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Interested in bringing a Soviet ship line back to Seattle, and in probing ashift of cargo to

The U.S. Commerce Department has appointed Joel W. Barkan director of the New York District Office o

With Mount Baker in the background, a boat loaded with oil spill containment booms circles a partial

Representatives of seamen's unions met Thursday with United Nations Secretary- General Javier Perez

Operating Income Increases at ChubbChubb Corp. Thursday reported that operating income for t

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

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Japanese Report Shows Trade DeficitJapan posted a preliminary unadjusted trade deficit of $5

More than one Soviet enterprise in eight lost money last year, and the nation's factories have been

A senior Treasury official told two House subcommittees Thursday that the United States hadn't promi

AIR CARGO Mislabeled hazardous cargo on an American Airlines jetliner sent fumes into the pa

The Congressional Budget Office has told lawmakers it projects slower economic growth and higher inf

The U.S. St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. said that plans for its fourth annual trade mission c

The semiconductor industry is in the midst of its mildest recovery in recent memory, and many observ

Federal officials, buffeted by budget concerns and a continued public outcry, have shelved plans to

More than 1,800 Mobil Corp. workers in California, Texas and Washington statewent on strike,

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. (St. Louis) - Sanford N. McDonnell will retire as chairman and chief executi

Iveco Trucks of North America Inc. has started a Valued Customer Program aimed at increasing custome

The Legislature passed bills Wednesday to establish voluntary arbitration in malpractice cases and l

Reports that Washington is seeking Britain's help to force a revaluation of the Hong Kong dollar sho

Recent reports of a pileup in the nation's inventories spells trouble for importers, not U.S. manufa

Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita said Thursday he fears that the U.S. Congress may impose sanctions a

Business people have mixed feelings about President Reagan's decision to end duty-free privileges on

Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Association. Annual technical conference. Feb. 15-16 at the Qu

Two commuter ferries that collided in Raritan Bay on a foggy June evening were traveling too quickly

Greece's Socialist government appears to be moving to make the Greek ship registry more competitive.

Westinghouse Gets DOE Research PactThe Energy Department said it awarded Westinghouse Electr

Lear Petroleum Corp. announced Wednesday that BP America Inc. has offered to acquire all outstanding

Courier Dispatch Group Inc. has agreed to purchase the assets of WACO Courier. It also entered into

Improving China's roads, especially those serving major ports, will be the key concern of a forthcom

Moving at a freeway-like pace, a Senate committee took about 30 seconds to approve a bill that would

The ferry strike that was threatening to bring chaos to Britain's ports was called off Thursday.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board will go forward with plans to require corporations to list

Thu., Feb. 4, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

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Canadian Automakers Report Sales IncreasesTotal car sales by Canada's three major automakers

Ten years after the death of Elvis Presley, the McCormick Distilling Co. of Weston, Mo., has produce

MIXED ECONOMIC SIGNALS continue to cloud the central issue of how bad a slowdown may be coming.<

Beyond the pale of the Great Wall in the hard-rock badlands of northern China, a Chinese wine maker

Japan is a very high potential market for U.S. construction firms, a Japanese construction industry