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Call it the wash-and-wear wristwatch. It's a battery-operated, digital watch that won't work

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

Traffic handled by the Port of Dunkirk is expected to total 35 million tons this year, up from 32 mi

THE GOLDEN RULE has entered into negotiations on a new International Longshoremen's Association mast

The so-called insurance crisis of the mid-1980s is definitely over, with prices for most lines of in

The Supreme Court Monday refused to force an insurance company to help pay for cleaning up dioxin, a

Hurricane Gilbert's destructive swath through Jamaica three weeks ago will cost U.S. and European re

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The Supreme Court ensured Monday that its new term will be extremely important for business.

TOP STORIES: The state of Georgia ranks 18th in exports and 15th in imports compared with ot

Federal Express Corp., which created the envelope business by moving small express packages, is tryi

TNT SKYPAK CONTINUES INBOUND SERVICE TO IRAQWESTBURY, N.Y. - TNT Skypak is continuing to off

High-speed magnetic-levitation transportation systems whose cars would appear to float on air could

IN ITS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis a week ago tallied up recent economi

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

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The Port Authority of Thailand went ahead with its priority-berthing program last weekend, and immed

Norfolk Southern Corp. handled 3.2 million tons of coal in September at its Lamberts Point docks, th

HOUSE PLANS DEBATE ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIPThe House plans debate Wednesday on legislation that

A new Kocks container crane is discharged onto the dock at the Port of Miami. The crane is expected

1275 (Oct. 3, 1988) Previous day - 1270 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Despite formidable problems at the Antaibao open-cast coal mine in northern China, Occidental Petrol

The Soviet Union is actively trying to build up its bilateral trade with the United Kingdom, accordi

Klaus K. Obermeier used to compute only in his office. Now that he has a laptop computer, he compute

The U.S. dollar drifted lower Monday, largely on softening oil prices. Trading was quiet. De

A year after the stock market crash, investors worldwide, particularly the Japanese and West Germans

Mon., Oct. 4, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

China's efforts to become a major coal exporter are creating logistical headaches for shipowners and

Sean G. Burke was named president of the Atlantic Division of Crowley Maritime Corp. Monday, replaci

AMTRAK EXPANDS NY-WASHINGTON LINEWASHINGTON - Amtrak has added 16 more high-speed reserved M

For July 1988 vs. July 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)Rank CommodityJuly 88

The Military Sealift Command is embroiled in another legal dispute over thecarriage of milit

Attempts by two Texas congressmen to attach controversial amendments to a widely supported truck saf

Oil prices dropped sharply Monday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, withDecember and Janu

National Starch Boosts PolymersBRIDGEWATER, N.J. - The Resins & Specialty Chemicals division

For July 1988 vs. July 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)US Coast and PortJuly 88

After an absence of more than three years, U.S. beef is back on the menus in hotels and clubs in Seo

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Congress continues to flip-flop in the tortuous efforts to pass a bill to require drug testing for e