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U.S. exporters are losing billions of dollars in duty payments to the U.S. Customs Service because t

U.S. officials issued revised drug testing regulations Tuesday for transportation companies that wil

The upheaval in the East bloc is good news for the West, which is likely to export more food to East

Gray skies greeted an assembly of political and business VIPs assembled to dedicate a new bulk commo

New proposals from the Cairns group of agricultural producing countries, Japan and South Korea aimed

World oilseed crushings during October-September (1989-90) are expected to rise 9.6 million metric t

NORTH AMERICA Footwear Fashion Week and National Footwear Exposition. Dec. 3-6. New York. Co

The Supreme Court of Bermuda handed down judgment Tuesday favorable to Sea Containers Ltd. in its fi

The National Labor Relations Board has appealed a preliminary injunction barring the federal agency

FIAT, SOVIETS SIGN CAR PRODUCTION VENTUREItaly's largest automaker, Fiat SpA, signed an agre

The Philippines is making plans to place its potentially lucrative free trade zones in private hands

Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA's semiannual cash dividend will increase 20 percent to 30

The government of Indonesia has launched an all-out promotional campaign for investment in its texti

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd. has signed contracts totaling $148 million for the cons

A "test shipment" is getting under way this week to see if a California- based company can break the

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that railroad employees injured while loading coal onto ships ar

Falling prices in the coffee markets are causing a surge in imports to the United States, filling ma

Jackson A. Baker is stepping down immediately as president and chief operating officer of Sea-Land S

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Connecticut's insurance commissioner is challenging the traditional use of only historic data in set

State insurance regulators are having serious trouble guarding against insurer insolvency because of

Rate dispute participants in California's Automobile Assigned Risk Plan could be heading for a new s

Some readers have suggested that they like this column best when "macro" issues are discussed.

The Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that could lead to a requirement that suits fo

The European Commission is finally showing signs of catching up with insurance companies in laying t

Convenience foods' popularity show no sign of waning, so the trick is to make them better. A packagi

Phillips Petroleum Co. will sustain its current ethylene production, based on 2.5 billion pounds a y

After a year and a half of delays, Combustion Engineering Inc. signed a joint venture agreement with

PERSONAL INCOME SEEN UP 0.6 PERCENT, SPENDING OFFU.S. personal income is expected to rise 0.

The Japanese government Tuesday confirmed it was moving to stamp out domestic rice producers who sel

Despite its years of decline from being playwright Arthur Miller's bustling ''gullet of America" to

Statoil, the Norwegian state oil company, confirmed that its estimate of recoverable reserves from i

Six manufacturers say they oppose a Federal Maritime Commission proposal to change the definition of

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reached agreement Tuesday to take some excess oil

The Maritime Administration is revising its procedures for determining guideline rates on dry and li

KOREAN TIRE FIRMS EYE NEW RUBBER SOURCESSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean tire manufacturers

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First-quarter operating income for the Port of Oakland was $2.1 million over budget as the agency re

Satellite communications for the maritime industry will be extended late next year to cover the east