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Lower profits from chemical operations will keep Phillips Petroleum Co.'s third-quarter earnings wel

Electronic communications provide a powerful marketing and managerial tool for Canadian Tire Corp.

Speculative position limits are forcing some commodity trading advisers to alter trading strategies

The Cocoa Producers Alliance, which meets here this week, does not expect to see a settlement of coc

Nova Corp.'s decision to go ahead with plans to build a C$30 million polyethylene pelletizing unit a

MCDONALD'S PEGS SALES OF MCRIB AT 80 MILLIONMcDonald's Corp. announced Tuesday it expected t

JAPANESE EXECUTIVE JAILED IN CONSPIRACYOSAKA, Japan - A senior official of a major air condi

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be forced to furlough some chicken inspectors and reduce loa

The future of a fledgling Mideast liner service operated by Thames Shipping Ltd. is clouded by uncer

The Interstate Commerce Commission said it will allow the nation's railroads to file their freight r

The National Grain and Feed Association favors tighter audit-trail requirements and close surveillan

SOME INDICTED TRADERS SAID TO BE ACTIVE YETCommodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Wen

U.S. customhouse brokers have laid down conditions under which they will cooperate with the newly na

Major figures at the nation's two largest futures exchanges have criticized the Senate's version of

Salvage companies able to prevent or reduce marine pollution will be assured of payment if proposals

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A Senate bill that would require futures exchanges to strengthen their audit trails within three yea

Members of Congress, Washington trade experts and even some Bush administration officials are worri

Ongoing negotiations between the U.S. Trade Representative's Office and other nations is aimed at su

Japanese government and business leaders don't think the Bush administration is serious about reduci

A strike against Boeing Co. had nothing to do with the drop in exports of U.S.-built jetliners, airc

A discussion on the outlook for the shipping industry is scheduled today at Freight U.S.A. in the B

Responding to ethical questions about thousands of dollars in entertainment and travel expenses, the

The number of U.S. rigs drilling for oil and gas rose by 21 to 981 in the week ended Oct. 13, and wa

Singapore's largest shipping company is on track toward a 40 percent increase in profit this year co

The United States and the Soviet Union formally signed a joint contingency plan here Tuesday that st

If the Federal Maritime Commission rejects two petitions aimed at combating the movement of overweig

NORTH AMERICA ISA '89. Oct. 22-27. Philadelphia. Sponsored by the Instrument Society of Amer

A new oil spill response group is searching for ports to serve as bases for its operations.

Scott Paper Co. has pulled out of a pulp and paper venture in Indonesia that has been the subject of

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

Japan would like to see China, Taiwan and Hong Kong included in a future Asia-Pacific regional econo

SHIPOWNERS WARNED OF MATADI ATTACKSShipowners using the Zaire River port of Matadi are being

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it raised its stake in the luxury car maker Jaguar PLC to 10.4 percent f

ESTEE LAUDER OPENS SHOP IN HUNGARYBUDAPEST, Hungary - American cosmetics queen Estee Lauder

Construction has begun on a new four- lane bridge to the Jacksonville Port Authority's Blount Island

The world body controlling wildlife trade formally banned ivory sales Tuesday despite bitter objecti

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FELL 0.1 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBERIndustrial production edged down 0.1 perc

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Expectations that the federal government will enact stricter mileage regulations soon may force Chry