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With their heads ducked, the three customs inspectors twist and climb amid hundreds of boxes stacked

The railroad industry's labor unions expect that their landmark court victory last week will quickly

Pacific America Line believes that the Federal Maritime Commission should not delay in deciding whet

Swedish authorities confirmed they were investigating the possibility that computer criminals had pe

Staley to Review Refiner Takeover BidCHICAGO - Executives of Staley Continental Inc., Rollin

U.S. oil company giant Texaco Inc. is negotiating to sell its West German subsidiary Deutsche Texaco

Japan will send three senior agriculture officials to Washington this week in a bid to unlock trade

Average pump prices nationwide jumped more than a penny a gallon in the past two weeks and motorists

S. Korea Sees Rise In Economic GrowthSEOUL, South Korea - The Economic Planning Board revise

Dow Chemical Co. announced Monday that it has purchased more than 2 percent of the outstanding share

This index alphabetically lists all companies and other operating organizations such as ports mentio

Rising labor costs from the new Teamsters union contract are forcing truck lines to consider another

The South Louisiana Port Commission, which has grappled with wide-ranging and controversial proposal

Roger Penske has wasted about as much time in putting together a new deal for his Detroit Diesel Cor

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

Japan's trade surplus fell to $7.45 billion in March, closing a fiscal year that saw the country rec

Panel products Wants medium density fiberboard. Quantity: minium 10-30 containers. Quality:

Indonesia Decentralizes Procurement SystemThe government of Indonesia has taken the first st

Stronger international frameworks are needed to prevent the global economyfrom dividing itse

Debt burdens, protectionism and commodity prices top the agenda at a 10-day meeting of some 300 seni

Dow Corning Corp. announced plans to open a new $5 million Michigan-based automotive application cen

Customs officials have developed a system for targeting containers that might hold illegal drug ship

Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. is a company that started with a simple, yet revolutionary concept: low

FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INSTITUTE (Morristown, N.J.) - Mimi Deitsch was named public relations manager

Argentina's balance of trade surplus fell last year by almost 80 percent, leaving bankers predicting

Strike Halts Output At Daewoo Motor Co.SEOUL, South Korea - Daewoo Motor Co. officials charg

G.M. Holdens, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors Corp., expects to increase exports this ye

The National Assembly is getting ready to renew debate on a politically sensitive copyright bill, bu

Kemper Group's hopes to depart the chaotic Massachusetts automobile insurance market hinge on the go

Representatives of the maritime industry are playing a cautious waiting game as they search for a pr

A DIGITAL RAP session is going on this week in Washington, D.C. Though the meeting is billed

April 11, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita said Monday that Japan must make a more positive contribution in sup

Morton Thiokol Inc.'s specialty chemicals group announced the acquisition of Iromer Chemie GmbH of O

EPA Seeks Review Of Sears Island RulingThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked As

Despite a stunning verdict by a South Dakota jury in a restraint of trade antitrust case involving i

Although European road/rail traffic has grown steadily during the past decade, most piggyback traffi

Martin County Closes 2 Mining OperationsINEZ, Ky. - Martin County Coal Co. closed two of its

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