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The federal government may offer more help to U.S. electronics companies in the international race t

On the back of some impressive economic statistics, Malaysia's Prime Minister is renewing his call f

The Netherlands province of Limburg is poised to become Europe's commercial crossroad. Sitti

TEC (UK) REMOVED FROM EC DUMPING LISTBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community has approved

Multifunction watches, watches that double as rings or pendants and watches that follow the solar sy

U.S. competitiveness in world markets hinges on a much more concerted government-industry effort to

Traditional Exports Petroleum products, beer, natural gas, cocoa, chemicals, machinery and t

* Buying in The Netherlands 3A * E. Cardoso and R. Dornbusch - Disaster Facing Brazil 6A* To

The United Kingdom and Norway are the first nations to subscribe to the $74.8 billion increase in th

The Senate Wednesday voted to limit debate on a bill that would further restrict U.S. imports of tex

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McLean Industries Inc., a former steamship company in federal court bankruptcy proceedings, has file

The cost of insuring ships and freight in the Persian Gulf has plunged since the start of the cease-

Compromise has broken out between the U.S. Customs Service and the maritime and trade industries.

Oil prices could slide further after losing about $1.50 a barrel over the last two weeks, but a long

A Commerce Department change in the way it reports the monthly U.S. merchandise trade balance will p

The Export-Import Bank of Taiwan is financing 80 percent of the cost of two new ship orders for Orie

A new Sino-Japanese investment protection agreement will make it easier to do business in China, Jap

U.S. commercial shipbuilders received some news they have not heard in a while: The beleaguered indu

The man from Burkina Faso, the small African nation formerly known as Upper Volta, held the wooden s

The anonymous newly built ship, Lindo No. 124, became the Marit Maersk here Sept. 3 as Maersk Line o

Nedlloyd Lines, a would-be third-flag carrier in the U.S.-Peruvian trades, continues to believe the

Former U.S. Rep. Leonor K. Sullivan, one of a growing number of women involved in the evolution of U

The Coast Guard, beginning Sept. 23, will implement its final rules lengthening the intervals betwee

Caribe Shipping, the U.S. general agent for Blue Caribe Line Ltd., has opened an office in Miami at

New transportation facilities, including new trans-Hudson River crossings, will have to be built if

A two-day Australian waterfront strike has ended, but delays caused by the resulting congestion are

Invitron Corp. and SmithKline Beckman Corp. Tuesday announced a preliminary agreement under which In

The Food and Drug Administration gave Zenith Laboratories Inc.'s Oxazepam an AB rating and approved

PPG Industries said that it has exercised its right to terminate the merger agreement which the comp

Manville Corp. announced an $80 million expansion of its fiberglass production facilities. T

FMC CORP. HIKES PHOSPHATE PRICESFMC Corp. announced a 6-cent-a-pound increase on KP-140 trib

DOW INCREASES LATEX PRICESDALTON, Ga. - Dow Chemical USA announced a price increase of 6 cen

Eastman Kodak Co. and ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that Kodak will turn over to ICN its intere

W. R. Grace & Co. announced the signing of an agreement to purchase Canonie Inc.'s 33 percent intere

Dow Chemical Co. agreed to purchase Essex Chemical Corp. for over $400 million, ending a contest wit

CHEMICAL PRODUCTION DECLINES IN CHINAThe daily output value of China's chemical industry in

Becton Dickinson announced plans for a new division to manufacture and market medical gloves.

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