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Vatican Radio to Help Produce, Market CDsVatican Radio and an Italian record company agreed

Peru is on the verge of approving its own omnibus trade bill to try to halt the decline in exports t

Life has gotten sweeter for chocolate lovers, thanks to a drop in cocoa prices that has translated i

A major Hong Kong toymaker with strong U.S. ties is moving offshore to escape a labor shortage and t

The owner of a big ladies' wear shop near Quebec City says his buying habits could change significan

Traditional Exports Crude oil, coffee, copper, gold, silver, tin, cotton, sugar, lead and ch

Gerald Corrigan is a beefy man with a commanding mien and something like $15 billion to spend to kee

Peter Simsa is the very model of a modern East bloc businessman. He has his own company, a c

Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods fell 0.8 percent in February, the second consecutive

Contracting for future construction projects jumped 10 percent in February, recouping January's 8 pe

In its boldest move yet to woo Taiwan back into the fold, the Chinese government Wednesday promised

Brazil's Unitron Engenharia Industria e Comercio Ltda. at least temporarily sidestepped a government

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, 2.13 0.69

The Federal Maritime Commission will wait until at least July before beginning retaliatory action ag

Indonesia's Pertamina Denies Discount PlansJAKARTA, Indonesia - Officials of Indonesia's sta

Utility experts have been warning that electric power supplies will be tight in New England this sum

The city of New York's parks department found it was cheaper to bring boardwalk repair lumber from

The White House expects within the next few weeks to find a member of Congress to introduce its plan

Railroads are learning to speak their customers' electronic language. They have no choice, if they w

March 29, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Resource-rich Indonesia is flirting with nuclear power, attracting interestfrom at least one

North Canadian Oils Ltd. announced a major development program in the Inglenook area, five miles sou

A physicist has reported a possible new temperature record for superconductivit y. The compo

Batus Clarifies Letter On Farmers Group BidLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Batus Inc. Tuesday said that Fa

The British government gave the go ahead Tuesday for British Aerospace PLC (BAe) to acquire the coun

Ocean carriers are still at sea when it comes to pushing standardized computer communications. But t

GTE Laser Discovery May Boost Fiber OpticsWALTHAM, Mass. - Scientists at GTE Corp. say a new

BN May Open System To More Private CarsKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Burlington Northern Railroad is wo

A dozen French archaeologists are racing against a swarm of bulldozers in this coastal village, tryi

FREIGHTLINER CORP. (Portland, Ore.) - Jack Schafer was named director, quality assurance. He was qua

An Assembly panel studying ways to rein in the power of independent highway authorities was cautione

Regulated truckers told a Texas appeals court that carpets shipped by Armstrong World Industries Inc

Laidlaw Transportation Ltd. earnings increased 64 percent to $46.6 million, or 24 cents a share, in

Pilots who handle vessels in the Port of New Orleans are asking the Louisiana Public Service Commiss

An article in Monday's paper incorrectly identified Marlin Marine Services Inc. Marlin is a non-vess

Five maritime unions and the Reagan administration clashed in U.S. District Court here Tuesday over

Brazilian chicken exporters wishing to ship their products to the Middle East via non-Brazilian carr

Shades of Rothschild! There is Juan Cueto Sierra in Santiago, Chile, astride FastAir Cargo a

Fifty-seven tractor-trailers backed up to a Kansas City, Mo., loading dock earlier this month to col

Norwegians May Drop UK Reflagging PlanHELSINKI, Finland - Norwegian shipowners appear likely