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THE STEEP DROP IN MANUFACTURING JOBS last month has convinced some economists that the Federal Reser

CHINA CRACKS DOWN ON FAKE, SHODDY GOODSChina is conducting a nationwide crackdown on fake an

Whether Europe evolves into one truly open market or into a walled fortress after 1992 may depend to

YOU LEAD; no, I'll lead. One of the more vigorous dances in electronic data interchange toda

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SEEK TO STOP SPACE PROBELawyers for three environmental groups argued Tues

The chief executive of this increasingly nervous business center will go all out today to restore ba

REPORT: US, CANADA CURBING TEXTILE IMPORTSThe United States and Canada have increased curbs

The Maritime Administration has received a request from a Houston company to sell for scrap the dril

Dockworkers at the Port of New Orleans are scheduled to vote later this week on a tentative agreemen

Shipping Corp. of India has received approval from the government's Public Investment Board to buy t

Evergreen Airways Corp., the fledgling Taiwanese carrier, won approval to apply for U.S. services sh

I HAVE ALREADY reported that my own survey of air freight industry opinion over the past couple of y

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A group of importer and exporter maritime transportation users is inviting carriers to debate the pr

No amount of sympathy and good will among the shipping community will ease the daunting task faced b

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC is selling its over-the-counter business in the United States to a

The bluster is back in U.S.-South Korean trade relations, as Korean officials flatly refused Tuesday

U.S. Trade Representative Carla A. Hills blasted the European Community for a community directive ai

Coca-Cola Co. opened Tuesday its 11th Chinese bottling plant, only days after the previous one.<

Rhode Island's Port of Davisville strengthened its position as a major automobile import center for

Benefiting from vigorous world trade in liquid chemicals and vegetable oils, Stolt Tankers and Termi

Oct. 10, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

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

Although some countries attach great importance to short-run stabilization of domestic financial mar

* Gordon Platt - Credit Outlook 3A * Import Quota Watch 4A* EC 1992 Regulatory Roundup 11A

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A new computerized trading system will enable the London InternationalFinancial Futures Exch

A federal judge has ruled that American Maritime Transport Inc. was entitled to an operating subsidy

Toyota Motor Corp. has introduced a new high-performance luxury car that Japan's largest automaker c

Borden Inc. said it bought FIAP Group, a privately owned manufacturer of plastic films and rigid pa

Once upon a time, nestled at the headwaters of the James River, there was a little deepwater termina

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. said Tuesday it will not restart Unit 1 of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear p

DRUHAN TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION TABLEWilliam Druhan, program director of the American Assoc

The Supreme Court handed freight shippers a victory when it rebuffed an attempt by Missouri official

Tue., Oct. 10, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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Heavy truck sales dipped sharply in September, signalling the start of the long-predicted decline in

A House maritime subcommittee has scheduled hearings this month on maritime sealift legislation and

Slower-than-expected growth in cargo volume through Hong Kong's containerport is forcing a slowdown

The first mine in what is described as China's largest coalfield should begin producing this year, b