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Private Latin American coffee producers are scheduled to meet in Honduras Sept. 6-10 to discuss the

Full production at Phillips 66 Co.'s plastics plant in Houston is expected to start today after a na

Midway Airlines, a growing carrier facing a possible takeover threat, said Monday it is strengthenin

The government is looking for sharp growth in exports and a better standard of living in the next 5-

US ECONOMIC GROWTH SHARPLY TOPS ESTIMATEThe U.S. economy grew by a healthy 2.7 percent betwe

Trading-based conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd.'s earnings fell 3.5 percent in the six months through

Thomas C. Sutton was named chairman and chief executive of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co., the na

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

A second factory to produce marine cargo containers is going up in Malaysia, this one backed by Japa

Elderly people will be able to obtain Medicare coverage for health-care while also protecting their

Temple Holdings Ltd. said the expiration date on its cash tender offer for shares of Sea Containers

U.S. companies big and small are gearing up to export modern medical technology like fiber-optic las

ALASKA GOVERNOR TALKS TRADE, TRAVEL IN USSRAlaska Gov. Steve Cowper said he will promote tra

Aug. 29, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

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* Gordon Platt - Credit Outlook 3A * EC 1992 Regulatory Roundup 5A* Richard Lawrence - Trade

France's second-largest airline and its state-owned shipping line are starting a joint venture to re

Have plenty of calling cards, don't be pushy, and be sure to handle liquor well. That's part of the

Following is the third part of the European Community's progress report on the 1992 single market:

LOCAL FIRM TO HANDLE INDONESIA NUTMEG SALESJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia abandoned the five

In Seattle a student's football injury leaves him a paraplegic. The boy's parents sue the school and

Crude oil exports remain a top priority for China, regardless of any long- term consequences from re

African debtor countries, with backward economies drained by huge outflows of revenue, are being urg

CONTINENTAL CARGO (Houston) - Frank Sclafani was named northeast regional sales manager. He was regi

Japan's Mitsui Bank and Taiyo Kobe Bank announced Tuesday they plan to merge into what analysts said

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $3 million contracts to Oakland, Calif.-based Great L

CYPRUS COPPER SMELTER SET TO BE RESTARTEDCyprus Minerals Co. Tuesday said it expects to rest

A U.S. charter plane started flying freight around Australia Tuesday as part of a government-approve

TAIWAN FACES DEFICIT IN TRADE WITH SOVIETSTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's economic planners, accus

When Japan's Nisshinbo California Inc. begins producing cotton cloth and yarn this November at its n

NORTH AMERICA Expo Metal Mecanica '89. Sept. 7-10. Expo Guadalajara Convention Center. Guada

Matson Navigation Co. said it agreed to purchase a 791-foot cargo vessel from Crowley Maritime Corp.

1425 (Aug. 29, 1989) Previous day - 1426 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Representatives of U.S. importers and customs brokers are at odds over how fast to move in support o

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

PAYMENTS SURPLUS WIDENS IN S. KOREASEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's current account surplu

NO MORE EASING in Federal Reserve monetary policy is likely for the next few months. "The Fed won't

Malaysia will not attend a meeting of the Cocoa Producers Alliance in London between Sept. 6 and 8,

Lloyd's of London announced Tuesday that it has been granted a license to transact various classes o