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The Chesapeake Port Authority is purchasing 98 acres of waterfront property on the southern branch o

Dimming hopes that week-long cocoa trade talks will produce a new pricing scheme for an ailing Inter

A leading London marine underwriter Wednesday made an impassioned plea for a 10 percent increase in

Use of satellite video auctions has gained momentum this year, and, according to most, is a method

Eli Lilly & Co. says it has recalled batches of 10 prescription drugs and halted distribution from i

A retired federal judge has lowered the amount of damages recommended for French oyster growers who

The Falcon Shipping Group is about to miss a payment to the U.S. government on a $29 million loan gu

ARGENTINE RAIL STRIKE STOPS GRAIN MOVEMENTBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A 48-hour strike by loco

ABF BIOCIDES The polymers processing and coating chemicals group of Akzo Chemicals Inc., Chi

HOYLAKE AWAITS RULING ON BAT BID EXTENSIONHoylake Investments Ltd., the consortium launching

U.S. Treasury-bond futures trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange would present no threat to the Chicag

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The Ghana Cocoa Board hopes to reduce cocoa crop damage caused by diseases and pests by about 70 per

The New York Mercantile Exchange will install a pilot program in mid-October in the first stage of t

HOUSE OKS LEGISLATION TO REAUTHORIZE CFTCThe House Wednesday voted by a wide margin to reaut

The U.S. government expects urgently implemented "Made-in-Japan" solutions to outstanding economic p

Japan's Fair Trade Commission plans to survey prices of food and manufactured goods in three major c

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (Washington) - Dennis E. Kloske was confirmed by the Senate as undersecretary

TOSHIBA SETS VENTURE WITH CUMMINS IN USToshiba Corp. said Wednesday it had set up a joint ve

Gov. Michael S. Dukakis announced steps to toughen enforcement of banking policy to encourage loans

The European Community's efforts at achieving an integrated market by 1992 is a positive development

Canada's provincial trade ministers have made modest progress toward lifting certain internal trade

Dependence on a single export commodity for hard currency earnings usually results in boom or gloom

Edward Ney, the new U.S. ambassador to Canada, has pledged to promote joint efforts to improve the N

New technology to be showcased at Monday's international Iron and Steel Exposition in Pittsburgh sig

The government of Indonesia intends to resume handling its own import inspection instead of relying

Imports from the United States plunged 27 percent from June's levels and 12 percent from a year earl

JAPAN WILL BAN IVORY IMPORTSJapan, the world's largest consumer of ivory, will ban ivory imp

The U.S. dollar declined broadly Wednesday on rumors West Germany may effectively raise its interest

Boosted by strong demand from its European Community trading partners, West Germany's auto industry

NCR Corp. and a Hong Kong company are teaming up to provide the first shared network of automatic te

Foreign demand, particularly from the Soviet Union and China, will be the key in determining the dir

CF CHANGES NAMES OF INTERMODAL UNITMENLO PARK, Calif. - Consolidated Freightways Inc. has ch

A coalition of consumer groups Wednesday urged Congress to reject an effort to limit Amtrak's liabil

The European Community Commission is asking EC countries how much they would lift the veil of bank s

''Exponential" population growth is taking place in the number of companies capable of using electro

CSX CORP. (Richmond, Va.) - Diane S. Liebman was named vice president, legislative and media relatio

A unique feature of the Southern California maritime heritage has come to an end, and its demise co

A key Senate transportation leader is considering legislation that would bar members of the Intersta

Vagn Fausing was named president of Rubicon Tankers Ltd. and its newly established management subsid