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U.S. and Japanese speakers agreed on the problem, but how they would correct the U.S.-Japan trade im

RJR Nabisco Inc. said Thursday a group of its top managers including chief executive officer F. Ross

U.S. living standards and world influence will decline unless the next president sets ambitious nati

HIGHER INTEREST RATES AGAIN had credit market specialists scratching their heads this week. Although

USX Corp. has not received any realistic offers for its idled Baytown plant since the steel and oil

* Customs Update - 4A * Howard Simon - Simon Says 6A* John Whalley - Can Textile Trade Be Fr

W.R. Grace & Co. said it will have a pretax gain of over $55 million on the planned sale of its inte

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Findings of potentially fatal problems with a popular Boeing Commercial Airplanes product led the Fe

Whenever the Japanese government hints that it may impose restrictions on trade inside its borders,

Japanese officials worry that the Reagan administration may press for continuation of voluntary rest

Location, location, location. San Francisco has attracted yet another container leasing comp

Hapag-Lloyd AG, the West German shipping and tourism group, plans to boost its Far East shipping cap

The first specialized trade fairs in Iran since the start of its war with Iraq will focus on constru

The European Commission Thursday called for stiff anti-dumping duties on Hyundai Merchant Marine Co.

Insurance entities in China are increasingly replacing central government handouts in areas battered

Shell Chimie SA, a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch/Shell group, will invest 5 billion francs (about $8

President Reagan Thursday levied 100 percent tariffs against three categories of Brazilian products

GREEK SHIPOWNERS JOIN US ANTI-DRUG PROGRAMPIRAEUS, Greece - The Union of Greek Shipowners ha

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Soviet shipping companies, seeking to improve their relations with Western shipowners, may join more

The Port of Portland announced a 28 percent increase in overall cargo volume and a 13 percent increa

Iran has not stopped and searched a merchant ship in the Persian Gulf since its Aug. 20 cease-fire w

LET'S FACE IT - TRANSPORTATION isn't nice to the English language. TEUs, FEUs, TOFC, COFC, I

A U.S. Customs agent was killed at the New Haven Terminal after being hit by a forklift. Jam

The new straddle carrier stable at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden holds a total of 10 machines. Th

Union Carbide Corp. subsidiary UOP has formed a joint venture in the People's Republic of China with

The Soviet Union is seeking ways to add value to its traditional industries, and thus joint ventures

West German biochemist Hartmut Michel was among the last in his field to find out he had won the 198

HERCULES HIKES TALL OIL, TERPENEWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. will increase the prices of

China and the Soviet Union are planning a $400 million pulp mill - the largest joint venture ever en

WEST GERMANY'S BASF PLANS ACRYLIC PURCHASEFRANKFURT, West Germany - BASF AG, the West German

The British will yield an inch, but not a mile - and don't even think about swapping their venerable

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GULF CANADA RESOURCES LTD. (Toronto) - S. Keith McWalter was named chairman, in addition to his resp

The Argentine government opens bidding Monday under its fourth exploration and production round, ami

Oct. 20, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Crude oil inventories grew by 3 million barrels last week, the American Petroleum Institute's weekly

BP America Inc. and Mobil Oil Corp. announced an exchange of marketing assets that gives BP a footho

UNION TEXAS TO BOOST CAPITAL OUTLAY IN '88Union Texas Petroleum Holdings Inc. will increase