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FMC Raises Price Of PersulfatesFMC Corp. is increasing the price of ammonium, potassium and

The Japanese government will press next month to end restrictions on the export of 12 items to China

Spiraling real estate prices pushed the median-priced home out of reach of 71 percent of California

IBM keeps procreating Personal System/2 computers. The $54 billion computer maker has introd

ITS ALIVE! was the surprised opinion about floor traffic expressed by exhibitors at last week's Inte

Sea-Land to Celebrate Start of New ServiceSea-Land Service Inc. is throwing a dockside bash

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Vice President George Bush is worried that the Federal Reserve could tighten credit too much and slo

The United States and other big countries should coordinate economic policybecause no single

Spokesmen for coffee cooperatives in three Brazilian states Monday said their crops were affected by

Rising grain prices could spell trouble for the grain transportation system later this summer.

The tobacco industry formed an evil-minded conspiracy in pursuit of profit to blind smokers to the d

The Takeshita administration is giving serious consideration to establishing a free trade arrangemen

Perry, whose name is not Perry but Narong Thientuma (but whom everyone calls Perry because it is eas

A new Taiwan engineering plastics venture, Taiwan Engineering Plastics Co., was formed Monday by Pol

WILLIAM D. RUCKELHAUS ASSOCIATES (Seattle, Wash.) - Judith Ayres joined the firm as a vice president

Timothy J. Rhein, president of American President Lines, will discuss at a meeting Friday the change

Electronic data interchange is only one of the tools Levi Strauss & Co. of San Francisco is using to

British banks raised their interest rates for the second time in five days Monday, following pressur

DIME SAVINGS BANK OF NEW YORK (New York) - Richard D. Parsons was named president, effective July 1.

West Coast rail shippers can look forward to increased competition in the central corridor to Kansas

Mercedes Trucks Fail Air Brake StandardsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration s

Hertz Penske Truck Leasing Inc. and Gelco Truck Leasing Inc. will combine their truck renting and le

George Gustav Heye, founder of the Museum of the American Indian, bought his first artifact in 1897

So who's telling the truth? Batus Inc.'s proposed takeover of Farmers Group Inc. has made da

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

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 6/4/88* Fully Utilized Textile Quotas as of 6/4/88* Reflects c

CDC SEEKS TO MAKE COMPUTER IN INDIAControl Data Corp. said Monday it is negotiating an agree

The U.S. Coast Guard hopes to open a temporary channel by late today to allow commercial and naval v

The Maritime Administration will allow American President Lines, a subsidized liner company, to acqu

June 6, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Frank Bettencourt has joined Country Wide Transport Services Inc. as executive vice president and Jo

The Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association has filed suit in the Los Angeles County Superior

Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. was awarded a lump-sum contract for the engineering, procurement and cons

Nearly 1,000 U.S. trade and business leaders will head to Beijing next week to meet leading Chinese

Delays by the U.S. Customs Service in providing key data are crippling automated port data systems,

Area lobbyists are scrambling to win better benefits for Chilean fruit imports into their region in

The Teamsters Union has declared an impasse with the Adolph Coors Co. and will hold an election at t

DEPRESCRIPTION, THAT'S WHAT YOU TAKE for de headache. One of the most frequently used buzzwo

DORMAN-ROTH FOODS INC. (Moonachie, N.J.) - Richard C. Dietterich was appointed president and chief o