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The overwhelming victory by the Japan Socialist Party in the July 23 upper house elections could pre

Consumers Power Co. Wednesday set a new all-time hourly peak electric demand record for July of 5,72

DHL Worldwide Express believes the best defense is a good offense. To divert TNT Ltd.'s atte

With its domestic express package network operating at only half capacity, DHL Worldwide Express is

EUROPE-NORTH AFRICA TRAIN LINK STUDIEDMADRID, Spain - A possible train link between Europe a

Rail, truck and aviation interests believe that a new national transportation policy should embody a

Swiss and European Community insurance companies will have access to each other's markets under the

The United States wants to solve its trade problems through international talks, not direct action a

Negotiations in the case of the World Prodigy stalled Thursday, raising the prospect that federal pr

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalty payments can be at stake in cases revolving around relat

MALAYSIA EXPECTS RISE IN PRICE OF RUBBERKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Natural rubber prices may r

SuperAmerica, Ashland Oil Inc.'s retail gasoline marketing division, said it completed the acquisiti

Pulp mill activity may knock chlorine and caustic soda markets out of whack. North American

Top U.S. and Soviet grain officials will begin talks in early December on a possible new long-term g

Canadian steel firms are dumping new steel rails in the U.S. market, the Commerce Department has rul

The nation's two largest automakers reported lower second-quarter earnings, with Ford Motor Co. prof

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

An organization of steel importers welcomed President Bush's decision to terminate voluntary restrai

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The Senate Wednesday passed an Interior Department appropriations bill that severely restricts oil d

AIRLINES TO TIGHTEN SECURITY STANDARDSSecurity personnel who screen bags and passengers for

Bristol-Myers Co. and Squibb Corp. Thursday agreed to a merge in a stock-swap deal said to be valued

By voice vote, the Senate Thursday passed a $44.25 billion fiscal 1990 agriculture spending bill tha

Royal Insurance Holdings PLC is furthering the push of British insurance companies into the Italian

Citing Medicaid payment rates that are getting worse, the Michigan Hospital Association filed a laws

A new bonded warehouse was officially opened in China's northeastern Port of Dalian, the country's f

Box cargo passing through Singapore in the first six months was the equivalent of 2 million 20-foot

Aluminum Sulfate General Chemical Corp. of Parsippany, N.J., will increase "sub-schedule" pr

An Agriculture Department economist says U.S. farmers can suffer when overseas competitors run into

An influential private Japanese research group has downgraded China's national credit rating because

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 354,000 people during the week end

The debt reduction accord recently signed by Mexico and its creditor banks will restore confidence i

Exxon Shipping Co. is making final preparations to move the tanker Exxon Valdez into the National St

Two recent stories in The Journal of Commerce erroneously named Showa Maritime Ltd. as the company t

Coffee producers in Brazil's landlocked mountain state of Minas Gerais are developing a way to cut t

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The International Longshoremen's Association added its voice to other labor groups denouncing the re

William W. Edwards was selected as the new executive director of the Mississippi State Port Authorit

OPERATING PROFIT JUMPS AT BRITISH COALBritish Coal PLC this week announced its best results

Brazil and Argentina are facing a precarious future as the odd men out in a rapidly changing world e