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Don't write off trade and protectionism as an election issue quite yet. Like a brush fire re

Connecticut employers seeking to buy group health insurance face premiums that have risen 20 percent

Hanes Unit Opens Plant in Puerto RicoGUANICA, Puerto Rico - Hanes Menswear Inc., a subsidiar

Brazil will not change the way it distributes its monthly quota allocated by the International Coffe

Differences in the way countries tax fringe benefits can hurt companies' international competitivene

Todd Shipyards Corp. announced a proposed settlement of misdemeanor charges filed by the Los Angeles

Fairchild Aircraft Wins Military ContractFairchild Aircraft Corp. Monday won an Air National

Pennsylvania and New Jersey must act to make their own Delaware River ports more competitive before

The American Association of Port Authorities supports Senate legislation authorizing $1.1 billion fo

Prudential goosed my rates 836 percent - it's PRUdiculous! proclaims a 50- foot-wide billboard visib

CNA Insurance Cos. and Poe & Associates Inc. announced last week a premium reduction plan for dental

Insurance companies should pay for efforts to detect cancer early in return for slightly higher prem

Minnesota is taking steps to greatly expand its trade with China. Former Vice President Walt

Investment in plant and equipment by U.S. business is likely to increase about 8.8 percent this year

This week The Journal of Commerce introduces a new daily feature, on Page 2A, listing page reference

Developing countries say they will press for the extension of cargo- sharingrule s to bulk shipping

Evergreen Announces Direct Call at HalifaxEvergreen Line has announced it will commence a we

The government's Superfund program should go back to its old policy of seeking up-front payment comm

Owners of the Seabrook, N.H., nuclear plant got a huge boost last week when a key federal agency wit

An untapped oil field off the coast of Malaysia is likely to begin production in late 1990, accordin

Hey there, world traveler. Looking for the perfect gift for friends and family back home? The duty-f

The 1987 grain car shortages and the outlook for grain car supply in 1988 and beyond will be the foc

Saab-Scania AB of Sweden reported that its Scania heavy vehicle division posted record sales and ear

T.I.M.E.-DC, once one of the trucking industry's largest carriers, said this week it had closed its

Lower taxes provide Canadian coal producers a significant cost advantage over U.S. companies, accord

Iranian gunboats attacked a Spanish freighter and a Liberian tanker in the Persian Gulf Monday, and

Finance for development has been on the wrong track for most poor debtor countries ever since the in

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

Philippines Seeks World Bank LoanMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines will seek a $150 mill

Mon, March 21, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Argentine government and the Buenos Aires Grain Futures Exchange have reached agreement on how a

Agriculture Remains GATT Stumbling BlockCONSTANCE, West Germany - Trade ministers from 27 co

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The United States appeared to toughen its negotiating position on a proposed $27 billion increase in

The federal budget deficit is growing more slowly in fiscal 1988 than in 1987, the government report

The ability of state and local governments to raise low-cost funds, including money for port project

Japanese Life Insurers Seen Affecting DollarThe U.S. dollar declined against the Japanese ye

Hapag-Lloyd AG, West Germany's largest shipping line, plans to embark on a major investment program

Over 130 computer companies will play fill-in-the-blanks with the Federal Maritime Commission over t

Koppers Studies Offer From UK InvestorKoppers Co. is considering a sweetened buy-out offer t