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Mike Moore, New Zealand's minister of external relations and trade, will meet today with Japanese ba

A strike by Boeing Co. production workers enters a critical phase this week, appearing likely to bec

California has carried the battle against overhead air pollution to the underarm. California

In a tacit acknowledgment that its austerity program is hitting foreign- backed business, China said

TNT Auto Warehousing Inc. plans to add a second shift to its automobile service facility in Lafayett

UNITED FRUIT CO. ENDS EUROPE-US OPERATIONUnited Fruit Co., the parent of Chiquita Brands Inc

MISSISSIPPI LOCK 26 IS CLOSED FOR REPAIRSKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lock and Dam 26 on the Mississip

The Supreme Court has permitted random drug-testing of Boston police officers, providing new evidenc

Chemical manufacturers say a bill to impose trade sanctions against countries or companies that prom

Executives of some of Japan's major shipping lines said Monday they have already transferred or are

Ocean carriers and shippers, which had a falling out last March over the shape of antitrust immunity

BP EXPLORATION RAISES RESERVE ESTIMATESBP Exploration, the exploration and production subsid

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

* Albert L. Kraus - Markets and Money 3A * Commodity Research Bureau: Oats 11A* Miriam Widma

LAWRENCE NET INCOME ROSE IN THIRD QUARTERALBANY, N.Y. - Lawrence Insurance Group reported ne

Barge freight costs and logistical limitations of rail transportation may continue to limit further

Fear of dioxin contamination from chlorine bleaching of pulp and paper has led to a surge in demand

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US ATTORNEY A. VALUKAS RESIGNSU.S. Attorney Anton Valukas, who headed the investigation that

Argentina will export 1.7 million metric tons of 1989-90 (May-April) No. 2 hard wheat to Brazil in 1

Maritime Administrator Warren Leback is focusing his energy on a single task in the early days of hi

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded four weekly spot coal contracts for 10,000 tons or mo

END OF THE COLD WAR: THAT'S HOW East Germany's opening of its borders to free travel by its citizens

EUROPEAN AIRLINE PICKS P&W ENGINES FOR FLEETHARTFORD, Conn. - LTU International Airways has

Washington's delegation under Trade Representative Carla Hills remained odd man out during Monday's

Texas lawmakers will meet today in their third attempt this year to fix the state's deteriorating wo

QATAR SETS ITS SIGHTS ON ALUMINUM SMELTERDOHA, Qatar - Qatar plans to produce 193,000 metric

HOECHST CELANESE FORMS MEXICAN UNITHoechst Celanese Corp. of Chatham, N.J., has formed a sub

FOXBORO PLANS MOVE TO MASSACHUSETTS SITENORWALK, Conn. - Foxboro Co. says it will move its N

A federal advisory panel said Monday it has approved evacuation plans for Massachusetts communities

1989: Bulgaria. Todor Zhivkov resigns as East Europe's longest-serving communist leader after 35 yea

ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. of Switzerland announced Monday that it will acquire Combustion Engineeri

Asia will be the most dynamic region of the world for the next quarter- century, but Americans and E

Indonesia's state energy monopoly Pertamina over the weekend announced five more oil contracts with

Drug traffickers may be using Philadelphia as a staging point for moving illegal drugs into New York

Universal Maritime Services Corp. is adding a few acres of container storage to its Port Newark, N.J

West German employers' enthusiastic welcome for the flood of East German refugees may not be shared

A Teamsters local president who has been endorsed for the national union's presidency said further r

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