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Peru says it will open offices in Washington and Paris within a month to arrange deals with creditor

Australia and Taiwan moved to the top of the world economic growth chart, the Conference Board's Int

Banks in the United States, Europe and Japan have little choice but to lend more money to debt-laden

BAT Industries PLC, the tobacco, retail and financial services conglomerate, reported 1986 pretax pr

Land and consumer prices must be lowered to stimulate the Japanese economy, which has slowed to a cr

South Korea will present a list of alleged Japanese non-tariff barriers against South Korean product

Any U.S. decision to punish Japanese chip makers for alleged "dumping" ofsemiconductors at unfairly

Dusseldorf to Host Interhospital '87DUSSELDORF, West Germany - Interhospital 87, the world's

A joint venture between the world's largest steelmaker and the No. 4 U.S. steel company will produce

Virginia's first ever import-export directory will roll off the presses April 15, and 4,500 copies w

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's much vaunted plan to shake India from its economic lethargy appears to

Pasta Tycoon Takes Wine Train's ThrottleA millionaire who made his fortune with pasta and ch

Great Western Malting Co. says it has become the first U.S. company to ship processed malt to brewe

Two Chinese fish-processing vessels have asked for permission to take part in the whiting fishery of

Contracting for new construction fell 4 percent in February to an annualized rate of $227.6 billion,

California's economy should perform slightly better during 1987 and 1988, led by a strong defense in

Any U.S. decision to punish Japanese chip makers for alleged "dumping" of semiconductors at unfairly

South Korea will present a list of alleged Japanese non-tariff barriers against South Korean product

Land and consumer prices must be lowered to stimulate the Japanese economy, which has slowed to a cr

Hyundai to Make More Parts in CanadaSEOUL, South Korea - Hyundai Motor Co. plans to add alum

The Supreme Court ruled employers have the right to promote women over men to help women get higher

California is ready to raise the speed limit to 65 mph on 1,299 miles of nine major freeways if the

Peruvian President Alan Garcia, champion of debt defiance, is getting an ebullient Mexican welcome t

Carl Fortson was named vice president-technology, a new position at The Journal of Commerce, it was

Thomas E. Moran is relinquishing his position as president of Moran Towing Corp. He appointed Malcol

GENERAL NEWS Employers can use sex and race criteria in hiring decisions and airlines are ob

A highly publicized study already has raised questions about workplace safety in the semiconductor i

The resignation of Argentina's labor minister sparked speculation that the government might abandon

An agreement for $27 billion in new funding for the Inter-American Development Bank appeared increas

Imports of Turkish aspirin have been a growing headache for a number of United States producers of t

Cyclops Corp. reconstituted its board Wednesday after Dixons Group PLC of the United Kingdom said it

The Playboy Bunny is coming to India. Later this year, the famous bunny logo will be feature

Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., proposed bringing multilateral action against Japan in an effort to force

Wall Street's recent string of insider trading cases has insurers in the stock brokerage blanket bon

Stockholders of Navistar International Corp. voted to authorize a holding company structure and a su

Iceland Steamship Co. won the first bidding contest to haul U.S. military cargoes between Iceland an

Japanese Sanctions? The Economic Policy Council will vote unanimously today to impose sancti

China's bold and sweeping economic reforms will continue, and the door to the outside world will be

The House Ways and Means Committee overwhelmingly approved omnibus trade legislation Wednesday.<

New cargo-preference rules for government cargoes have produced glee in U.S.-flag shipping circles.