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State legislative leaders mounted a new threat to the Massachusetts Port Authority and other indepen

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

TRICO ANNOUNCES OVER 200 LAYOFFSBUFFALO, N.Y. - Company officials said layoffs putting more

Jaguar PLC said Thursday it was joining the Ford Motor Co. fleet in a $2.5 billion buyout, a surpris

AMOCO CADIZ JUDGMENT SET AT $100 MILLIONAmoco Corp. should pay about $100 million for damage

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday, except against the British pound. Sterling plunged on uns

Japan's surplus in the broadest measure of its international transactions in goods and services, the

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

Many Tokyo foreign exchange dealers are expecting the U.S. dollar to rise further next week, even if

A system of competing currencies within the European Community was formally proposed by the British

Breaking ranks from some airline brethren, Lufthansa German Airlines has called for the speedy retir

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION DROPS IN W. GERMANYFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German industrial pr

JAPAN RANKS 6TH AMONG US INVESTMENT MARKETSJapan is the sixth-largest overseas investment ma

Thu., Nov. 2, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

The Customs Service on Jan. 8 will open a centralized examination station for air freight in Los Ang

A shortage of air cargo capacity continues to plague Indian garment exporters, despite government as

Hundreds of tons of sea-air cargo from Japan are moving to Brazil through Los Angeles in a new Airbo

NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES STARTS BANGKOK SERVICENippon Cargo Airlines has begun weekly freighter

A rear engine fan disk that split apart in midair is being blamed for the crash of United Airlines F

Calling it toxic waste dumping and the second Opium War, anti-smoking crusaders in Asia have accused

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The Venezuelan central bank is scheduled to conduct a $150-million debt-for- equity swap auction to

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After a round of complaints from shippers, exporters and others, the customs service in Thailand pos

Rhetoric is getting sharper over the issue of pilotage on the Great Lakes, as a public meeting conve

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US RETAILERS REPORT OCTOBER SALESThe country's big retailers reported mixed October sales wi

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The current quota system governing U.S. trade in textile products should be phased out because of it

An unusually united American negotiating team will face its Japanese counterpart next week at the st

This is the fastest-growing economy in Asia, but American companies are missing out on the opportuni

PACIFIC RATE GROUP SETS 6 PERCENT TARIFF HIKEThe Pacific Coast/Australia-New Zealand Tariff

Britain's newest containerport, scheduled to open in February, has been sold by Highland Participant

Barge freight rates, pressured by an abundance of bearish factors, plunged Wednesday and are likely

The Panama Canal is no longer crucial to U.S. strategic or economic interests, but remains an import

A Christmas tree salesman in Hawaii is asking the Maritime Administration to deliver an early presen

State University of New York Maritime College. Second annual Admiral's Ball. Nov. 4. Riesenbeg Hall,

Efforts to change a law that prevents Alaskan cruise ships from being based in Seattle are finally b

Consumer activist Ralph Nader struck again at this week's convention of the National Association of

In recent days, many Californians - from homeowners to politicians and government officials - have b