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

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,

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

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

A ship that spent more than two years searching for a place to leave thousands of tons of city incin

Several Asian and European shipping lines are expected to join Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.

Officials from the U.S. Export-Import Bank convened in Washington Tuesday to discuss an advisory com

Concerned about the possibility that an independent commission created by Congress may call for the

Last week's computer virus attack, the biggest ever, has caught the attention of leaders in business

Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. has set up a new tanker division as part of its strategy to develop

Charging that insurance companies would reap clearly excessive profits otherwise, North Carolina Ins

Nov. 8, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

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

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

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ADDSCO TO CLOSE ALA. SHIP REPAIR UNITMOBILE, Ala. - Addsco Industries Inc. said it has decid

COMPAGNIE GENERALE MARITIME (New York) - Patrick M. Lebaillif was named owner's representative for t

Leo R. Brien was named president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. Mr. Brien, a

Computer users struggled to catch up with the flood of communications that had backed up during last

After more than a decade of painful decline, world shipbuilding may be set for a modest revival.

The Belgian transportation group, CMB SA, is hoping to raise new funds from shareholders. Th

Five leaders in the U.S. trucking industry are pushing hard for standardization of electronic servi

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YEARS AGO, when the U.S. air freight forwarding community was struggling to achieve acceptance from

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO. (Columbus, Ohio) - Joseph A. Valentine was elected vice president of inf

Six people, including two South African army officers, have been indicted on charges they smuggled r

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter Monday sharply criticized West Germany for increasing its

COMPUTER VIRUS CASE GETS CRIMINAL STATUSNEW YORK - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has u

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

Citizens Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve Board approved its acquisition b

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK NAMES EXECUTIVE VPWASHINGTON - James R. Sharpe was named executive vice p

Tue., Nov. 8, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

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

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

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

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

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

Encouraged by favorable demographics and ample room for increased market share, the highly fractured