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By now, most of the 34 million trees harvested in the United States are bedecked and bejeweled. But

Shipping lines that move goods from most of Asia to the United States have resolved anew to hang tou

Soviet officials say their country's first major trade show in the United States was at least a part

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., one of Congress' sharpest critics of the railroad industry, Tuesday s

Commissioners at the Port of Oakland appeared to have enough votes on Tuesday to approve a consultan

AT&T General Business Systems said Tuesday that it will file an anti-dumping petition with U.S. gove

After a year in which earnings peaked at record levels, Canada's cyclical forest industry appears re

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Fears of a U.S.-European Community trade war in agricultural products were heightened Tuesday when t

UN AGENCY WARNS OF LOW FOOD STOCKSROME - The world must grow an extra 225 million metric ton

As harvesting continues across Australia's wheat belts, it is becoming increasingly apparent that to

COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES EAUX (Paris) - Claudio Elia was named president of Anjou International, the c

43 NATIONS SIGN PACT TO CURB DRUG TRAFFICVIENNA, Austria - Forty-three countries on Tuesday

Traffic, high fares and tolls, and changing demographic and work patterns have resulted in fewer peo

SINGER SET TO MAKE ITS RETURN TO CHINASHELTON, Conn. - Singer sewing machines, a well-known

In Western Europe last year, during a stay of about three weeks, the U.S. tourist spent an average o

The huge U.S. mango market may not be off limits much longer to Puerto Rican farmers, pending approv

HIGHWAY CONGESTION WORSENING, SURVEY SAYSHighway congestion is so severe that motorists are

ANOTHER MAJOR AIRLINE is planning to re-fleet soon. Colleague Phil Bangsberg reports that Ca

Fax Expo '88. A series of expositions designed to promote the use of facsimile products and technolo

BRAZIL SEEKS PROBE OF US TRADE SANCTIONSBrazil, backed by 38 countries, Tuesday called on th

The government is striving to improve facilities for the finishing sector, a vital part of the texti

President-elect George Bush promised a major review of U.S. policy towardhelping heavily ind

ZERO-SUM GAME: A game in which the winnings of all players equals the sum of the losses of all playe

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

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

JAPAN'S NEXT MINISTER WON'T CHANGE POLICIESTOKYO - Tatsuo Murayama, the man who is widely ex

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. (New York) - Philip J. Andrye, Thomas K. Barber, Stephen C. Butt, Miguel J. Cap

The U.S. dollar was narrowly mixed Monday, moving sideways in a quiet holiday market. Dealer

Mon., Dec. 19, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Prices for Third World debt in the secondary market slid last week, as demand for paper dried up des

The Argentine central bank approved 20 of 39 debt capitalization deals proposed by private investors

The wheat market has consolidated its gains of earlier this fall and is only about 5 cents a bushel

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NYMEX RAISES LIMIT ON PLATINUM FUTURESNEW YORK - The New York Mercantile Exchange Monday rai

The European Community is expected to call today for a ruling by the General Agreement on Tariffs an

Finally, Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y., may be coming of age. Long conside

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

Tall oil production rose in October for rosins and fatty acids compared to September 1988, according

RESIN TACKIFIERS UP AT HERCULESWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. will increase the prices of