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John Davis' passengers grabbed for seat backs and other handholds as he steered his Chevy van toward

Shipbrokers and agents expressed serious concern Monday about the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's

Five more cruise line companies have joined the Cruise Lines International Association, according to

Frank G. Martin Jr. said two of his key priorities as the new executive director of the Indiana Port

SOVIETS MAY RESUME BUYING ARGENTINE BEEFBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The Soviet Union has infor

More than 600 middlemen descended on a factory in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin between M

American companies must have exactly the same opportunities here that Japanese companies have enjoye

Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita has put his political reputation on the line by spearheading his par

Cucumbers raised to the sounds of Mozart, eggplants featured on boutique shelves and a bank named af

If the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development were not here, we would have to create

CHINA, TAIWAN PLAN COMMERCIAL GROUPChina and Taiwan will set up an association in Hong Kong

Interstoff Asia: Second International Trade Fair for the Asian Garment Manufacturing Industry. Nov.

A Commerce deparment program that provides information on export opportunities is a big help to U.S.

IPM TO LICENSE PIPE REPAIR SYSTEMFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - IPM Inc. said it received bids from

India and Nigeria accused rich countries Tuesday of diverting current global talks on trade liberali

Socialist Ethiopia is offering local businessmen a bigger role in the economy, joining the growing l

Garment makers in the Philippines are appealing to the government for easier quota rules, warning th

Buoyed by higher prices and a growing U.S. market shortage of sulfur, an affiliate of Freeport McMor

TAIWAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY STAGES CURRENCY PROTESTTAIPEI, Taiwan - About 1,000 textile workers,

Steel production fell to 1.871 million tons in the week ended Nov. 5, a decrease of 0.3 percent from

Importers and customs brokers expect some problems when the United States officially adopts the new

Acknowledging that her first 100 days in office were spent getting to know who the industry players

Experts from 50 countries met here Monday to draft an international treaty to control the disposal o

For a bunch of merchants who once fled China with little more than they could carry, Hong Kong's shi

The U.S. production of plastics resins rose to a total of 4.199 billion pounds in July, up approxima

CYANAMID HIKES ALUMINUM SULFATEWAYNE, N.J. - American Cyanamid Co. increased its price for l

Atlantic Richfield Co. proposed to sell 40 million shares of subsidiary Lyondell Petrochemical Co. t

FMC Corp. announced plans to build a 60-thousand-ton-a-year sodium bicarbonate plant at the company'

P&G'S ITALIAN UNIT BUYS INTEREST IN NELSONProcter & Gamble Co. announced that its Italian su

An affiliate of Exxon Chemical Co. has submitted to Thailand's Board of Investment a proposal to bui

EMS-Chemie AG of Domat, Switzerland, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s Polyester division will jointl

Preparations for the advent of a unified European market in 1992 are setting the stage for a new wav

THIS WEEK: New England: Northeast Utilities Inc., Hartford, Conn.Mid-Atlantic: Virginia Po

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Saudi Arabia has offered an additional 10-cent-a-barrel discount for Japanese customers' December cr

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Nov. 7, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The Pacific Northwest has enough surplus power to last until about the turn of the century if power

Saudi Arabia's oil minister, Hisham Nazer, reiterated his country's stance that it will not abide by

ENRON CORP. (Houston) - Ronald J. Burns was named president of Interstate Pipelines, in the Gas Pipe