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The Maritime Administration opposes two House bills involving merchant seamen veterans' status and s

The expropriation policies of three Latin American countries and the labor practices of five other d

SPAIN-EC TO DISCUSS SUBSIDY OF AUTO SECTORMADRID, Spain - The Spanish government intends to

The Indian government "will not negotiate with the United States on Super 301 under the threat of r

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is still pumping too much oil onto the world marke

In an effort to broaden its horizons and become an oil producer in non- Communist areas, the Soviet

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday it charged two former Merrill Lynch and Co. emplo

When international giant Nestle SA sauntered into the $1.6 billion U.S. infant formula market in 198

PERU'S COFFEE OUTPUT EXPECTED TO RISE 23 PERCENTPeru's 1989-90 (April-March) coffee crop is

French trade house Sucres et Denrees confirmed Monday it signed a "firm contract for 200,000 metric

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Susan Buchanan - CRB Futures Outlook 6A* Janet Porter - Europe Vie

El Paso Natural Gas Co. filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last Frid

A Department of Transportation law judge recommended that U.S. officials cut by nearly 50 percent th

KUWAIT ACCEPTS NEED FOR QUOTA OBSERVANCEJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia said Kuwait has "acce

The U.S. Customs Service is praising the record $34 million civil penalty levied by the U.S. Court o

Despite the U.S. government's decision to continue the voluntary restraint agreement, or VRA, progra

Companies are marshaling their resources to deal with a global marketplace tied together by a web of

International Baby Food Action Network, a coalition of groups in over 70 countries, says several com

The United States and the Soviet Union agreed Monday to start negotiations on a new long-term grain

Gold analysts see prices poised for further gains despite near-term weakness that has pared prices i

NEW EXPORT CREDITS EXTENDED TO MEXICOThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday tha

Lawmakers have raised taxes in 30 states this year and cut in them in 11 others, leaving taxpayers w

International talks under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade offer the United States its bes

Mon., Aug. 7, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

An Oregon congressman has asked the General Accounting Office, Congress' investigative arm, to revie

The Maritime Administration has awarded three ship repair contracts worth over $800,000 to two compa

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

AMERICAN HONDA TO SELL CARS IN ISRAELJapan's Honda Motor Co. will begin selling U.S.-made Ho

The Japanese government reported that a record $5.17 billion in income was not reported by independe

The U.S.2dollar traded mostly higher Monday in a thin, meandering market. Dealers said the d

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

ITO CORP., ILA UNITE IN HUMANITARIAN EFFORTITO Corp. and the International Longshoremen's As

Major American producers of infant formula probably will join Nestle's Carnation label mass media co

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The Soviet Union said it will sharply reduce its purchases of goods and equipment for heavy industry

A story on Page 9A of The Journal of Commerce on Aug. 1 incorrectly described the status of a propos

Reforms announced last week by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in the wake of indictments returned a

Aug. 7, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Baker Hughes Inc. and Oy Tampella Ab of Finland reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Jus

TAIWAN TRADE SURPLUS INCREASES 48.1 PERCENTTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's trade surplus for the J