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Two major organizations with substantial influence over economic affairs in the Pacific Rim are faci

Kenya, hit by a fall in prices for its traditional exports of coffee and tea, is stepping up efforts

DE FACTO ENERGY POLICY is starting to emerge from the new Bush administration in Washington.

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index moved slightly lower at 102.8 Friday, compared with T

Farm exports are a long way from the peak of the early 1980s, but they are recovering faster than Ag

Optimism returned to the ocean freight futures market with a vengeance last week, propelling traded

The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing new, tighter restrictions on small passenger boats, a wide class o

Elco Industries Inc. announced the signing of a letter of intent to enter into a joint venture with

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

CAUSTIC SODA Occidental Chemical Corp., Dallas, increased schedule prices for liquid caustic

Ray R. Irani, chairman and chief executive officer of Occidental Chemical Corp., suggests that the c

With the Washington state legislature threatening to order ports to work together, the Port of Tacom

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it is seeking contract bids by April 24 for delivery of 2.5 mill

Looking for a couple good men or women, the North Carolina State Ports Authority has hired a top con

Feb. 24, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

ENRON CORP. (Houston) - James C. Street was named vice president of human resources. Previou

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Fish caught downstream from 22 paper mills contain amounts of dioxin that in some cases are more tha

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Rep. Jack Fields, R-Texas, and 23 other House members want to end a program that requires a share of

A new plant opened by Compaq Computer Corp. in Scotland just last summer ishelping the compa

Skyrocketing liability insurance rates are creating a nagging problem in Washington state: how to ke

Business officials showed new wariness about the rising cost of money after last week's interest rat

In a significant boost for European trade harmonization, 17 European chemical manufacturers have jus

Many large foreign companies now leave South Africa for economic reasons, not just because of pressu

CANADA HELD SUBSIDIZING STEEL RAIL EXPORTS TO USThe Canadian government is subsidizing the e

It was playtime all the way for Hong Kong companies at the recently concluded toy fair, with busines

One of China's main aircraft manufacturers is ready to test its second A5-M attack plane designed fo

Brazil's overvalued currency threatens shoe exports to the United States and Canada, an industry lea

TAIWAN PLANS TO OFFER SECURITIES TO FOREIGNERSTAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwan government Friday

The only way to stop Philadelphians' auto insurance rates from escalating is to make fundamental cha

As vice president of finance of a small Milpitas semiconductor business, Phil Kaefer knows the count

The New York Insurance Department is stepping up its market conduct investigations to enforce the fl

Even as a pilot project to implement Massachusetts' first-in-the nation universal health-care law ge

Corroon & Black Corp. reported net income for the fourth quarter of $8 million, or 47 cents a share,

Gov. Thomas Kean has enlisted the help of the powerful AFL-CIO in his fight to lower auto insurance

UK HAS TOUGHEST TASK IN G-7 INFLATION FIGHTThe U.K. has the most difficult task of all the m

The United States has called the European Community's bluff in world farm trade talks, and now the E

U.S. producers of metal-cutting and metal-shaping machine tools saw their January net new orders plu

The number of major work stoppages in the United States and the number of workers involved in them l