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In a significant switch in policy, Chinese officials now say Shanghai's future lies in its becoming

Japan Reports Data On Current AccountJapan posted a current account surplus of US$6.849 Bill

Soviet Union Purchases More Corn From USThe Soviet Union has bought an additional 101,600 me

U.S. sugar beet growers plan to increase their plantings, a move the Sweetener Users Association sai

A New Hampshire company said it would build a catalog sales distribution center in Mexico, bringing

World Bank President Barber Conable has called for Japanese companies to channel more of their surpl

Nigeria to Buy Shares In Foreign RefineriesLAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria has been refining an ave

BASF Unit to Form Taiwan Plastic VentureFRANKFURT, West Germany - Elastogran GmbH, a subsidi

A special team of Federal Aviation Administration staffers has begun studying the need for changes t

Employers rapidly are replacing traditional benefit programs with flexible benefit plans, according

Too many banks are aspiring to leadership positions in the global marketplace, and not all will succ

Deutsche Bank's operating profit fell 41 percent in 1987, due largely to the fall in the value of th

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The governors of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will hold formal talks Monday aimed at unifyi

The Senate Budget Committee approved a bipartisan 1989 budget that was criticized by senators who mu

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

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

Customs Pushes Faster Than Expected on EDIThe U.S. Customs Service is pushing ahead with ele

Cuba's sugar swaps and deferral arrangements will continue in 1989, traders here said. The r

For major chemical companies like Air Products Corp. and myriad smaller chemical companies, key assi

Canadian Utility Staff Favored in Sell-off PlanVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Employees of fo

Norfolk Southern Corp. will more than double its Triple Crown RoadRailer service to 100 trains a wee

The proposed Mark VII RoadRailer network said it will cut travel time in half and shave several cent

Trade handled by U.K. ports and airports last year totaled 318 million tons - marginally up on the 1

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The Federal Maritime Commission agreed to a settlement closing its investigation into operations of

Rising oil prices and a 24 percent jump in manufactured export sales left Mexico a solid US$4.23 bil

U.S. beef and orange interests will continue exporting to Japan on Friday even if the U.S.-Japan agr

EC Consumer Prices Rose 0.3 percent in FebruaryBRUSSELS, Belgium - Consumer prices in the 12

On U.S. trade with the Caribbean: Behind the smiling face of our diplomacy are the teeth of

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

A civil lawsuit against one of the state's largest wholesale florists charging illegal and improper

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CSX TRANSPORTATION (Baltimore) - James M. White was promoted to assistant vice president, industrial

American Association of Port Authorities. Spring conference. April 6-7. Sheraton Grand Hotel, Washin

Batus Unit Extends Deadline on OfferLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Batus Inc. said Wednesday that its who

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III Wednesday asked a Senate appropriations committee to support t

Wed., March 30, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Alcoa Chairman Paul O'Neill says the company will concentrate on the business that its name reflects