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Creation of a North American common market, consisting of the United States, Canada and Mexico, is a

KEY HONG KONG PEOPLE TO GET UK CITIZENSHIPU.K. Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd announced Wedn

Big business in Canada welcomed a reduction in the proposed goods and services tax from 9 percent to

Connecting services, such as a newly announced link between the United Kingdom, North Europe and the

To anyone who can afford to write a check for nearly $200,000 for a Rolls- Royce, paying $1,400 for

Italy's trade with the United States is expanding slowly as each country grapples with slow domestic

Trans Freight Lines plans to introduce more ships into its all-water service between the U.S. West C

The Port of Portland Commission has approved land sales to GranPac Foods Inc. and H.A. Andersen Co.

Shipowners who had considered transferring their registries from Panama stopped in their tracks Wedn

Experts agreed Wednesday that the Panama Canal might be vulnerable to sabotage, but differed as to w

Officials at East Coast and Gulf ports spent Wednesday biting their nails as they tried to determine

Some interstate natural gas pipelines have curtailed interruptible services to devote their capacity

Dec. 20, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The fuel oil industry continued to operate on what was essentially a hand-to- mouth basis on Wednesd

Ashland Coal Inc. reached an agreement to purchase prime West Virginia coal tracts from BP America I

AGREEMENT IS WORKING, OPEC'S SUBROTO SAYSVIENNA, Austria - Organization of Petroleum Exporti

Tri Texas Inc. said Tuesday that its subsidiary, Instant Car Care Centers Inc., in conjunction with

NYMEX RAISES PROPANE, HEATING OIL MARGINSThe New York Mercantile Exchange raised margins on

Distillate supplies decreased while gasoline inventories increased, the American Petroleum Institute

The Kaifu administration is expected to reach a decision before the end of this month on whether to

Indiana's top port official claims that Bethlehem Steel Corp. is undermining an attempt to lure a fo

American Airlines will begin daily non-stop service between San Jose and Honolulu on March 2, a step

STEEL INSTITUTE ELECTS J. GRIFFEN PRESIDENTThe American Institute for Imported Steel Inc. ha

Thousands of new East-West joint ventures have been registered this year, according to a survey rele

Crates filled with two-ton slabs of the Berlin Wall have made a 5,000-mile journey via truck and air

Federal Express Corp. looks increasingly likely to choose Prestwick in Scotland as the site for a ne

The U.S. dollar turned mostly lower Wednesday on the first clear sign of an easing of credit by the

In the spirit of perestroika, the Soviet Union hopes to borrow from the United States a financing te

Secretary of State James A. Baker III notified Congress Wednesday that the U.S. Embassy in Moscow wi

The U.S. government is being paid $32.7 million by 99 Japanese companies to settle bid-rigging charg

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

The U.S. invasion of Panama early Wednesday disrupted normal aviation and air cargo movements to tha

THIRD-QUARTER GDP ROSE 0.5 PERCENT IN BRITAINA rise in the output of the United Kingdom's en

Iraq has promised to increase payments on its debt to Japanese companies partly through payment for

Pan American World Airways' search for a partner reportedly has taken Chairman Thomas Plaskett to Fr

President Bush's decision Tuesday to ease specific sanctions against China will have no sweeping eff

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3 percent from July through September, the government sai

Wed., Dec. 20, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

SOUTH KOREAN BANK SET TO BE PRIVATIZEDSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's state-run Korea Exc

* Trading With Italy 4A * Tom Connors - Washington 8AAIR CARGOUnited Parcel Service