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A recent report by investment firm Mabon, Nugent & Co. sees the bulk and product tanker markets retu

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement temporarily suspended its Bangkok congestion charges until

Grand Metropolitan PLC, the British company seeking to acquire control of the Pillsbury Co. of Minne

COLONNA'S SHIPYARD INC. (Norfolk, Va.) - Richard H. Owen was named vice presi- dent and general mana

A House Maritime Committee staff member said the Bush-Quayle ticket lacks an essential maritime poli

The new trade sanctions against Brazil amount to only a fraction of the damage done by patent infrin

Port Manatee proclaimed success in its effort to attract higher-valued cargoes after posting an 8.8

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC said Monday it will establish a world explosives business at its su

PENTAERYTHRITOL UP AT PERSTORPTOLEDO, Ohio - Perstorp Polyols Inc. is increasing the market

Union Texas Petroleum Holdings Inc. announced plans for a $71 million expansion of the company's joi

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. announced it will scale up an existing developmental facility to a ful

The number of people who died in accidents at sea last year was the worst on record, even though shi

About 300 New Jersey auto insurers have until Nov. 7 to file rating information that reflects cost r

Black Monday, AIDS, tax reform and price-cutting are the top concerns for insurance companies, repor

The Treasury Department said it intends to intensify pressure on Taiwan and South Korea to let their

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Mon., Oct. 24, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Technical analysts should focus more on the inter-relationships between commodities, said an officia

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Despite a colder-than-usual fall in the Northeast and talk about compromise and conciliation at the

NORANDA HIKES PRICES FOR PRIMARY LEADNEW YORK - Noranda Sales Corp. Monday said it raised it

During the next three years, the Philippines would like to increase annual coconut production by 47

U.S. and local businesses Monday welcomed the signing of an interim agreement on American military b

HEINEKEN SET TO ENTER CHINESE BEER MARKETHeineken NV of the Netherlands has signed a contrac

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

The United States and South Korea will begin trade talks Wednesday, with the United States expected

The next president of the United States will have to decide whether the lead in keeping America comp

THE DUTCH SAY they have lots of room for U.S. ceramic technology. That's the technology used

The aerospace and defense giant Grumman Corp. Monday announced the creation of a joint venture in Ch

RENEWED TIMBER TALKS URGED WITH JAPANTwo Northwest lawmakers urged the Japanese ambassador t

Cambodia will offer opportunities for foreign investors and exporters once peace is finally achieved

Mitsubishi has a new idea that gives new meaning to the phrase station break. The Japanese c

Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew warned Monday that protectionism is a threat to peace. The most

Increasing Japanese investment in the United States should help correct the U.S.-Japan trade imbalan

Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A. Monday announced it would assemble a new passenger car in an

DUTCH OIL HEATER CAP OFFERS ENERGY SAVINGSAn oil heater cap that can raise efficiency and is

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced plans Monday to dispatch a special mi

CANADIAN RAIL IMPORTS HIT AT TRADE HEARINGA Bethlehem Steel Corp. executive called for the i

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

In an abrupt about-face, Malaysia's labor minister says the country's electronics industry, dominate