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South Korea's exports exploded in 1987, rocketing 35 percent to US$47 billion, according to prelimin

A Japanese sailing ship, the Nippon Maru, will visit Australian ports with a fleet of 200 such ships

Fewer than a dozen major U.S. banks would have to boost their capital under a proposed international

ICC Hopes to Examine Railroad Bid FastWASHINGTON - The Interstate Commerce Commission's staf

NEW ORLEANS' CRUISE SHIP TASK FORCE, spearheaded by the port of New Orleans, is planning to host a s

New Sonat Subsidiary To Sell Natural GasBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Sonat Inc. has formed a natural g

Japan Refiners to Cut Iranian Imports by 41 percentJapanese refiners agreed to reduce import

The dollar fell to new postwar lows against the West German mark and Japanese yen early Tuesday, but

A double standard that allows federal installations to create multibilliondollar hazardous w

National Starch Increases PricesBRIDGEWATER, Conn. - The adhesives division of National Star

The Port Everglades Authority launched yet another salvo in its battle to make its tariff more compe

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. earned rare distinction in 1987 when its Nine Mile Point 1 nuclear plant

WILTON, Conn. - William F. Souders, 59, was elected chairman and chief executive officer of Emery Ai

There was a time when most insurance trade organizations were not headquartered here, when insurance

Louisiana state government is losing millions of dollars because of falling oil prices and could fa

For the first time since OPEC began losing a grip on oil prices at the start of this decade, the car

'Twas a terrible year for Massachusetts automobile insurance, but most observers cautiously, though

Safety Norms Favored For Minivans, PickupsA recent nationwide Roper survey revealed that con

The National Association of Insurance Brokers supports a decision by an insurance regulators group t

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

Italian Wine Show To Be Held in AprilVERONA, Italy - The Vin Italy Exhibition is scheduled f

Sporting goods manufacturers around the world share an open secret: Many if not all of their product

Scientists have developed a new biological weapon against mosquitoes that is 99 percent effective, t

They may be about as far from the dynamic economies of Asia as possible, but that's not stopping thr

A fight between two motorists aboard a ferry distracted the vessel's captain and contributed to a ha

The short-term outlook for a number of key resins still looks promising despite any potential econom

A small, local Pacific port will become Mexico's newest marketing link to the Orient, according to a

The big question in the U.S. importing and exporting communities is: When will Congress decide to ma

Grant Hutchison, marketing manager for Datapost International, makes no extravagant boasts for the R

December 29, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. apparently has agreed to provide $200 million to A.H. Robins Co., manufa

Expenditures unaccounted for by Japanese companies - possibly secret political donations or customer

Witco Unit Hikes Soybean Oil PriceThe Argus division of Witco Corp. announced a 5-cent-a-pou

The proposed merger of the bulk of the Australian operations of auto giants General Motors and Toyot

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The ocean shipping industry and its supporters in Congress are headed for a shoot-out with the Reaga

When a U.S. manufacturer tried to export plastic drinking cups to West Germany, his efforts flopped

U.S. exporters and importers won't be jumping for joy New Year's Day. On that day, some 50 n

U.S. alligator is the rage in London. Louisiana crawfish are taking hold in Stockholm. What could be

Bids for projects to modernize and expand Bahia Blanca, Argentina's leading deepwater Atlantic coast