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China's bid for membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the trade benefits it rece

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As volatility in the overseas markets overnight continues to expand and investors become more sophis

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Two "buy-American" missions will be sent from Taiwan later this year with a minimum shopping list of

IRANIAN SEES HOSTAGES REMAINING IN LEBANONSIDON, Lebanon - A senior cleric with links to Leb

NeXT Inc., the latest brainchild of computer whiz kid Steve Jobs, announced a distribution deal unde

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A French company is helping the Cuban government build its first terminal to receive large oil tanke

Members of a U.S. trade mission representing eight U.S. semiconductor makers have opened a week of t

Matson Navigation Co. is wrapping up a feasibility study that explores the pros and cons of ending d

JAPANESE DISSATISFIED WITH UNO GOVERNMENTA large majority of Japanese are dissatisfied with

AT&T IS REPLACING UNDERSEA LINE TO CUBAWithin the next 30 days, American Telephone & Telegra

The European Commission has signed a framework contract with the European Telecommunication Standard

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said Tuesday that the Soviet Union is planning additional changes

As global economic interdependence increases, those involved in international trade must act togethe

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"The price of gold will bottom out at $350 an ounce," says one analyst. ''Gold will be in the neighb

Before the end of the century, Portugal, Greece and Ireland could become Third World economies while

A three-month review of imported assault weapons by the government has concluded that some of them w

US LEASE FIRM TO BUY BRITISH AIRCRAFT ENGINESBritish manufacturer Rolls-Royce PLC said Tuesd

Free trade with Canada is too expensive to be worthwhile, according to some of the exporters and bro

The aircraft subsidy dispute between the United States and Europe's Airbus Industrie consortium shou

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has switched an order for telephones to Taiwan from China and Hon

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Companies involved in treating hazardous waste lost a Supreme Court appeal aimed at forcing the gove

Cars have been burning gasoline since the dawn of the automobile age. That could change in the nine

U.S. glycerine stocks rose to 20.9 million pounds in April, up an estimated 1.3 percent from March 1

CARBIDE TO ACQUIRE BP CHEMICAL UNITDANBURY, Conn. - Union Carbide Corp. announced its intent

Basic Construction Co. has received a $3.1 million contract from the Virginia Port Authority for a p

Chemical industry officials say they are pleased with initial reports of President Bush's plan to re

While still in their infancy, reload centers are forging a new working relationship between railroad

The prospect of a growing surplus of container shipping capacity is undermining confidence in the li

Port operations in China appear to be returning to normal after last week's disruption, but there ma

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Workers at Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Co., Korea's third-largest shipbuilder, voted Tue

While intermodalism has attained adulthood in many Asian countries, it remains in the pre-adolescent

If the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. were a maiden at a formal dance in Southern California, i

The American Steamship Co. will rechristen on June 15 a Great Lakes carrier so that it will carry th

A U.S. company that claims it is being blocked from entering the U.S.-Ecuador liquid bulk trade does