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A working group of state and federal agencies will urge the next Congress to reintroduce and pass bi

WORLD BANK TO LEND $4 BILLION TO CHINABEIJING - The World Bank will provide China with $4 bi

The U.S. Customs Service will modify regulations for foreign-trade zones, to prepare for the impleme

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A panel of Chinese visitors led by two Chinese maritime judges spent Tuesdayprowling the con

Since the price of oil began falling again, the Mexican government has announced $250 million in bud

Supplies of gasoline decreased and distillate stocks increased for the week ended Oct. 28, according

The Maritime Administration announced the completion of a research report on development of a voice

Trade and global debt will play a role when Brazilian business, labor and government leaders meet to

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

Sales of new homes fell 7.8 percent in September, the biggest decline in 16 months. The Comm

The U.S. dollar fell broadly Wednesday, hitting a six-month low against the Japanese yen, despite tw

The European Community's ambassador here warned U.S. government officials against excessively critic

Come the start of 1989 underwriters at Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market, will

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

PERUVIAN COPPER FIRM WARNS OF DELAYSLIMA, Peru - Southern Peru Copper Corp. Wednesday inform

A U.S. company has teamed up with Chinese contractors to bid for construction of the box culvert par

LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO. (New Orleans) - Bernard E. Champion was named vice president, Africa and S

A RECORD CROWD came out to honor the 1988 recipients of the Admiral of the Ocean Seas Award last Fri

China has significantly increased its botanical drug production capacity over the past few years, ac

Random drug testing of the nation's truck drivers is expensive and may even be unworkable, said labo

Lary R. Scott is president and chief executive officer of ConsolidatedFreightways Inc. In a

Japanese officials say they have been consulted by U.S. officials before the release of some sensiti

Higher production costs for natural gas have driven prices so high in recent weeks that many power p

The Supreme Court Wednesday tackled the thorny interplay of employees' rights with the federal gover

American Re-Unsurance Co. relocated its headquaters to Princeton, N.J., from New York. <

Health insurers should consider paying for some experimental drug therapies that desperately ill pat

CHINESE-SOVIET TRADE IS SURGING THIS YEARChinese-Soviet border trade for 1988 is expected to

Platinum prices hit a five-month high of $578 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday

Moscow's decision to relax rules for joint ventures should widen opportunities for U.S.-Soviet trade

Australian-based Ansett Transport Industries has taken over local cargo carrier Transcorp Airways ju

CF INCREASES CAPACITY TO TWO FLORIDA CITIESPALO ALTO, Calif. - CF AirFreight announced incre

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DREDGING WILL CLOSE MISSISSIPPI DURING DAYKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dredging of a rock shelf at Gra

The Port of Oakland said it was slightly ahead of budget projections for the first quarter of fiscal

CATERPILLAR INC. (Peoria, Ill.) This agricultural equipment manufacturer announced three executive

An Ohio pet shop owner outraged at brokers of smuggled and possibly diseased Mexican parrots helped

CHINA SETS IMPORT TAX ON SILK, SILK PRODUCTSChina's official Xinhua news agency reports that

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Insurers are facing further Congressional scrutiny next year as Congress becomes concerned that insu