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Hundreds of containers of Australian meat are held at refrigerated warehouses in some ports as impor

Japan is not as difficult a market to break into as U.S. companies believe - U.S. exporters just don

The 1987-88 American Package Express Carriers Association service directory is now available. APECA

Bad-debt losses by banks and other farm lenders remain high but are declining as farmers cut expense

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

The U.S. dollar rebounded Thursday afternoon following four days of declines that drove it to a seve

Stock Prices Soar To Record HighStock prices rose sharply Thursday, with the Dow Jones avera

Thailand exported 1 million tons of maize from January to July this year, down 52.3 percent from the

The threat to shipping in the gulf has increased with the discovery of sophisticated sea mines that

Britain's merchandise trade surplus with the United States increased to 2.8 billion ($4.5 billion)

HP, Sony Plan Digital Tape ProjectPALO ALTO, Calif. - A range of digital audio tape-based da

A 24-hour nationwide general strike called to protest government economic policy Thursday failed to

WHAT A DIFFERENCE a million or so tons of cargo can make on a port authority's morale. Earli

There are no easy answers to reducing the U.S. trade deficit, but if balance is to be achieved it wi

The official U.S. international debt position has grown dramatically in recent years, fueled in part

The American Embassy in London has identified 16 market sectors in Britain that offer the best oppor

Electric Boat shipyard has hired a Philadelphia company to remove 89 electrical transformers and swi

Thu., Aug. 20, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

ILWU Is Expected To Approve ContractAn officer of the International Longshoremen's and Wareh

1129.0 (Aug. 19) Previous day - 1128.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Rate Bureaus Propose Mid-October IncreasesTwo major trucking industry rate bureaus proposed

Sea-Land Service Inc. hopes to receive Maritime Administration approval by the end of the year for a

You can pig out at the Illinois State Fair, if you're content with a four- ounce soda and an Oreo.

Helio Smidt, president of Varig SA Viacao Aerea Riograndense, insists that first half losses will no

A diverse group of aviation users ended the the new federal aviation administrator's honeymoon by fi

The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department have cleared the Henley Group's request to b

The Defense Department said Wednesday that a convoy of three U.S.-flagged Kuwaiti oil tankers and th

Top civil servants of seven Western European nations are set to meet here today to discuss diplomati

Monsanto Co. wanted to cover up information that exposure to dioxin increases the likelihood of gett

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

US Factories Operate At 80.5 percent of CapacityU.S. factories, mines and utilities operated

High Radioactive Level Causes Return of FoodKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The Health Ministry sai

An electrohydraulic tapping and transportation unit for drums has been developed in Sweden by L&H Te

The AFL-CIO ended its decade-old boycott of Coors beer, the longest-running and one of the most bitt

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An official of Mack Trucks Inc. said the company was considering higher employment levels and produc

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Some 200 union workers at General Ship Corp. struck Wednesday in a dispute over a job classification

Spurred by a projected $3 billion AIDS market, nearly 50 companies have infused hundreds of millions

In the wake of a hike in gasoline prices, a new left-wing coalition in the Philippines is calling fo