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AIG SETTLES CLAIMS FROM 1986 HOTEL FIREAmerican International Group Inc. confirmed Monday th

The railroad industry is mounting a campaign for repeal of the Federal Employers' Liability Act that

WHEN UNCLE SAM TALKS, companies listen. And the United States government is talking very lou

The dollar continued to push broadly higher Monday, largely because of a major selloff in the Britis

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

A job creation scheme for New York dockworkers got off to a shaky start Monday when three longshorem

With Mexico and commercial banks still haggling over how much risk each party should assume in restr

The Transportation Institute, an organization of 140 U.S.-flag shipowning companies, opened an offic

The European Community was inching toward a face-saving compromise Monday night to diffuse a bitter

Pressure is building on the Bush administration to address the Soviet Union's interest in joining th

Two major Iranian ports badly damaged in the eight-year war with Iraq will be dredged soon, the Iran

IF THERE WERE ANY DOUBT BEFORE, there now is clear evidence that the long- awaited economic slowdown

The American Bureau of Shipping has begun helping shipowners assess damage to their vessels in accid

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

VENEZUELA RECEIVES EXTENDED ARRANGEMENTThe International Monetary Fund has approved an exten

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

Mon., June 26, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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

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THAILAND TO INCREASE ANNUAL COTTON OUTPUTBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand plans to increase its

After making new contract lows earlier this month, corn futures were sharply higher last week, with

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Having maintained a low profile in regard to China's crushing of the pro- democracy movement, the go

The National Pork Producers Council has asked the U.S. Commerce Department to perform quarterly eval

SINGAPORE'S DEFICIT IN TRADE FALLS 4.8 PERCENTSingapore's May trade deficit fell 4.8 percent

Banks that seek to profit from interest rate differentials in different currencies may soon have a n

The new head of China's Communist Party gets high marks from two U.S. business executives, but China

A group of former U.S. cabinet officers urged Monday that the United States link its trade policy wi

At their economic summit next week, Caribbean Economic Community leaders will be working to reinfor

Florida agricultural officials flew in this week to allay fears that the chemical alar has been used

The tiny Southeast Asian nation of Laos is cultivating business ties with the West that should be ta

The European Community's anti-dumping rules are too opaque, U.S. International Trade Commission Chai

MEXICO CONSIDERS 20 PERCENT DUTY ON US HOGSThe Mexican government, in an attempt to drastica

Overseas Bechtel Inc. said it has agreed to cooperate on Japanese construction projects with Nissho

WORLD BANK TO DEFER FURTHER LOANS TO CHINAThe World Bank has decided to defer indefinitely f

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Commodity Research Bureau 6A* Albert L. Kraus - Markets and Money

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Secretary of State James A. Baker III called for a new Pacific partnership in which Japan would play

Calm seas, fair weather and immediate response by the U.S. Coast Guard appear to have kept one man's

In a comment that could point toward further declines in U.S. interest rates, a top Federal Reserve