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Investment of more than US$6 billion will be needed in the Indonesian chemical industry over the nex

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce , U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Room HCHB

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index turned down last week from its record high, reflectin

1629 (Apr. 28, 1989) Previous day - 1624 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Argentina exported 319,400 metric tons of fresh, canned and cooked beef in 1988, up from 286,900 in

The patent wars may be upon us. During the past few months, many software industry insiders

THE KABUKI DANCE between railroads and grain shippers continues. The two sides, almost completely in

LEADING INDICATORS FALL FOR SECOND MONTHThe Index of Leading Indicators, the government's ma

Rising electricity demand and a shortage of low-sulfur oil supplies from Southeast Asian oil-produci

The Port of Bremen/Bremerhaven is exploring the possibility of establishing an electronic link with

Port directors were urged Friday to anticipate rapid volume growth, larger containerships, and coord

For years, it has not been unusual to find Beck's beer on a Bali beach, a Mercedes-Benz on a Saudi A

Reliance Group Holdings Inc. Friday reported that net income for the first quarter ending March 31 w

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

The steamboat Mississippi Queen, owned and run by the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. of New Orleans, La.,

CAPT. MANFRED STEINER knows the gargantuan Port of Hamburg like the back of his hand. The crew-cut f

The Interstate Commerce Commission should thoroughly review its implementation of railroad deregulat

The General Accounting Office sharply criticized several of the nation's largest railroads for faili

UMW OKS MEDIATION IN PITTSTON STRIKEThe United Mine Workers of America said Friday it would

Re-regulation is a real prospect facing the domestic airline industry if current trends continue una

What do actor Anthony Quinn, New York's Guggenheim Museum and Picasso have in common with Hawaiian h

Transforming the insurance industry's electronic language to match global standards may not be so to

The Port of Gulfport is entering the battle for government relief cargoes. Effective today,

Dockworkers vowed to continue a nationwide strike blocking the daily flow of $200 million in trade t

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The Bush administration can expect serious congressional criticism if U.S. Trade Representative Carl

BRAZIL - $94 million from the World Bank for a natural gas distribution project by Companhia de Gas

Fri., April 28, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The government of Taiwan intends to increase spending for the environment to US$215 million in 1990,

An invasion of the European insurance market by U.S. companies does not appear imminent despite the

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Japan's current account surplus dipped to just under $77 billion in the fiscal year ended in March,

A uniform European railway network is the ultimate goal of a transport agreement that went into effe

The government in the Philippines is digging in to defend a $320 million petrochemical complex plann

ARGENTINE BANKS CLOSE AS INFLATION RAGESBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The Argentine government o

The Washington state Supreme Court on Friday overturned limits on awards for pain and suffering, an

Sir Leon Brittan, vice president of the European Community commission, sought to assure the United S

DONOVAN LEISURE NEWTON & IRVINE (New York) - Roderick M. Hills, former chairman of the Securities an

London, Britain's largest general cargo port, reported a substantial growth in cargo volume last yea