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A fire at Chevron Corp.'s Port Arthur, Texas, refinery isn't expected to pinch the already tight-pre

The clock is ticking on an aging fleet of air freighters, judging by a recent analysis by an aviatio

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's second-largest chain of discount department stores, soon will beg

Automotive Industry Action Group, AIAG-sponsored one-day seminar on EDI in the auto industry, June 2

IT'S A NATIONAL SPECTACLE, a sort of Uncle-Sam-with-his-pants-down disgrace, something that must be

Colgate-Palmolive SA has sold its French disposable diaper manufacturing subsidiary Laboratoires Lar

AMERICAN PROGRESSIVE LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK (Brewster, N.Y.) - Clyde G. Hayden was

A pair of consumer groups say they will try to persuade a judge to reject a proposed settlement of a

The U.S. dollar drifted lower on technical factors Thursday while the market ignored the government

A top West German banking official said here Thursday that the U.S. dollar is priced just about righ

US APPLE GROWERS GET EXPORT ADVICEPULLMAN, Wash. - U.S. apple growers will have to market a

The European Community Commission said it will talk with U.S. officials on U.S. restrictions of cert

The United States needs to build televisions, not just computers, to remain a high-tech superpower i

THE STANLEY WORKS (New Britain, Conn.) - Harry C. Vosganian was promoted to director, traffic. He wa

The U.S. Customs Service is overdoing its drug enforcement mission insome respects and not doing it

Procter & Gamble Co. officials on Tuesday demonstrated the company's new calorie-free fat substitute

The chemical industry's costs for cleaning up inactive waste sites and continuing releases from its

U.S. firms have again raised their estimates of how much money they plan to invest in new plant and

* Customs Update 4A * N.D. Palmeter - Import Quota Auctioning Reconsidered 8A* Leo Ryan - Ca

The Chinese government regulates shipping in a way that guarantees its vessels a virtual monopoly ov

New Jersey insurance agents say automobile accident lawsuits should be handled in special courts to

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

The world economic summit in Toronto next week should provide a clear sign of how to boost confidenc

Marine insurance underwriters are dismayed by the shutdown today of a ship raffic control system in

1283.5 (June 9, 1988) Previous day - 1287.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchang

Foreign business travel these days is not only difficult, but more expensive than ever. Hotel prices

A 39.3 percent rise in imports helped cut Japan's trade surplus with the United States by more than

GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES AMENDMENTS - PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 5805 OF APRIL 29, 1988. Sec

The threat of inflation to the U.S. economy is overblown and the financial markets overreact to the

A dramatic market change, particularly in an industry as complex and diverse as transportation, ofte

The House Commerce Committee is in the homestretch on legislation to create the first federal produc

Republic International Corp., headquartered in Salt Lake City, said it entered an agreement to marke

West Germany may be the world's mightiest exporting nation, but its business leaders hold only lukew

Arbitrators weighing two major cases involving the continuing disputes between Guilford Transportati

Low water levels on the Mississippi River are creating a volatile atmosphere in the freight market a

Arkansas Best Corp. rejected a revised tender offer from Razorback Acquisition Corp., calling the $2

Two brothers who are former directors of the Progressive Life Insurance Co. were sued Thursday over

Transportation Secretary James Burnley is getting a little impatient with Congress' slowness in appr

U.S. officials dug in their heels Thursday against canceling any of the debt owed it by the world's

The United States should never allow the dollar to become overvalued again, Commerce Secretary Willi