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The Michigan Business Activity Index jumped nine points to 145 in August, the highest point in its 3

Riding the buses called Boilermaker Express on Interstate 70 between Indianapolis and Cloverdale, In

The world semiconductor boom will continue this year but the growth in the industry is likely to slo

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HENKEL RAISES PHOTOMER PRICESHenkel Corp., Minneapolis, announced price increases of 3 perce

U.S. chemical industry profits continued to soar in the third quarter, with no immediate end seen to

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Officials in several Asian countries breathed a sigh of relief after the U.S. House failed to overri

A new question mark has appeared over the formation of a union to represent workers in Malaysia's U.

The subsonic aircraft of the future will closely resemble today's airplanes in terms of size, speed

SHELL CANADA DELAYS OIL SANDS EXPANSIONCALGARY, Alberta - Shell Canada Ltd. said that the ex

National Steel Corp. plans to build a $70 million vacuum degasser at its Great Lakes division near D

In the latest step in the Department of Defense's automation campaign, Sea- Land Corp. and the Milit

In a historic departure, Digital Equipment Corp. said Tuesday it will allow Allen-Bradley Co. to man

Carbon monoxide that built up in a cargo ship's hold killed two people Tuesday and overcame at least

The Port of Coos Bay announced it has received state money to construct a mooring facility that offi

A Supreme Court justice on Tuesday rejected an emergency request by the Burlington Northern Railroad

The Coastal Corp. and China National Chemicals Import/Export Corp. (Sinochem) Tuesday executed their

Belgium's agricultural minister Wednesday gave tentative support to an agricultural proposal offered

Democratic presidential nominee Michael S. Dukakis pledged that if elected he would give high priori

U.S.-flag ocean shipping interests remain adamantly opposed to Maritime Administration efforts to se

Shippers National Freight Claim Council, freight claims and freight charge problems seminar, Oct. 6-

WASHINGTON - The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of c

It's not always clear if toy exporting giants China and Hong Kong are partners or competitors.

EC OFFICIAL PREDICTS CHINESE TEXTILE PACTWilly De Clercq, the European Community's commissio

Senior executives from McDonnell Douglas Corp. are discussing further aircraft co-production and sat

PAN AM, ATTENDANTS HAVE TENTATIVE PACTNEW YORK - Pan American World Airways and the Independ

A major portion of the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in Philadelphia has been taken out of mothballs

Three steel industry trade associations, saying imported car parts get an unfair price advantage fro

Prospects for growth in insurance are bright in the Pacific Rim, but more discipline is needed, a re

The likely winners in Europe's emerging door-to-door transport market have one thing in common: They

Take the present fundamentals of the cattle market, add recent higher Chicago Mercantile Exchange li

MELLON BANK CORP. (Pittsburgh) - William B. Eagleson Jr. was named chairman, president and chief exe

ARGENTINE FIRM TO BUY US PHONE EQUIPMENTInternational Mobile Machines Corp. said Dynamic Sys

The European Community Commission Wednesday proposed EC-wide patent legislation to protect biotechno

The next administration should protect the environment with economic incentives for consumers and bu

New Jersey Insurance Commissioner Kenneth Merin said he believes the shakyfinancial position

Swaziland is the Switzerland of Africa, says Emily Solomon, a southern African desk officer at the U

Oct. 4, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

* Buying in Swaziland 4A * Rosalind Rachid's Trade Talk 4A* Former AIG Executive Indicted as