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CHINA PORT LAUNCHES COAL INSPECTION SYSTEMNANJING, China - An automatic coal inspection syst

Rumors of the possible demise of a major electronic communications body are greatly exaggerated, lea

A federal judge approved nearly all of an $8.75 million jury award to a woman whose lawsuit against

A trade fair opens today in one of the world's most unlikely venues, the remote, windswept city of U

The United States and other nations should take advantage of a generally favorable world economy to

Some shipping financiers think investors in the shipping industry are exposed to less risk than they

Mandatory drug testing of crewmembers on U.S.-flag vessels could place U.S. shipowners at a disadvan

The Independent Insurance Agents of America begin their 92nd annual convention today in Boston.<

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

Two key computer trade associations have joined forces on a series of recommendations covering compe

Harriet R. Michel was named president of this non-profit organization that certifies minority-owned

The Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee will hear testimony Sept. 28 on two bills to waive Jones Act

Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson kicks off a China tour today in the southern province of Guangdong,

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year9/14 9/13 Chan

Traditional Exports Textiles and apparel, cocoa, coffee, sugar, fruit, tobacco.Potential Exp

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ECUADOR TO SEEK HIKE IN ITS OPEC QUOTAQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador plans to seek an increase in

San Francisco International Airport said it will defy the federal government and ban loud cargo jets

ORDERNET SETS SCHEDULE FOR EDI NETWORK USECOLUMBUS, Ohio - Ordernet Services has changed its

A group of IBM's personal computing rivals thumbed its nose at Big Blue Tuesday by announcing that i

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., owner of P&O Containers Ltd., reported sharply higher pr

With globalizaton a major force in banking, foreign banks in New York are not only a growing presenc

One-thousand engineering, management and operating people from the steel industry will meet in Cleve

Hurricane Gilbert, the fiercest hurricane on record for the Western Hemisphere, disrupted service on

REPORT SAYS IMF URGES UK TAX RISELONDON - The International Monetary Fund in a confidential

The Bank of England said Wednesday its regular monthly sales of European currency unit Treasury bill

The chances for congressional passage of a 1988 tax bill appeared to slip this week, as time ticked

Lower U.S. soybean oil imports contained in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply and demand b

AGENCY URGES DOUBLING OF AFRICA FARM OUTPUTAfrican agriculture will need to double productio

Westar Petroleum Ltd. has reached an agreement in principle to sell its Canadian oil and gas assets

Oil prices shot up like rockets Wednesday as one of the worst storms ever threatened the Gulf Coast

Supplies of gasoline and distillate increased, according to the American Petroleum Institute's weekl

The Federal Aviation Administration is drafting a proposal to require special training for freight f

MACK HAILS DECISION UPHOLDING CONTRACTALLENTOWN, Pa. - Mack Trucks Inc. hailed the decision

The National Defense Transportation Association, New York chapter, is holding its annual fall golf c

Manville Corp. has reached an agreement with American Centennial Insurance Co. in another settlement

Japan will be going to international monetary conferences in West Berlin later this month with its h

CHINA REDUCES USE OF FARM PESTICIDESSHANGHAI, China - China's use of pesticides has been cut

A fire at a Quebec warehouse storing polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, last month has ignited an i

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Vernon A. Walters on Tuesday called for a U.N. investigation o