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A large cotton warehouse is moving from the Port of Oakland to San Francisco, giving the Port of San

Royal Insurance and Groupe Victoire, two of the largest insurers in Europe, have called off discussi

PHILIPP BROS. BUYS IVORY COAST COCOALONDON - Philipp Bros. has bought 5,850 metric tons of c

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

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Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., said it had ended the series of rolling blackouts that a

Unfortunately, travel today comes with built-in risks for any traveler preparing for a trip.

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

America's most ubiquitous contribution to world consumerism - the credit card - reached the world's

TOKYO STOCK PRICES BOUNCE BACK SHARPLYTOKYO - Stock prices rallied sharply Thursday as the y

NATIONAL CARGO BUREAU INC. (New York) - Capt. Milton L. Gaasland was named non-exclusive surveyor at

Fisher-Price Toys of East Aurora, N.Y., ships about 95 percent of its Far East import business with

Negotiations on a $500 million sulfur mining project in the Philippines are nearly complete between

WEIGHT FEE, GAS TAX HIKES EYED IN CALIF.SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California State Senate was

Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. has withdrawn a critical federal court appeal, a strong indicat

A Chicago-area congressman has proposed legislation that would mandate a settlement in the labor-man

Toshiba Machine Co., whose illegal exports to the Soviet Union drew sharp criticism from the West la

INCORRECT DUTY RATES IN SUPPLEMENT TWO OF TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE U.S. (Public Bulletin 88-108, Los

The shipping conference covering imports from North Europe to U.S. East Coast ports expects to sign

INDONESIA EXPECTS TO HALT IMPORTSJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia expects to stop importing co

The Federal Aviation Administration is stopping work on a $3.6 billion air traffic control system fo

Anyone who feels the need to buy and kill his midday meal, peruse exotic sexual aids or buy the late

Noting that the number of asbestos cases being filed in federal courts is triple that of a few years

Domestic automakers were scheduled to produce 167,983 cars and light trucks this week, up from last

Maersk Line is staking its future on automation. Following in the footsteps of industry pace

Modern offices are trapped between the rungs of an evolutionary ladder. Even the most sophis

Subsidized lines now are more secure in their ability to operate freely any non-subsidized service t

Transportation Department inspectors covering all modes will soon receive induction notices into the

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. sold a major portion of its chief trucking subsidiary to a Midwe

OPERATING EARNINGS UP AT ORION CAPITAL CORP.Orion Capital Corp. reported operating earnings

After years of relentless pursuit, the United States finally persuaded Japan to quit stalling and tr

U.S. exports to Hong Kong rose sharply in June compared with the same month last year, while imports

China blasted the new U.S. trade bill Thursday as unfair and protectionist and said it will harm the

PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia - FMC of Canada Ltd. announced plans to build a 70 million pound hyd

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

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The United States plans to terminate its Express Mail agreement with Argentina in retaliation for Ar

A gasoline tax increase, again being proposed by some economists as a way to help cut the federal bu

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has won a strong endorsement from economists for his perform