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A U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington said a 50-mile rule governing how container cargo is handled b

In a bold, high-stakes move to head off a growing inflation threat, the Federal Reserve Board Tuesda

The U.S. Customs Service and three ocean carriers expect to test next week a computerized system for

A congressional investigating agency says the Military Sealift Command's operations are consistent w

U.S. petroleum demand for 1988 should rise 2 percent, or 310,000 barrels a day, to 17 million b/d, t

The authorization for exports of liquefied natural gas from the Cook Inlet of Alaska to Japan has be

Air freight rates likely would rise over the long-term if pilots at two major airplane contract/char

Mexico's National Cattlemen's Federation expects the Mexican government to at best, cut the quota fo

Next summer, U.S. lovers of Italian cuisine will be in hog heaven. For the first time in mor

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Most companies stumble onto EDI. They adopt the technology piecemeal, in response to custome

THREE STATES FILL INSURANCE POSTSLewis R. Crist, Missouri's insurance director, will resign

CHINA PLANS TO OPEN NATIONWIDE BOND MARTBEIJING - China will open a nationwide bond market a

The nation's governors are more in touch with developments on international trade issues than congre

The public runs a greater risk today when we eat, travel . . . and deposit money in the bank, conclu

Creating a common internal market in Europe by 1992 should make it easier for U.S. companies to do b

Prices for a variety of exotic essential oils have moved up on the New York spot market, according t

U.S. production of chlorine gas and chlorine liquid moved up in June 1988 compared with the year-ear

A recent buyers conference held here that focused on state-allocated products forecast mixed results

PETROLEUM HEAT SAYS LOSS NORMAL FOR SEASONPetroleum Heat & Power Co., Stamford, Conn., repor

INDONESIA ELECTS ABDAOE TO PERTAMINA POSTJAKARTA, Indonesia - The government named Faizal Ab

Racketeering and fraudulent rate making charges were added this week to a sweeping civil antitrust s

IVORY COAST PRESIDENT DEFENDS COCOA POLICYThe Ivory Coast can continue to withhold its cocoa

Finland is fed up with its image as the land of Sibelius, saunas and SantaClaus, subservient

INDUSTRIAL CONFLICT INCREASING IN CHINAStrikes are increasing as workers and managers argue

MOTOR SETTING CITED IN PARIS TRAIN CRASHThe top official of France's state-run railroad said

A government mission charged with extracting new loans from foreign commercial banks begins its diff

Rep. Fortney Stark, D-Calif., chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, is consideri

The rabbit ate the elephant in Washington Tuesday, when the Interstate Commerce Commission gave Rio

* Crop Forecaster Slashes Grain, Soybean Estimate 6A * China Investment House Eyes Hong Kong

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After months of stout resistance, Indonesia has caved in and is selling oil to Japan at a discount.<

A state legislative committee is scheduled to vote today on a bill calling for a major hike in Calif

Unfair competition of late has become associated with trade restrictions that limit access of U.S. m

World output of the eight major vegetable oils in 1988-89 (October to September) will increase by 1.

U.S. textile manufacturers Tuesday called for more resources to bolster the U.S. Customs Service in

The U.S. Customs Service weathered another flurry of punches during the second round of a House pane

Two decades after a feisty young company set out to make a place for itself in the long-distance tel

August 8, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,