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East Asia's four Dragons - Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan - stand to lose billions of

Railroad Labor, CSX Weigh Joint VentureRailroad labor and CSX Corp. are considering a joint

Two percent ten is a phrase often used in the food export business to mean a 2 percent discount for

Montedison Approves Merger Between UnitsMontedison SpA has approved the merger between Inizi

Channel 10, Spain's first private television station, began broadcasting Monday via satellite from L

Having already lost two of the largest shipping lines hauling cargo to Alaska, the port of Seattle i

States should be the ones to solve the problems uninsured and underinsured Americans, Dr. Otis Bowen

Some Chinese companies are demanding millions of dollars worth of compensation from Japan because of

Fifty hopper cars of high-quality Nebraska wheat en route to Finland are being shipped from here in

Representatives of the U.S. textile industry continue to spread their message at home and abroad tha

In what would be an unprecedented degree of cooperation, a major rail labor organization and CSX Cor

The port of Savannah hasn't died, but instead is recovering sufficiently to proceed undeterred with

The Army and Shell Oil Co. are to pay up to $1 billion to mop up chemical weapons waste and other da

Florida officials are optimistic that a solution to the medical malpractice insurance quagmire can b

USSR Leases Space At US Mining ShowThe Soviet Union has leased 3,000 square feet of space to

Oil Minister Mana Saeed Otaiba was quoted Monday as saying that oil prices would reach OPEC's benchm

Oman ordered a 5 percent reduction in oil production Monday in support of an effort by the Organizat

Oil prices weakened across the board on the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday in lackluster tradin

The New York Mercantile Exchange lowered margins for crude oil, heating oil, gasoline and propane fu

Foreign ministers of the European Community, seeking to lay the groundwork for an EC summit next wee

Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng begins a series of talks today with leaders from Asia, the marke

Boeing Flight Breaks World Speed RecordA Boeing jumbo jet that slashed eight hours off the s

Synthetic Products Co. is increasing the price of dry metallic stearates by 5 cents a pound, and rai

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

Cataclysmic events like the stock market crash of last Oct. 19 produce a few heroes as well as many

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

The intelligence and expertise of a lot of bright people go into making a new car. Discussion, resea

Container cargo volume at the port of Hong Kong soared 25 percent last year to the equivalent of mor

Feb. 1, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The Comstock, the second in a series of five Navy landing ship dock vessels being built at Avondale

Saudi Arabia is in the process of placing a large amount of stockpiled crude oil with several of the

Neoax Boosts Offer For IU InternationalNeoax Inc. has increased its hostile offer to $20 a s

Greek Papers Hopeful On Improved Turk TiesATHENS, Greece - Most Greek newspapers on Monday w

VISA DATE/NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR 1988 - ALL COUNTRIES. Non-calendar year countries with standardized v

Yeutter in Beijing To Sign Textile AccordU.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter arrived h

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The government of Trinidad and Tobago plans to sell the four largest aircraft in the fleet of BWIA,

The Federal Railroad Administration issued a sharply critical report on the safety practices at Conr

Agricultural policy-makers in Japan's government and ruling party agreed Monday to lift import restr

Coal brokers and producers are bracing for a drop in steam coal prices following announcement last w