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GRAIN GROWERS AND SHIPPERS are beginning to compile the names of prospective candidates they'd like

SWISS BANK, INSURER SELL STAKE IN UNION REZURICH, Switzerland - Swiss National Insurance Co.

FED GOVERNOR CAUTIONS EC ON BANK TREATMENTWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Gov. Robert Heller We

It took the Drought of the Century, to level a mountain of corn piled up by increasing productivity,

Taiwan is taking more aggressive steps to ensure its export-oriented economy continues to have acces

JAPANESE TO SHOWCASE WASH. FOOD PRODUCTSOLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington state will be represente

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently granted Roy F. Weston Inc. a permit for national u

CARBIDE INCREASES SURFACTANT PRICESDANBURY, Conn. - Union Carbide Corp. announced an increas

Hyundai Petrochemical Co. tapped Houston-based M.W. Kellogg Co. to design and engineer a 350,000-met

FMC Corp. said that it purchased the sodium bicarbonate business from the Riverside Products Corp. o

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Mexico's powerful oil workers' union has accused the former director of Petroleos Mexicanos of multi

Inland Steel Industries and Nippon Steel Corp. will conduct engineering studies for a proposed new c

The Federal Maritime Commission has decided to allow rates on service contracts to be adjusted but o

Containerization & Intermodal Institute, conference and shippers dialogue, Nov. 3-4. Cavalier Oceanf

Paraguay welcomes foreign investment in export-oriented industries, but a significant increase in in

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