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Business remained strong for the nation's major railroads in July, although the rate of growth slowe

Textile and apparel manufacturers in the Far East are fast cutting away the advantage their U.S. cou

The international marine insurance industry is deeply divided over a proposed new marine salvage con

Last spring, long before the drought lowered the waters of the Mississippi River, the Illinois Centr

Turkey's energy minister Wednesday signed an agreement with several foreign companies to construct a

The Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, or OECD, has agreed to a series of measures

The Port of Oakland said it has found a short-term solution to its dredging problem at an additional

Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley, one of Philadelphia's largest and most prominent law firms, agreed

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

BELGIAN NATIONAL BANK RAISING DISCOUNT RATEBRUSSELS, Belgium - The Belgian National Bank Wed

The Japanese government and people will reject any and all future requestsfrom Washington fo

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Elaine Chao will be a featured speaker at the National Customs

A story on Senator Linie that appeared on Page 10B of the Aug. 10 edition of The Journal of Commerce

Kenneth J. Pokalsky was named program manager for environmental and transportation issues at the Bus

Pasta makers in Italy are readying counterattacks against foreign-made pasta on their own turf, whil

Traditional Exports Crude petroleum, cocoa, tobacco, coffee, cotton, bananas, aluminum, rubb

Gould Inc. said Wednesday that its equally owned joint venture with Nippon Mining Co. will build a p

A second wave of major industrial development in 10 years appears to be taking shape in China.

Mexico's central bank reported that consumer prices rose 1.7 percent in July compared with 2 percent

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is embarking on a new strategy of openness in an a

Transportation secretary James Burnley singled out the tug and barge industry for special praise for

PROCTER & GAMBLE POSTS RISE IN NETThe Procter & Gamble Co. reported net income for the fourt

FARMERS TO CONSIDER BEEFED-UP BATUS OFFERThe board of directors at Farmers Group Inc. has no

The stock exchange bribery scandal that has already seen its former top two men arrested mushroomed

The Bundesbank may raise the security repurchase rate in an extra tender next week to reduce inflati

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

KIDDER, PEABODY & CO. (New York) - Roy D. Henriksson was named senior vice president and head of fut

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year8/10 8/9 Chan

Second Joint Conference on Latin American Airports, sponsored by Airport Operators Council Internati

Malaysian International Shipping Corp., or MISC, is raising M$100 million (US$38 million) to finance

The battle for America's sweet tooth isn't kids' stuff: Nestle SA spent $4.5 billion to get Kit Kat,

Just a few months ago, Britain's economic disease of rampant inflation, sky- high interest rates and

Seven major European providers of electronic data interchange services announced plans Wednesday to

Containerization is making life on the docks safer. But for a worker, the waterfront is still a dang

PRICE OF GASOLINE TOO HIGH, GROUP SAYSMajor U.S. oil companies are charging customers excess

EXXON TO BUY UNIT FROM ICI FIBRESICI Fibres agreed to sell its Terram geotextiles business t

A West German court has ordered the former head of foreign exchange of carmaker Volkswagen AG to pay

BEAR, STEARNS & CO. (New York) - Peter F. Lallos was named associate director and head of the tax-ex