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China's steps to control its high inflation rate won't affect the country's basic institutional refo

CSX Corp., the transportation conglomerate that traditionally reports its earnings on the first busi

The Port of Oakland countered charges that it is in financial trouble, saying that even a long delay

BRITAIN ORDERS KUWAIT TO REDUCE BP HOLDINGThe British government ordered the Kuwait Investme

A federal judge ruled that Marine Transport Lines Inc. failed to abide by an oral agreement with a s

Venezuela's national oil company is very close to announcing another major acquisition of refining a

The U.S. Postal Service announced a $12.9 billion program for investment in new facilities, building

ZENITH LISTS CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER RULESCHICAGO - Zenith Electronics Corp., which is in a f

European box shipments by rail climbed 4 percent to the equivalent of 479,793 20-foot containers dur

The mood of the maritime industry was uniquely upbeat and optimistic at the SMM '88, the Internation

The Finance Ministry caved in under intense pressure Monday, agreeing to modify a controversial capi

NICARAGUA DEVALUES, DOUBLES GASOLINE PRICEMANAGUA, Nicaragua - The value of Nicaragua's curr

Several inland Chinese provinces and regions are banding together for the first time to build their

CSX/SEA-LAND INTERMODAL INC., (Hunt Valley, Md.) - John R. Busher was appointed vice president-finan

Key ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries say an oil price collapse is inev

Franz Josef Strauss, premier of the West German state of Bavaria and an ally of German business, die

The battle for MSI Data Corp. intensified late last week, as Symbol Technologies Inc. offered $120 m

THE SHARKS ARE SNIFFING, but the menu has yet to be determined. At the Fall Distribution/Com

A pilot project launched last week between a top British bank and two corporate customers demonstrat

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

Inflation is officially public enemy No. 1 in China, and moves to stamp it out appear to mean a slac

A senior Taiwanese economic official Monday called for a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement as the bes

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

China is becoming more vocal about its intention to accelerate exports of military equipment, after

Construction spending fell 0.6 percent in August as drops in highway, factory and shopping center co

ARIZ. UTILITY TO PAY SUM TO KAISER COALRETON, N.M. - Salt River Project, a Phoenix, Arizona-

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

The new president of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute for 1988-89 is Richard A. Simpson,

Jamaica's hopes of breaking into a new market for its bauxite ore and alumina (refined ore) have bee

JAPANESE TO FORM US AUTO PIPE FIRMNippon Pipe Mfg. Co., Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. and M

ATLANTIC CONTAINER LINE (South Plainfield, N.J.) - Susan T. Esposito was appointed office services m

Peter Sutherland, the European Community competition commissioner, Monday criticized British Prime M

The Transportation Department, in a victory for U.S. automakers, said Monday it relaxed the fuel eco

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The federal government's testing of pesticide residues was criticized as inadequate, largely because

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Commodity Research Bureau - Why Index Declined 10A* Albert L. Krau

The U.S. coal industry's aggressive efforts to promote coking coal sales to the Italian steel indust

Freight and passenger traffic projections for the Channel tunnel between England and France have bee

United Parcel Service Inc. has added 19 European and Asian countries to its international service ro

More than 2,000 Hollywood drivers went on strike Monday after a weekend of negotiations with produce