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On the surface, West Germany is booming. Flashy Mercedes-Benz sedans whip along the autobahn

Traders are looking for the Bank of Japan to intervene in the currency markets and halt the dollar's

Because of the July 4 holiday, Quota Watch will appear on Wednesday, July 6.

The World Bank Friday said it has recommended an increase in total loan loss provisions to $500 mill

CANADA ASKS JAPAN FOR LOWER TARIFFSCanada wants Japan to lower tariffs on its timber, boost

State-owned British Coal warned U.K. merchant bankers not to grow too reliant on imported coal after

Norway's natural gas exports are likely to surpass its oil exports during the mid- to late 1990s, as

UNRATIONED GASOLINE GOES ON SALE IN POLANDWARSAW, Poland - Gasoline stations across Poland F

The Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority is committed to ship at least 550,000 tons of cargo over

A group of Dade County business leaders, fearful that Eastern Air Lines may soon fly into oblivion,

In the time it takes to read this sentence, six rows of knitting or about 1,000 stitches can be knit

Mexican officials don't want a broad free-trade agreement with the United States, but the next Mexic

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

An insurers' challenge to a November ballot initiative that would regulate insurance rates and forbi

When you draw a picture of the computer of the future in your mind, don't think a green screen full

CARNEGIE MELLON MOVE A THREAT TO NEXT INC.?SAN JOSE, Calif. - Insiders are speculating that

AVIATION: Flying, as we all know at some level of our tummies, is still an unnatural act. AI

Greece has assumed the presidency of the European Community midway in a year that has produced some

The steel industry's perennial offensive against aluminum for a bigger share of the food and beverag

Elkraft, one of Denmark's two largest utility groups, concluded its first purchases of U.S. steam co

NYPA SWITCHES ON THE MARCY-SOUTH LINEWith the flick of a switch and the press of a button, t

Futures traders remain optimistic about a hoped-for rise in freight rates later this year, in spite

Seven tug, barge and harbor tanker operators have been charged with locking out union crews and refu

A Minnesota company that plans to provide portable toilets to the Seoul Olympics claims its profits

JAPANESE TO REVAMP AGRICULTURAL SECTORJapan has decided to end 40 years of protectionism wit

In a move that was largely expected, members of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's

APACHE CORP. (Denver) - Steve Farris was elected vice president of domestic exploration and producti

DOES THE GIANT of the EDI industry have clay feet? Some people say so. They claim that GE In

Commerce Secretary William Verity urged U.S. exporters of a variety of consumer items to step up the

Japan has unveiled a string of economic indicators that showed May to have been one of its best mont

SEAT BELT LAW FINES MAY BE HIKED IN CALIF.Motorists cited for failing to use seat belts woul

Reduced pricing pressures helped St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. double its first- quarter net profit, ac

Salvage crews scrambled to the rescue late last week when dangerous chemicals began to leak from the

NS COMPLETES PURCHASE OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL LINENORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp., through

A U.S.-Soviet trade seminar in Atlanta was beginning to resemble a love fest until a Commerce Depart

When his pastures turned brown and crunchy and his stunted oat fields failed to form grain because o

The president of the state AFL-CIO called for a complete audit of the state's Empire health insuranc

Tri-State Insurance Co., a subsidiary of insurance holding company W.R. Berkley Corp., acquired Amer

The Coast Guard has published the new telephone numbers and addresses of key personnel at national h

If you don't know what you're doing, all the electronics in the world can't help you. Receip