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SEATTLE GROUP DEVELOPS BABY SCALE FOR POORA baby's birth weight is one of the first details

Asian nations are exporting hundreds of thousands of workers each year, generating billions of dolla

The United Transportation Union has rejoined the AFL-CIO, but faces a representation fight on the Sp

Self- sufficiency, return on investment and sophisticated pricing will be key issues for the port in

Sir James Goldsmith, who is leading a $21 billion hostile bid for B.A.T. Industries PLC, said last w

After a three-week absence, the Tennessee Valley Authority returned to the weekly spot market to pu

Japanese, French and Norwegian companies have pulled out of the Weizhou South China Sea oil explorat

Ford Motor Co. said Friday it has developed a computer diagnostic system that connects with an autom

Patricia Zedalis, deputy commissioner of ports and trade for New York City, will address a luncheon

A Texas man is assaulted and shot in an alley. He drags himself a block away to a telephone on the p

The Federal Maritime Commission set Sept. 13 for oral arguments in a case involving trade between Br

PRODUCER PRICE DECLINE IS SHARPEST IN 3 YEARSSharp decreases in energy and car prices helped

Waterway user fees may help reduce the federal deficit, but they might also be indirectly pricing go

JUDGE FAVORS NOKIA IN CELLULAR PHONE ROWBASKING RIDGE, N.J. - The Administrative Law Judge o

Tar balls have washed up along Maryland and Delaware beaches sending Coast Guard officials scurrying

Prices of ocean freight futures contracts are now at near-term highs, rivaling the levels where cur

Two members of the U.S.-Flag Far East Discussion Agreement say they intend to participate in the Fed

A federal court jury on Friday reached a verdict in a lawsuit by the Chubb Group and thousands of fa

Two key economic reports indicate British interest rates will remain high for a few more months at l

The World Bank Friday took aim at the International Monetary Fund and voiced its support for Brazil,

Mexico has changed its strict laws regulating foreign investment in a bid to attract outside investo

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

Aug. 11, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Mapco Coal Inc. is working on a deal to acquire a northern West Virginia coal company as a means of

YES, VIRGINIA, SOME PEOPLE HATE EDIFACT. Not all EDI users are enthusiastic about global sta

Fred M. Zeder was sworn in as president and chief executive officer of the Overseas Private Investme

The Maritime Administration approved the transfer of construction subsidy contract obligations on th

JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUS NARROWED IN JULYJapan recorded a trade surplus of $5.992 billion durin

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The U.S. government's call for an end to "discriminatory and restrictive" practices in Japan's steel

Colombia's chief International Coffee Organization negotiator has praised the removal of Jan Rosenba

Poor sales efforts on the part of U.S. companies are to blame for ongoing trade frictions between Wa

More than 3,000 people are preparing to leave a small area of the Russian republic where increased r

One of Atlantic City's major charter airlines is poised for a modest but methodical expansion that w

Is the U.S. medical system headed the way of Britain's troubled National Health Services? Mo

Britain's Department of Trade and Industry said Thursday that it was investigating alleged insider t

Coffee futures were sharply lower Thursday, trading at a new life-of-contract low of 79.55 cents a p

DOW UNIT, SHELL CANADA SIGN ETHANE CONTRACTDow Chemical Co.'s Canadian subsidiary said it ha

There are always questions about the goings-on at Cargill Inc., the giant grain trading firm based i

A group of Western and Soviet economists suggested steps to exchange the Soviet ruble freely with We