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The government of Thailand, already presiding over strong economic growth and overseas interest, is

ARGENTINA TO ASK IMF FOR STANDBY LOANBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina's economy minister

Railroad freight carloadings plunged 6.9 percent in July below the same 1988 month, mirroring weakne

CALIFORNIAN TO HEAD MARKETING SERVICEAgriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter announced Tuesday

Japanese companies face a rapidly worsening shortage of skilled workers, according to a survey by th

The captain and owners of the tanker World Prodigy pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal criminal char

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ROSE 0.2 PERCENT DURING JULYU.S. industrial production rose a seasonal

The chief executive officer of one of the nation's largest life insurance companies was on a one-man

Supporters of a bill to strengthen the Caribbean Basin Initiative ought to scrap controversial text

S. CALIF. CLEAN AIR PLAN WOULD RESTRICT TRUCKSTrucking patterns in Southern California could

Association of American Railroads, 1989 industry audit conference, Aug. 20-22. Marriott Downtown Hot

Two U.S. Navy ships will visit Baltimore Sept. 15-18 and will be open for public visits, the Navy sa

Hundreds of workers tore down black-and-red strike flags, unlocked gates and poured back to their jo

Creating domestic agencies that will maintain an open trade policy in each country is the only way t

Wheat prices will firm into the fall and winter months reflecting weather- relate d crop reductions,

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Viewed in isolation, the United Auto Workers' failure to organize a Nissan automobile plant in Tenne

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Attorneys set the schedule for turning over evidence from the federal investigation of the futures p

Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon will elevate the Puerto Rico Ports Authority to executive-level status T

Canadian business and government are weaving a web of technologies that should reduce costs and incr

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it plans to lower sulfur concentrations in diesel fuel

Joint research between the auto and oil industries focuses on a cleaner burning form of gasoline tha

CARGOLUX ROUTE TO LINK CANADA, LUXEMBOURGCargolux Airlines International SA has been granted

Britain's trade picture is looking brighter, thanks to export gains in both the luxury and humdrum i

A three-week-old strike at American assembly plants along the border is threatening the growth of th

Edgar S. Woolard, new chairman of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., has won a few friends on Wall Stree

Work has begun to restart output at Asia's largest nickel mine, apparently ending a three-year stale

The Federal Maritime Commission has reissued ocean freight forwarder licenses to two companies.<

HOWDEN FRAUD JURY STILL DELIBERATINGThe jury deciding the outcome of one of the London insur

NEW UNLEADED GASOLINE TO BE SOLD IN CALIF.Atlantic Richfield Co. will introduce a new grade

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION EXPECTED TO GAIN 0.2 PERCENTWidespread gains in most U.S. industries w

Disabled Americans are less likely to hold jobs now than they were earlier this decade, and those wh

BANK OF JAPAN TO TRY TO FORCE DOWN DOLLARThe Bank of Japan will try to force down the advanc

CHINA'S TRADE DEFICIT STANDS AT $770 MILLIONChina's July trade deficit stood at US$770 milli

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JAPAN SAYS US TIES SOLID DESPITE CHANGESJapan's Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama Tuesday assur

RECOGNITION EQUIPMENT GETS $5 MILLION ORDERRecognition Equipment Inc. said it signed a $5 mi

By RICHARD LAWRENCE Journal of Commerce StaffU.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills and other