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The total length of railway in northwest China has increased from 7,000 kilometers to more than 9,00

Hoechst Celanese Corp.'s Chemical Group announced the removal of a 2-cent-a- pound temporary volunta

Massachusetts voters soundly defeated a plan Tuesday that would have mandated humane standards for t

African officials and business executives acknowledge that historically there has been more U.S. int

Disappointment that U.S. President-elect George Bush promised not to raise taxes is tempering satisf

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The European Community's top trade official Wednesday charged that the United States' unyielding sta

A Minnesota manufacturer of agricultural chemical applicators is channeling its sales energy into do

Washington Metropolitan Courier Association, fall conference and trade show, Nov. 12-13. Sheraton Pr

Tall oil rosin and fatty acid production for August climbed 11 percent and 38.5 percent, respectivel

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Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. posted the highest income among Japanese companies that reported settleme

Prime Minster Chatichai Choonhavan announced Wednesday a wide-ranging package of tax incentives and

Quality improvement has become the cornerstone of Caterpillar Inc.'s efforts to compete in the world

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Capt. Robert E. Hart has announced his resignation as president of the Marine Index Bureau Inc.<

Northern Mining and Equipment Inc., Seattle, has asked the Maritime Administration for permission to

Nov. 9, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Last week was the biggest single week for crude oil imports since 1980, as imports jumped to more th

John W. Martin was named terminal manager of CEX's Maspeth, N.Y., terminal. He was a supervisor at M

MARTIN FELDSTEIN SAYS DOLLAR SHOULD DECLINEWASHINGTON - The value of the U.S. dollar can and

The paper nautical charts that navigators have relied on for centuries could become passe in the yea

TRW Financial Systems Inc., a unit of TRW Inc., has signed a multimilliondollar contract to

With the economy of this central island-province booming and some ships already shunning Manila's ag

The Department of the Treasury has published a list of Cuban and Vietnamese shipping companies that

U.S. Customs Commissioner William von Raab said the Customs Service seized a record 138,808 pounds o

Ron Butler spent several years writing fictional mystery stories for Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Maga

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Imperial Chemical Industries PLC has agreed to acquire through Canadian subsidiary C-I-L Inc. the 50

U.S. trade policy under George Bush is likely to be marked by continuity, with few surprises or devi

While most observers do not expect a sea-change for maritime policy in a George Bush administration,

A group of shipping companies active in the North Atlantic trade is considering a reorganization of

POLYSAR TO EXPAND POLYSTYRENE CAPACITYLEOMINSTER, Mass. - Polysar Polymers' plastics divisio

Former Port Commissioner Refugio Rey Gonzales Jr. says he'll appeal his conviction Tuesday on four c

Tom Gallagher, a Republican mortgage insurance broker, defeated Democrat opponent Ken Jenne for the

Small companies may be taking a bigger share of the nation's export pie than is commonly believed, a

When George Bush takes office in January, the peace and prosperity he inherits from President Reagan

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Japanese financial authorities, both government and private, expressed fears Wednesday that the valu

President-elect George Bush's campaign promise of international economic policy leadership will get