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Japan's Stock Marts Tighten Margin RulesTOKYO - Japan's stock exchanges will increase the ra

Brazil's first public auction for converting a portion of its international debt into direct investm

Ford Motor Co. will invest at least US$850 million in its Australian subsidiary over the next five y

The only high-powered U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker operating on the Great Lakes could face decommissi

Hoechst Celanese Corp. of Somerville, N.J., reported 1987 net income of $169 million on net sales of

Some Massachusetts-based auto insurers are forming a trade group to promote auto insurance reform in

The House Education and Labor Committee voted Wednesday to raise the federal minimum wage to $5.05 a

Labor support is the next major Midwest target in the Democratic race for presidential nomination, i

Most businesses expect sales, profits and prices to remain strong in the second quarter, according t

Canadian Pacific Ltd. announced its 1987 profit more than quadrupled from the previous year thanks t

ATA Publishes LA Driver ManualThe American Trucking Associations has released a publication

1596.5 (March 16, 1988) Previous day - 1590.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Excha

About 15 foreign oil companies have told Pertamina, the state oil company, that they are interested

Federal regulators approved a long-awaited trio of proposals Wednesday that promises to increase com

Intermodal Transportation Association, spring conference, March 23-24. Hyatt Oak Brook Hotel, Oak B

Two American Airlines officials said the carrier's freight ton-miles would rise 18.3 percent in 1988

DOT Wants Airports To Install ID SystemsThe Department of Transportation wants to increase a

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE (Toronto) - Dale R. Marshall was named a senior vice president of

Tree Top Inc. to Ship Fruit Drinks to JapanOLYMPIA, Wash. - Tree Top Inc. has won a major sa

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Canada Trade Surplus Triples During JanuaryCanada's seasonally adjusted trade surplus in Jan

The Reagan administration asked a federal judge to reject a suit by five maritime unions opposing it

Water Rights Donated To Nature ConservancyBOULDER, Colo. - Chevron Corp.'s coal mining subsi

Like an electronic sneeze, a rogue computer program known as a virus has spread to a major software

Lilly Rejects Demand By UK for Trust FundINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Eli Lilly & Co. rejected a dem

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

Danish trade officials are counting on increased exports of technological goods to the United States

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union has called for a work stoppage Saturday fo

High prices have always made it tough for visitors to Oslo, but now even well-paid Norwegians are fi

In an effort to avoid U.S. sanctions, Japan has made an eleventh-hour offer to improve foreign acces

The announcement Tuesday that weekend office hours will end next year for the nation's Postal Saving

Settlements with two state governments have opened the way for the first risk retention group to off

Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita accused the Reagan administration Wednesday of jeopardizing relation

The Air Line Pilots Association has asked the National Mediation Board to determine if Eastern Air L

Massachusetts Port Authority directors Wednesday approved a landmark plan to use increased landing f

Labor officials huddled Wednesday to decide how to respond to the Burlington Northern Railroad Co.'s

Subsidized sales are expected to account for more than 60 percent of all U.S. wheat exports this yea

Customs regulations in China must be simplified and staff must work more efficiently if exports are

Aggregate overseas equity investment by South Korean companies since 1962 totaled $1 billion as of t

The Finance Ministry has finally produced a package of measures to help ailing shipping companies un