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A spokesman at Phillips Petroleum Co. told The Journal of Commerce Thursday that the company will ha

The U.S. Labor Department sued the trustees and insurer of a Chicago area pension plan for buying, a

Opponents in the Proposition 103 dispute have crossed swords again. This time, they are disa

Despite tight worldwide cotton supplies and promising U.S. exports, industry observers say they expe

Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries PLC said its after-tax income fell to $297 million or 42.8 ce

McDonald's Corp. said Thursday it will recycle polystyrene from 450 of its restaurants in New Englan

Japan's $1 billion Nippon Zeon Co. said it will locate its U.S. operations here after buying BFGoodr

HERCULES REVEALS PLAN TO SELL ONE DIVISIONWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. said it will sell

The start of Euroyen futures trading on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange today will be

President Bush is moving to make it easier for the government to take dangerous pesticides off the m

U.S. coffee negotiators are viewing discussions here Monday with their Colombian counterparts as the

MEETING RESCHEDULED ON CME LIBOR PLANThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Thursday

Cocoa and coffee futures on the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange slid Thursday in active selling lin

THE SOVIET UNION'S CORN-BUYING SPREE has some grain traders wondering why all the fuss. To t

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Taiwan hopes that continued growth in U.S. exports to this prosperous island nation of 20 million wi

UPDATE TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES. The following changes are pursuant to

US TRADE PRIVILEGES EXTENDED TO HUNGARYPresident Bush Thursday extended most-favored-nation

The aim was admirable: Scratch extraneous words from a tongue-twisting trade code. But by de

BACKGROUND: U.S. interests span the world's oceans geopolitically and economically. U.S. national

It was a seminar on the European Community's plan for a unified market by 1992 with scarcely a word

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

Jim Berkland moonlights as an earthquake prophet, using theories based on lost pets and lunar tides,

ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE IS 2.5 PERCENT IN QUARTERThe economy grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate

FUJITSU WINS CONTRACT WITH BID OF 1 CENTJapan's leading computer maker, Fujitsu, won a bid T

A question mark hangs over the political future of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher following the se

The U.S. dollar rose Thursday despite a dip when the Dow industrials plunged, but traders said the m

The government-owned export insurance agency turned in a record surplus for the fiscal year of HK$33

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Two proposals before Congress that would place the Federal Reserve Board under greater congressional

HONG KONG PRICES ROSE 10 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBERHong Kong consumer prices rose on average by 10

Thu., Oct. 26, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Trans World Airlines has cut losses from cargo theft dramatically by beefing up security at the comp

Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to simplify inspection of imported processed foods.

A sharply divided Interstate Commerce Commission re-entered the ongoing battle on the Springfield Te

Evergreen Marine Corp. and Yang- ming Marine Transport Co., Taiwan's two big containership operator

AMERICA WEST EARNINGS INCREASE NEARLY 30 PERCENTPHOENIX, Ariz. - America West Corp.'s earnin

DHL Worldwide Express wants to become a bigger player in the remail business, but company officials

Burlington Northern Railroad, hoping for potential savings of millions ofdollars on its annu

Fourteen Eastern Airlines baggage handlers stole $700,000 worth of cash, jewelry, credit cards and i