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The United States and Peru reportedly are close to an agreement that may end the shipping impasse be

THE POP-UP AD is making a come-back. Transamerica Corp. is revising the popular ad of its Py

Japan should further liberalize its markets for the import of commoditiesfrom the Associatio

Hitachi Plant in Okla. Begins OperationsNORMAN, Okla. - Hitachi Computer Products (America)

New York will be "Canada's leading eastern port" by 1990, a Canadian transportation consultant says.

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Japanese police investigators raided the Tokyo offices of the Toshiba Machine Co. Thursday and seize

Three Planes Forced To Abort ApproachesThree planes arriving at San Francisco International

Amtrak and Guilford Transportation Industries spokesmen are lobbing verbal brickbats at each other o

Martin Marietta Corp. named Richard E. Brackeen president of a new unit, Martin Marietta Commercial

Orders to U.S. factories rose 2.3 percent in March, with most of the strength coming from a big rise

U.S. primary aluminum output fell 5.3 percent in March to an average 8,579 metric tons a day, from a

Financial guarantee insurers are now offering to insure government assets. Six financial gua

Maurice R. Greenberg, president and chief executive of American International Group Inc., got $4,603

The U.S. dollar is likely to continue its steady slide for the rest of this year and central bank in

Japan should further liberalize its markets for the import of commoditiesfrom the Associatio

Yvan Simard, deputy general manager of the port of Montreal, strongly rejected the negative forecast

Japanese buyers are to be offered 4 million tons of hand-sorted small coals, some of them mined in t

Marathon Petroleum Tunisie, a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corp., may have finally come up with

Five years ago, as recession took down the Midwest's agricultural economy, farmer Cliff Hahn became

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Traveling in Taiwan as a Seattle port representative, Pat Davis, port commissioner, was confronted a

Airport executives say they're frustrated about the "stockpiling" of money earmarked for airport and

The Maritime Administration ordered a full hearing before a law judge on Ameri can President Lines L

The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission warned Congress against legislation retaining a list of

Hong Kong and Malaysia are stepping up efforts to woo more investment, especially from the United St

Scientists say they have reached record efficiency levels for an experimental type of solar power ce

Texaco Reports Slump In 1st Quarter ProfitsTexaco Inc. Wednesday reported first quarter earn

Gasoline and distillate oil inventories declined moderately, according to the American Petroleum Ins

Forecasts of European coal use increasing significantly over the next few years are probably overopt

Fireproof Fabrics Offered for AircraftA British company is introducing two new fireproof fab

Organizers of China's Guangzhou fair are trying to sort out some of the problems U.S. buyers have be

W. German Warns US Against ProtectionismA high-ranking West German official delivered an urg

China's leading industrial hub is expecting much more trading activity in the coming years.

The House of Representatives approved the controversial Gephardt amendment, which orders U.S. repris

The crystal ball that the Commerce Department uses to scan the economy's future once again revealed

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West State Inc., which recently completed refitting and reflagging of the Cape Edmont after another

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