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Larger cargo ships will be able to reach Portland's major dry cargo terminal after a new $115 millio

China still could be a big customer for U.S. grain but recent internal turmoil could delay progress

The U.S. dollar drifted lower in midday trading Wednesday on news that the Federal Reserve's "beige

FORD WILL CONTINUE VENEZUELAN OPERATIONSCARACAS, Venezuela - Ford Motor Co.'s Venezuelan sub

SCM Chemicals is the latest company to announce a major expansion of titanium dioxide capacity, in r

The Bush administration is making sweeping demands on other nations in its quest for an internationa

CONSUMER DEBT ROSE AT SLOWER PACE IN JUNEAmericans took out $2.99 billion more in consumer d

For pasta lovers in Italy, the leading wheat varieties for milling are grown in the deserts here, fa

Since locking into the European Community's currency exchange rate mechanism in June, Spain has lear

JOBLESS RATE IN EC STAYED AT 9.3 PERCENT IN JUNEBRUSSELS, Belgium - The seasonally adjusted

A newly formed company plans to ask the World Bank for a $450million loan for containers, handling e

ELF AFFILIATE TO CEASE ACTIVITIES IN AUSTRALIASYDNEY, Australia - Elf Aquitaine (Australia a

Primary inventories of gasoline, running counter to normal seasonal trends, increased during the wee

U.S. ports believe that new Customs Service rules to help ensure the uniformity of tariff classifica

"If you expect to be a survivor, you've got to be global. More and more companies are going to come

Borden Inc., maker of Elmer's Glue, wants a larger share the $100 billion U.S. home improvement mark

The U.S. Customs Service, the Coast Guard and other enforcement agencies say they rely on three broa

BOLAND TAKING ON DUTIES IN BOSTONCapt. William H. Boland Jr. will assume command of the Coas

Richard Judy, former director of the Dade County Aviation Department, and his aides perfectly legall

Evergreen Airlines International's last best offer to operate the U.S. Postal Service's Express Mail

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Wednesday said it ''may well be appropriate

Fiji's sugar industry, hard hit after a military coup in 1987, has made a speedy recovery despite at

In its periodic review of current economic conditions, the Federal Reserve Bank says the economy "co

A coalition of eight Northeastern states will announce today that they plan to adopt the same, stric

New York, Susquehanna and Western should know by the end of this week if it can begin repairing Dela

The nation's large railroads have reported a substantial drop in operating income, and only marginal

The national railways of Britain, France and Belgium are planning to spend almost $1 billion on 30 h

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The Soviet oil industry is the only one able to lead the country out of its economic doldrums and in

Canadian petroleum drilling activity rose marginally last week but remains mired in a slump, industr

THE TRADING OF FUTURES CONTRACTS for natural gas and residual fuel oil, fantasies just a few years a

Crown Central Petroleum Corp., Baltimore, primarily an East Coast gasoline and fuel oil marketer, wi

* Trading With United Arab Emirates 4A * Employee Stock Plan Reform 14AAIR CARGODela

As drug runners become more dependent on cargo containers to import their wares, West Coast authorit

Service and rates offered by new short-line and regional railroads match the performance of carriers

The Federal Maritime Commission has decided to leave open a loophole that could allow some shippers

An enormous trade surplus of $87.8 billion in fiscal 1988 means Japan must continue to stimulate imp

A headline appearing on page 16T of the Aug. 7 edition of AirCommerce, a supplement in The Journal o

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