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US economist Milton Friedman warned China that soaring inflation could cripple the nation's economy

The Maritime Administration faces its first federal court order to pay the legal fees for a challeng

The electronics industry in Malaysia, now heavily dominated by U.S. and Japanese companies, should b

Nigeria may introduce some measures of privatization in its oil industry during the 1990s, according

California is trying to use electronic communications to deal with Mother Nature. The United

BANCO DE PONCE (New York) - Luis Beauchamp was named senior vice president in charge of the New York

International trade talks may produce a lot of wastepaper, but it's one commodity that's never been

The Evergreen Group, the Taiwan conglomerate that operates the world's largest privately owned shipp

Increased freight rates and firming prices for secondhand tankers and drybulk ships are attr

British Gas PLC, the British natural gas utility, said it bought 2 million shares, or a 1.14 percent

FAA, MINNESOTA FORM PARTNERSHIPAn unusual state/federal government program for aviation kick

Former Apple Computer Inc. Chairman Steven P. Jobs has achieved a coup by reportedly enlisting Inter

1284 (Sept. 14, 1988) Previous day - 1283 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday approved a tax treaty with Bermuda that will excuse

Yet another of East Asia's powerhouse economies under trade pressure from the United States is looki

DU PONT BOOSTS SULFURIC, OLEUMWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is increasing

Farm lawmakers are moving to impose an eight-year deadline for the completion of safety research on

Work is due to begin today on a $3.1 million project to renovate 49 miles of newly acquired Central

MSC CURBS SEA-LAND ON DEFENSE CARGOESThe Military Sealift Command confirmed late Wednesday t

In her first major address as chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, Elaine L. Chao called for

Wed., Sept. 14, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

British Aerospace PLC, the aircraft, defense and car manufacturing group, reported half-year profits

CANADIAN TROPIC LINE UPGRADING ITS FLEETLONG BEACH, Calif. Canadian Tropic Line, which oper

Duff & Phelps Inc., an investment research and financial consulting firm, issued ratings on the clai

Japan likely will press ahead with its plan to help debt-ridden Third World nations at a series of i

Highly indebted developing nations cannot expect a substantial boost in commercial bank credits, an

Employees of Panama's Pacific Coast Port of Balboa have gone on strike to demand payment of bonuses,

Talk to Gene Justice about Virginia's trade strategy and two words come up repeatedly: education and

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The government of Malaysia plans to dispose of its 42 percent direct stake in Malaysian Airline Syst

United Airlines said it will seek approval to begin service from New York to Sydney, Australia, via

CONTROL DATA WIDENS COMPUTER MARKET ROLEControl Data Corp. has established its Data Storage

Air Canada of Montreal will significantly scale back its dedicated air freight service to western Ca

For the second week in a row, the ongoing conversion of Mexican national companies to private-sector

CANADIAN ALLIANCE FOR TRADE AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES (Montreal) - Gerald Regan, former Liberal premier

The already burgeoning trade and economic ties between South Korea and Eastern Europe got a big boos

FRENCH FOOD GROUP BIDS FOR WILSON FOODSFrench food group Bongrain said Tuesday it has agreed

In what appears to be another move toward greater competition to improve services, China's coastal p

Imperial Chemical Industries announced in Japan that it plans to build an $85 million Melinex polyes

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should hold an emergency meeting well before the n