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Grain industry sources in the Midwest believe Archer Daniels Midland Co.'spurchase of an 8 p

TRADE MINISTER TALKS SEEN LIKELY IN SPRINGTrade ministers from the United States, Japan, the

Access Energy has consolidated its publication of natural gas spot market prices to one weekly repor

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POLAND CONSIDERS LEGALIZING SOLIDARITYWARSAW, Poland - Prime Minister Mieczyslaw Rakowski sa

Spurred by grain export business diverted from the drought-stricken Mississippi River Valley, the Po

Members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the world trade body based in Geneva, agreed

The Japanese once again are showing their ability to diversify as traditional lines of business fall

Shantou Trade Fair '89. Jan. 12-22. Sino-American Commodities Center, 27-33 W. 23rd St., New York. T

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Don C. Becker - Publisher's Notebook 10A* Brazil's Anti-Inflation

Only a small increase in the federal tax on gasoline and other fuels should be part of any broader p

M & T Chemicals Inc. announced that it will increase the price of its Thermolite organotin heat stab

THIS WILL BE THE YEAR that the natural gas bubble finally bursts. In the early 1980s, the st

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration put into effect a rule spelling out proced

Criminal conflict-of-interest charges will not be filed against Seattle port Commissioner Henry Aron

SHHHH! IT'S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH! That's the traditional sign asking guests to keep it qui

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FRANCE REPORTS DEFICIT IN BALANCE OF PAYMENTSFrance had an estimated seasonally adjusted bal

Metal exports by the Philippines last year grew nearly 42 percent to top the $1 billion mark, the Bu

JAPANESE PANEL SEEKS MORE WORK HOUR CUTSFurther cuts in working hours are needed to give "wo

A Commerce Department export seminar produced a small debate on the European Community's plans for i

The Caribbean's preferential market for bananas sold in the European Community will be protected aft

It's Thursday afternoon at Taipei High School, and 100 Chinese teens are gagging at slides of blacke

INGERSOLL-RAND BUYS SILVER ENGINEERINGWOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. - Ingersoll-Rand Co. has acquired

The Office of the Special Trade Representative asked the Federal MaritimeCommission to alert

Meeting behind closed doors on Friday, Port of Tacoma commissioners debated which of two senior port

COUNTY TO PURCHASE SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINESAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Marin County will pay $10.1 mil

REGIONAL BLOCS The Threat of Regionalization to World Trade: The Case of the U.S.-Canada Tra

European employers and workers moved to set up the basis for a stepped-up social dialogue that shou

Crude oil prices are headed for a first-quarter high of $19 to $19.50 as the market is backed by a s

BREAKDOWN COMES BEFORE BREAKTHROUGH is a favorite "new age" saying. It also sometimes seems

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

Traders are divided over whether the dollar's recent rally can be sustained in the face of coordinat

ALLIED, UNIONS ALLEGE DUMPING OF PRESSESTwo unions and a major producer of automobile parts

State Attorney General John Van de Kamp has accused Gov. George Deukmejian of refusing to uphold the

Jan. 13, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

European crude oil prices continued climbing last week. North Sea Brent crude for February d

Rank Commodity November 88 November 87 percent Change1 Phosphates; Crude, Apatite

Congestion at the Port of Bombay has eased, and authorities have cut a penalty for uncleared boxes b