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Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods, dragged down by a sharp decline in military orders,

U.S. officials in government and industry say the political upheaval in Burma could help open the re

Trans-Pacific air cargo carriers, still trying to improve yields in a highly competitive market, wil

Government-funded Shipping Credit & Investment Co. of India Ltd., which provides soft loans to shipp

General Motors Corp. has announced the consolidation of two of its component divisions, AC Spark Plu

Tue., Aug. 30, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Richard J. Dennis, the trader who amassed a fortune during 18 years of buying and selling futures co

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New petrochemical capacity is being planned in Indonesia and the Philippines in separate development

American Airlines plans to reduce freight rates moderately on selected routes in order to steal mark

BUMPER STICKER seen on the Washington (D.C.) Beltway recently: Don't delay this truck. It ha

The story headlined NY Port Offers Subsidies to Lure Midwest Cargo, which appeared on page 1B in The

Puyallup Indians cheered, laughed and shouted approval last weekend when their tribe voted to settle

International Technological Cooperation and Trade Fair 1988. Sept. 1-10. International participants

Central government authorities in China are threatening to crack down on free-lance tax breaks award

The government said Tuesday its chief forecasting gauge of future economic activity dropped 0.8 perc

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The Interstate Commerce Commission has cleared the way for Burlington Northern Inc. to complete the

U.S. property/casualty insurers reported that pretax operating income for the second quarter of 1988

The Joint Underwriting Association has been involved in more than 70 percent of the complaints handl

No Japanese man has ever walked out of a meeting after discovering that Hayashi-san - the executive

Take two tiny islands hugging the Asian landmass under a benevolent British Crown, rather overcrowde

A slowdown in U.S. imports and eroding freight rates in the trans-Pacific trade will depress profits

Aug. 30, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High

Officials were meeting in London Tuesday to discuss what to do about a West German ship lying off th

This time around, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers expects the burden of national contract ta

Production at three oil refineries was suspended after a pipeline explosion that killed 12 people an

The Japanese government is throwing its weight behind the development of computers made in the image

AMTRANS ADDS PORT TO S. AMERICAN SERVICETEANECK, N.J. - American Transport Lines has added L

The National Association of Manufacturers urged employers to make a clear statement of non-discrimin

Discovery of a dry well off Palawan Island in the southwestern Philippines helped trigger a four-day

Over the past four years, U.S. refiners have sold nearly 400,000 tons of sugar to Iraq at a comforta

The United States is making progress toward a long-sought agreement with Mexico that could help spur

A move by Taiwan's main electric utility to import coal from China represents one of the first signs

Saudi Arabia and Venezuela are emerging as rival bidders for an oil refining partnership with San An

WITCO UNIT BOOSTS ALUMINUM CHLORIDEThe Argus division of Witco Corp. announced an increase o

A projected bus-ferryboat service, aimed at paring San Juan traffic jams, moved toward reality recen

Applied Materials Inc., based in Santa Clara, Calif., said it expects to speed installation of new s

Japanese and U.S. companies will be competing for access to Burma's resources, if the country opens

POLISH MINISTER MEETS WITH SOLIDARITY LEADERGDANSK, Poland - Solidarity leader Lech Walesa w