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Retailers and other distributors could have scores of products made of chlordane, a controversial te

Allied-Signal Unit In Talks With SiemensMORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Allied-Signal Inc. said its

Traditional Exports Cotton, tea, jute, leather, black pepper and spices, nuts, sugar, wool,

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Transportation Secretary James Burnley is confident that the Office of Management and Budget and Con

BankAmerica Signs China Banking PactHONG KONG - Bank of America signed a cooperation agreeme

Con-Way Eastern Opens New CentersRUTHERFORD, N.J. - Con-Way Eastern Express has opened new f

Sale of SS Rapid To Navy ApprovedWASHINGTON - The Maritime Administration approved the sale

National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, Innovative Methods of Reducing the Transportati

Dec. 9 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

1270.0 (Dec. 9) Previous day - 1259.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

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

The state of Ohio has put foreign ship operators on notice that it will assess a franchise tax for u

The U.S. trade representative's office has asked Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industr

New Truck Driver Standards ProposedThe Department of Transportation is proposing new testing

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Tuesday approved the New York Mercantile Exchange's applica

Valley Camp Reduces Work Force at 2 MinesOIL CITY, Pa. - Valley Camp Coal Co., a subsidiary

Japan's oil companies and trade houses have been refraining from renegotiating long-term contracts w

China's trade surplus with the United States more than doubled in the first nine months of this year

If the United States is serious about erasing its trade deficit, export- oriente d nations, especial

China's economic position next year is likely to spark a new surge in importsfrom which the

The Olympics and the elections should help fuel 9 percent growth in U.S. advertising spending in 198

Fire Evidence Found In S. African Jet CrashTAIPEI, Taiwan - investigators have found evidenc

At the behest of federal officials, striking Air Canada personnel and company officials will resume

Electronic data interchange, the electronic technology that enables computers to speak with each oth

The Federal Maritime Commission Tuesday refused to step into an intermodal rate-sharing dispute betw

The Norwegian parliament unanimously approved government-proposed legislation tightening export cont

When asked to look into the future, experts on health-care financing could agree on only one thing:

World imports of soymeal between October and March 1988 will rise to 12.4 million metric tons, up 8

U.S. pressure is toppling some of South Korea's trade barriers, a senior government official acknowl

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

Steel importers are more concerned about an impending collapse of steel prices than their leaders' c

Japan Report to Detail Textile RestructuringAn advisory group to Japan's Ministry of Interna

Thousands of Soviets are streaming to the United States to settle or visit relatives who emigrated i

AVIATION Concorde services help boost BA's courier business. 5BAir Canada and striking grou

After months in the doldrums, South Korea's shipbuilders are reporting signs of recovery. Eu

More U.S. corporations with extensive export sales are beginning to hedge their foreign currency inc

The U.S. dollar declined in slow-moving trading Tuesday. Analysts said the market was down t

A former USAir employee apparently left a recorded note threatening to killhimself and other

Anyone with an ear tuned to the air cargo industry's vibrations is probably aware that there is a si