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Contrary to popular opinion, the biotechnology revolution is not on the wane, and industry sales are

JAPANESE CONSIDER IMPORTER TAX BREAKSJapan's trade ministry has proposed tax breaks for impo

In a sharp break from past practice, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is willing to invol

VIDEOCASSETTE TAPES HAVE 10-HOUR CAPACITYWest German videocassette manufacturer BASF AG said

Foreign securities companies have been handed a window of opportunity while ashift in invest

WORLD BANK PRESIDENT HOPES FOR CHINA LOANSWorld Bank President Barber Conable is raising the

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Manufacturers Hanover Corp. went a long way Tuesday toward settling its critical financial problems

CONSUMER PRICES RISE 2.6 PERCENT IN SINGAPOREConsumer prices in Singapore were up 2.6 percen

Adding five big new containerships to a trade that may not grow very fast in the next few years may

FORD TO TAKE STAKE IN BRITAIN'S JAGUARFord Motor Co.'s European arm said Tuesday it intends

The Port of San Juan was closed Tuesday to all commercial shipping traffic in the wake of powerful H

CAPTAIN, OFFICER JAILED AFTER OIL RIG COLLISIONA court has jailed a British cargo ship capta

More inland container depots are planned for Malaysia to help smooth the growing volume of trade and

Polyester monofilament manufacturing capacity at Hoechst Celanese's Spartanburg plant will be increa

The National Pork Producers Council will conduct a study on the potential impact on the U.S. pork ma

Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Tuesday denounced efforts to export U.S. cigarettes as "the height o

(Fourth in a special series of columns devoted to an overview of the air freight forwarding industry

Frank Lorenzo, whose Texas Air Corp. lost $719 million last year and whose Eastern Airlines subsidia

A Chinese official said the country intends to boost exports of electronic items, mainly consumer go

The U.S. dollar was narrowly mixed Tuesday after the Federal Reverse surprised the market by selling

IF THE TREND IS YOUR FRIEND, bond traders must be feeling pretty lonely. Not only does the market l

Iraq has opened the second stage of its oil pipeline across Saudi Arabia, the OPEC News Agency repor

Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner warned Wall Street that he will not allow excessive debt

TUSCARORA TO BUY PREFERRED PLASTICSNEW BRIGHTON, Pa. - Tuscarora Plastics Inc. announced an

The plunge in cocoa prices could prompt the Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, to come

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., on behalf of its partners in the 200 million to 300 million-barrel Point Arguel

It was the extra hour that handed Ireland the edge when Teradata Corp. was searching for a European

You are a business that operates all over the world. You have to juggle deliveries and suppl

A subsidiary of Japan's Shuwa Corp. that owns a string of landmark U.S. office buildings including L

FALLING ENERGY PRICES EASE INFLATION CLIMBConsumer inflation turned in its best performance

Rising levels of international trade and productivity have not brightened thebleak economic

The Coast Guard began a 14-day exercise Sunday meant to train local Coast Guard and military personn

Illinois is hoping to attract more captive insurers with newly liberalized regulations governing the

U.S. Secretary of State James Baker said Tuesday that there should be a Paris Club rescheduling of P

The best bet for U.S. steel exports in the 1990s will be in the developing world and Pacific Rim, ac

Electronic communications technologies present banks with both opportunities and perils, according t

The Massachusetts Port Authority plans to spend up to $1 billion for a major expansion of facilities

The Federal Maritime Commission announced Tuesday that 13 companies have agreed to pay a total of $1

Officials at Tianjin's Port of Xingang, which includes China's largest container facility, say its a