companies, including

Glendon Stewart, a senior executive of the Canadian Coast Guard on the west coast, was appointed pre

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., the highly profitable principal air carrier of the colony, is about to

When the general cargo ship Monterrey docked at Philadelphia Thursday, its arrival marked the beginn

E. GERMAN FIRM BUYS US-BASED ROYAL ZENITHMUNICH, West Germany - A state-owned East German pr

Foreign "direct" investment in the United States rose by between $63 billion and $68 billion last ye

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX RISES IN WEST GERMANYFRANKFURT, West Germany - The West German consumer

Economic reform has gone wrong in Argentina, inflicting a heavy burden on the people and leaving for

NY TO EXAMINE RISE IN HEATING OIL PRICESThe state will conduct a hearing later this month in

West Germany is widely expected to dominate initial trading with Eastern European countries, but thi

California's bitter auto insurance dispute is shaping up as the key battle in a weekend meeting of t

NEW COUNTRY NAME FOR BURMA. The U.S. Customs Service is not accepting Union of Myanmar for country-o

Coffee futures traded moderately lower Thursday. Nearby futures contracts on the New York Co

Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter told wheat growers Thursday that developing countries can be g

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Donald D. Black Jr., North Carolina State Ports Authority marketing manager, will relocate his offic

An engineering firm based here stands to earn a fee of up to $10 million byhelping build a $

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

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0.5 PERCENT RISE PREDICTED FOR PRODUCER PRICESWeather-related increases in some food and ene

James Herman, president of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, was named pres