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Housing construction fell 3.3 percent in August, with a steep drop in apartment construction more th

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Ciba-Geigy Corp.'s plastics division recently increased prices on selected resins and hardeners.

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In a crowded market, Japan's Mazda Motor Corp. hopes its new 1989 rear-drive minivan will emerge as

A legal challenge to South Korea's beleaguered shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., appears to

Congressional transportation leaders are setting the stage to consider some form of drug testing for

GOLD POISED TO FALL BELOW $400 AN OUNCELONDON - Gold prices slumped as much as $10 an ounce

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TRADE PANEL REJECTS IMPORT PROTECTION PLEAThe International Trade Commission has rejected a

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Union Pacific Corp, said it would sell its Calnev oil products pipeline to GATX Terminals Corp., a C

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The Illinois Export Council is taking advantage of a provision in the new trade law to help it ident

U.S. shipments of bioengineered pharmaceuticals, biologicals and diagnostics are forecast to grow ov

SEA-LAND CORP. (Edison, N.J.) - Stuart R. Briedbart was appointed to the newly created position of v

Commissioners at the Port of Oakland sidestepped for now the controversial issue of future port stra

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Enjoying maximum publicity from the Olympics, South Korea is hoping for up to $1.5 billion of sales

Executives of Lockheed Corp. say they are optimistic about its proposal to Airbus Industrie to build

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Burlington Air Express has created a separate airline division to manage the operation of the compan

Fruehauf Corp. said it will begin manufacturing containers in China under a licensing agreement.

The Navy's Military Sealift Command awarded a $7,0282,147 contract to Jacksonville Shipyards Inc., J

The submarine building division of General Dynamics Corp. has launched a nationwide campaign to fill

A handful of companies have found ways to cut their operating expenses considerably and also defer o

The Greater Metropolitan Area Foreign Trade Commission of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., has opene

RoadRailer Co. has reached a licensing agreement with a New Zealand railcar builder and expects to c

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Some 150 dockworkers in Panama's Port of Balboa continued their strike against the government of Pan

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Most U.S. private and public officials involved in trade with Japan think that a bilateral free trad

Coca-Cola Co.'s rapid growth in Japan and Western Europe makes its stock a favorite among Wall Stree

BACARDI IMPORTS INC. (Miami) - Eduardo Sardina was appointed chief operating officer. He will be res

Mexico may have lined up four industrial nations to back a major debt-reducing bond program, but the

Economic advisers to Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis differ widely on a controversia

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The Philippine government intends to sue Westinghouse Electric Corp. over a nuclear power plant, pub