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The Reagan administration was disappointed that Japan's prime minister brought a smaller grab bag of

The productivity of U.S. non-farm businesses rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7 percen

Karl-Heinz Narjes thinks of his job as a learning process. As one of West Germany's two comm

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Past and present owners of P-I-E Nationwide Inc. reached a settlement that could resolve a year-old

The American Bureau of Shipping is now responsible for tonnage measurement services for commercial,

A former shipbuilder breeds flounder in fish tanks in a quiet shipyard corner. Car company factory m

Canada Grain Growers Seek Equal ReturnsWINNIPEG, Manitoba - Canadian grain producers, citing

Cameron Iron Works Declares Cent DividendCameron Iron Works Inc.'s board declared a dividend

Saudi Arabia has nominated a candidate for the long-vacant post of secretary- general of the Organiz

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

Among arguments used to explain Japan's reluctance to open its markets to foreign goods and services

The U.S. aluminum industry has worked off its overhanging stocks, and it is poised for further impro

The stock market drifted lower in a sea of boredom Monday as cautious investors kept one eye on the

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

William H.C. Chang, the port of San Francisco's newest commissioner, brings an unusual background to

Unocal Corp.'s net first quarter earnings were $61 million, or 52 cents a share, down from the $70 m

Taiwan is paying increased attention to the opportunities and problems of engaging in countertrade b

The world's fourth-ranking car builder, Nissan Motor Co., is nervous about opening its second car pl

Col. Gen. Alexander Volkov, a deputy commander-in-chief of the Soviet air force, was appointed Monda

Flying Tiger Expands Cargo Services in USFlying Tiger Line has expanded its United States je

The Bedford chemical division of Ferro Corp. will increase prices of its liquid and powder Therm-Che

Degussa Corp. has completed its first hydrogen peroxide facility in the United States at a cost of $

The volume of cargo handled by this country's harbors rose by 23.7 percent in 1986 to reach 227.5 mi

Concern over the fallout from any trade war between the United States and its major partners is spre

Cal Air Purchases Two Boeing JetlinersSEATTLE - U.K. charter airline, Cal Air, has purchased

Canadian Rails, Unions Continue Contract TalksCanadian National and Canadian Pacific railway

A diesel additive that purportedly cuts pollution and aids engine performance would be tested in 100

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Officials of the Eastland Bank of Woonsocket, R.I. will meet with representatives of Blue Cross-Blue

A meeting between two groups planning to form a consortium to rival Japan's international telecommun

Diamond Shamrock R&M Inc., the refining and marketing subsidiary of the former Diamond Shamrock Corp

Ada Marie Barnett grew up reading Emily Post while other girls her age were poring over love magazin

GENERAL NEWS The U.S. economy continued to expand in April, the National Association of Purc

The Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations' shippi

Bagels, pizza and hamburgers (or the buns, anyway) are on the menu this week as a high-powered Chin

New Zealand to Probe Foreign Exchange LossRoger Douglas, New Zealand Finance minister ordere

Burnham Service Corp. will gain wide access to Canadian trucking and distribution markets through it

Day-care providers are pushing to require that private insurers provide them liability insurance or