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Twenty-four-year-old Atsuya Ichida works in this desert farming area with a mission: to purchase and

A new electronic system for identifying trucks, railcars and containersavoids using potentia

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Department of Agriculture officials moved closer this week to a decision on its proposed changes in

NORTH AMERICA National Merchandise Show. Sept. 9-12. Javits Convention Center, New York. Thi

Two more shippers won negotiated rate disputes before the Interstate CommerceCommission, but

Businesses in many towns across the south of England are finding it almost impossible to recruit sta

U.K. North Sea crude oil production for July rose 34.3 percent from June to an average 1.84 million

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Miners striking against the Pittston Coal Group Inc. were scheduled to receive a visit Tuesday from

What started out as a business coup for Blohm + Voss in winning a DM300 million design contract from

The dollar tumbled Tuesday on a rumor that West Germany would raise interest rates soon. The resulti

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Tuesday approved the New York Mercantile Exchange's futures

MEXICO SAYS ECONOMY GREW 2.4 PERCENT IN 1ST HALFThe Mexican economy, led by the electric pow

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The Massachusetts Port Authority said Tuesday it has received six "letters of interest" from prospec

Tony Farr, the new managing director of South Africa Marine Corp., seems to epitomize many of the go

The transport ation community will have until Oct. 20 to voice views formally on a pair of proposals

Overseas investors are pouring money into Malaysia, with the total for the first six months of this

Southeastern Casualty and Indemnity Insurance Co. of New Jersey, Livingston, N.J., has been put into

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter said late Monday he hoped the Soviet Union

JAPANESE OFFER TO IRAN ON PLANT DEAL REJECTEDTEHRAN, Iran - Iran has turned down a $1.25 bil

GHANA SEES '91 PEAK FOR ITS COCOA FACTORIESACCRA, Ghana - Ghana's two cocoa-processing facto

Viktor Volobrinsky and Yevgeny Schmidt are in business. Not the old-style business (usually

The colony's largest financial institution, Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp., reports its profit ro

In a major expansion of its all-cargo operations, Challenge Air Cargo Inc. is set to begin weekly fr

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With an eye on the rapid maritime growth of its neighbors, an Indonesian port official is calling fo

Health-care advocates sued Monday to stop the state from putting new restrictions on the number of v

Allstate Insurance Co. denied allegations by New Jersey's insurance commissioner that the company's

Ampacet Corp. reopened a 250 million pounds a year color concentrates plant here Tuesday, making the

Philipp Bros. has already sold the bulk of the 500,000 metric tons of cocoa it purchased from the Iv

Is it real or another false alarm? Rumors India will need to import sugar again surfaced in the worl

The taste of hot dogs slathered with mustard and sauerkraut on a bun may soon be delighting the pala

FORD'S GOAL FOR EUROPE IS 24-HOUR ASSEMBLYFord Motor Co. hopes to introduce 24-hour assembly

Reduced income from vessel operations together with expenses incurred in accepting a buy-out offer c

Premium-priced Stolichnaya is getting a new, less-expensive vodka companion in this country.

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

The U.S. government posted a total deficit of $18.24 billion for July, following a $7.79 billion sur

Generic drugs, the popular substitute for high-price brand names that have helped rein in health-car