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THE INTERNATIONAL Energy Agency recently released its forecast of world energy demand to the year 20

NORTH AMERICA Air Show Canada. Aug. 9-13. Abbotsford, British Columbia. This fair will bring

Two companies that have been trying to take over the container-leasing giant Sea Containers Ltd. ann

Construction spending, continuing to be led by an increase in work on government projects, rose 1.3

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U.S. Commissioner of Customs William von Raab Monday called on customs services around the world to

CONTINENTAL AND UNITED SLASH FARES THIS WEEKHOUSTON - Continental Airlines will offer one-wa

Trading in Eurodollar interest rate futures in Tokyo poses little threat to the position of the Sing

COFFEE PACT EXTENDED WITHOUT GLOBAL QUOTASLONDON - The International Coffee Organization cou

China's political upheaval after the crushing of pro-democracy demonstrationssent many inves

Chesebrough-Ponds Inc. has agreed to pay $376 million for Minnetonka Corp., the maker of Calvin Klei

At a time when corporations are stampeding to get in on the profits to be madefrom "environm

The Federal Maritime Commission's hearing counsel, refusing a request by the government of Guam, adv

July 3, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

The Supreme Court Monday allowed the government to enforce anti-dumping regulations in a way foreign

Restrictions on sending currency abroad, together with the danger of even higher inflation, are thre

Although it is the traditional commercial center of the West Coast and boasts one of the most afflue

IMF DECLARES PANAMA INELIGIBLE FOR FUNDSWASHINGTON - The Executive Board of the Internationa

Despite a rebellion that has shut the Bougainville mine in Papua New Guinea, a strike at a major Eur

COMPUTER ENTREPRENEUR CONVICTED OF LARCENYDEDHAM, Mass. - A computer entrepreneur accused of

PORT AGENCY PAY FIGHT PARALYZES SANTOS PORTSAO PAULO, Brazil - Administrative employees at B

The Supreme Court will wait until next year to decide if $127 million in truck taxes collected illeg

No ports in the world have done as much as the U.S. West Coast gateways to develop intermodalism.

The National Dock Labour Scheme, which guaranteed employment for dockworkers at many U.K. ports, was

Business and tort reform interests, who had pinned their hopes on a trio of Supreme Court challenges

Mixed economic prospects continue to hamper Third World nations, according to a World Bank report re

Federal Express Corp., the U.S. small package carrier, is taking a serious look at its European oper

After a career as a businessman and U.S. ambassador, Fred M. Zeder is taking on a new challenge: chi

The U.S. dollar remained sharply lower against most major currencies Monday, but most of the losses

Another drop in interest rates is coming over the next couple of weeks, economists predict, because

Firmer cash prices for spring wheat amid improved crop prospects are bringing more wheat to market,

If you want a one-question litmus test on someone's political persuasion, ask what they think of the

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO CUT OUTPUT IN JULYNICOSIA, Cyprus - The United Arab Emirates will ho

An efficient machine has been built to handle the task of developing electronic messages so that com

China's chemical production rose 5.7 percent from a year earlier to $7.8 billion during the first fi

Industries with the highest stakes in clean air legislation are lobbying to make sure stringent enfo

Chase Manhattan Bank NA has several instruments to help U.S. exporters and importers finance trade d

The industrial economy suffered a second month of decline in June, while basic materials prices actu

California's Apple Computer Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. were among the 10 best manufacturing compan