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The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Fuel tanks buried in residential lots across the state pose a potential threat to the environment, p

U.S. Truck Lines Inc. shut down two of its money-losing subsidiaries in a bid to revive the ailing c

Problems at the huge new Antaibao coal mine in China may force Japanese steelmills to increa

A judge promised to rule quickly on a lawsuit that could determine whether an 11-year-old leukemia v

Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis introduced a state auto insurance reform bill Tuesday, drawing pr

Japanese institutional investors are preparing to mark down billions ofdollars worth of fore

U.S. Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III is expected to prod South Korea to accelerate its appreci

Matsushita Will Open New US DivisionSECAUCUS, N.J. - Matsushita Electric Corp. of America an

Employment in the nation's steel industry fell to an average of 163,300 people in 1987, the lowest n

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that multi-employer pension plans cannot appeal to federal c

The resignation Monday by Bruce Smart, Commerce undersecretary for international trade, apparently r

Union Carbide confirmed that the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of companies has signed a license to use th

International Genetic Engineering Inc. and Eastman Pharmaceuticals have entered into a collaborative

A union ban on loading coal onto vessels that fly flags of convenience in New South Wales ports has

Several U.S. organizations representing family farmers joined Tuesday with the Japanese agriculture

For the week ended Feb. 6 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 10

A prominent shipowner says proposals by President Reagan's Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense

Ports today exert little control over cargo. In this age of intermodalism, large shipping companies,

1563.5 (Feb. 23, 1988) Previous day - 1567.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

This newspaper's series of articles on trade between the United States and its key partners is furth

FIRST OF AMERICA BANK CORP. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) - Thomas W. Lambert was named chief financial officer

National Westminster, Britain's largest bank, posted a pretax profit of 704 million ($1.2 billion)

Tue., Feb. 23, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

U.S. fishing equipment is hauling in more than fish these days. Exports of U.S.-made fishing

U.S. computer makers, always looking for new markets, may soon find a big one behind the Iron Curtai

Plans for 489 major new business projects were announced in 1987 in California, an increase of 9 per

Several key members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are close to buying substan

The Lucidol division of Pennwalt Corp. has announced the following peroxide price increases effectiv

Algerian liquefied natural gas deliveries to Boston harbor are expected to resume this fall as a Cab

IU International Corp. will be acquired by an investors group that includes the company's management

An ocean carrier conference submitted to the Federal Maritime Commission a last-minute alternative f

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The European Court of Justice Tuesday aned a controversial European Community ban on the use

Chinese membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the Geneva- based world trade body

U.S. textile makers are shooting themselves in the foot by not talking to the people who design and

Taiwanese officials spend much of their time these days trying to convince U.S. representatives of t

Back in 1791, an unimpeachable source noted in his diary that George Town seems to be in the shade o

The Senate Agriculture Committee is set to try once again to overhaul the nation's main law regulati

Motorists paid an average half-cent a gallon less for gasoline in the past two weeks, but industry a