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

A steel mill is melting down old Soviet tanks to make car parts and steel pipes, a company spokesman

When a tobacco shipper tired of water damaging cigarette loads, it turned to BJK Industries Inc.

Mathers to Head J&H Group NEW YORK - Charles W. Mathers, a senior vice president, was named

Grain markets are entering a very critical growing period for grains and soybeans, when traders hang

Japanese companies are outspending their U.S. rivals on new plant and equipment and that spells trou

JUDGE APPROVES SALE OF COLECO TO HASBROA federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of f

The coal terminal at Morehead City, N.C., opened as the coal export boom was fading, and the termina

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorized that Philadelphia Electric Co. be issued a low-pow

The Markets and Money column on Page 7A of the June 27 issue of The Journal of Commerce should have

The Pacific Northwest's largest processor of imported cars is taking over three similar companies in

1391 (July 10, 1989) Previous day - 1392 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Top executives of more than a dozen leading containership lines met here to attempt to reach agreeme

COPPERWELD TO BUILD NEW PLANT IN ALABAMACopperweld Corp. will expand its structural tubing b

The Dairy State has become a focal point in a simmering agribusiness controversy over a genetically

Lightning-bolt hair, microwave tie-dying and palm trees that dance to music were among the brave new

Britain will press China to honor the commitment to preserve Hong Kong's democratic, capitalist syst

A Senate maritime subcommittee will examine military sealift requirements, the status of the Bush ad

The explosion of a major pipeline in the Ural Mountains decreased the country's liquefied petroleum

NORWAY OUTPUT NORMAL AS PILOTS' DISPUTE ENDSNorway's oil production is back to normal and no

The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing a new strategy to win public acceptance of expanded nucle

JAPANESE TO ANNOUNCE LARGER LDC AID PLANJapanese Prime Minister Sousuke Uno plans to announc

Argentine business leaders Monday welcomed the new Peronist government's anti-inflation program whic

Johnson Line AB, the Swedish liner shipping, cruise and ferry group, is starting to reap the dividen

A South Korean-flagged vessel has docked at a Soviet port for the first time, carrying 50,000 tons o

IDEALEASE TO ADD FOUR LOCATIONSBARRINGTON, Ill. - Idealease Inc. said it has approved the ad

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

Accidents at railroad grade crossings fell nearly 50 percent between 1975 and 1987 and injuries and

The U.S. trucking industry not only is taking the initiative in addressing pollution and traffic gri

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The European Community wants discussions over the proposed Pacific economic group linking North Amer

Key players in the development of U.S.-Japan trade ties exchanged verbal salvos Monday over which si

KRAFT GENERAL FOODS (Glenview, Ill.) - James J. Morgan was appointed senior vice president, corporat

CALIF. PROPOSES BOOST IN WORKERS' COVER COSTSACRAMENTO, Calif. - More than 168,000 state wor

HARDENER PRODUCTS Reichold Chemicals Inc. of White Plains, New York, announced price increas

U.S. West Inc., the Colorado-based Baby Bell, has opened an Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in ho

The tanker responsible for the nation's worst oil spill limps into San Diego Bay for repairs today,

The Federal Maritime Commission said its investigative officer will hold hearings on the West Coast

South Africa's six deep-sea ports are busier than ever thanks to that nation's plummeting currency,

Chase Manhattan Bank cut its prime lending rate to 10.5 percent from 11percent Monday, reinforcing t