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The U.S. Customs Service says it is changing the procedures it uses to inspect and examine cargo com

After vacillating uncertainly for much of the day Tuesday, the stock market headed higher during the

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

A sugar analyst said the U.S. sugar industry must change its marketing practices to see improvements

Nerco Unit Names AdamsPresidentPORTLAND, Ore. - Nerco Inc. said Ramesh Malhotra res

The final shape of the reorganized Jardine Matheson trading and property empire is clear with the di

A prototype of malfunctioning safety valves at the Nine Mile Point 2 nuclear power plant has passed

Truckers Protest Rome Speed LimitsTruckers caused widespread traffic jams when they parked t

Thailand has asked a Japanese firm to study the possibility of restoring the infamous Death Railway,

The controversial annual targets for reducing the federal budget deficit have again won support, sor

When lifeguard Craig Mattox heard a gray whale was caught in a giant nylon gill net about 300 yards

Mario, a 24-year-old hotel worker in the Philippines hoping to advance in the trade, was delighted w

Europe Container Terminus, Rotterdam's main container handler, has broken the strike at its termina

Sun Makes Discovery In the Williston BasinSun Exploration and Production Co. announced the d

California courts don't have jurisdiction in a product liability case involving tire components manu

Small fish sometimes get caught in the net along with bigger fish. Importers and lawyers say

Canadian Tourism Rose 18 percent Last YearThe threat of terrorism abroad, a cheap Canadian d

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

Moody's Upgrades Arkla Inc. RatingsMoody's Investors Service Inc. said it has raised the uns

Identifying Foreign Markets and Developing Export Marketing Plans. The workshops today and on June

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III said he is pleased by the initial reaction in currency markets

Freight rates for supertankers in the Persian Gulf have crashed by 25 percent in the past two weeks

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha - the "K Line of Japan - has completed plans for an expansion of its service b

The full Virginia Senate today is slated to consider revisions to insurance reform bills proposed by

A court hearing Monday for the former securities chief of a leading merchant bank here underscored a

Susan Hardesty, a freight consolidator, sometimes wonders about her job as she packs boxes in the du

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Authorities have issued new regulations to encourage economic innovation and production of consumer

GENERAL NEWS The annual budget targets are gaining support. Page 2AThe Big Three auto sales

Tax Reform in Bonn BONN, West Germany - The three parties forming the West German coalition

Allocations of the state's cheap hydroelectric power are equivalent to tax breaks for private indus

The city's press wars began a new round with the announcement that two new dailies would appear, cre

The Spanish roll-on roll-off vessel Arroyofrio Uno, inbound to the Dartford International Ferry Term

Profitability for barge companies in the Upper Mississippi River area will remain weak, at least for

Ford Motor Co. says legislation, and not an outright ban, would satisfy ocean carriers' concerns abo

Although the nation's natural gas industry remains a business in transition, consumers can expect to

A major natural gas deposit, containing an estimated 7 trillion cubic feet of gas, has been discover

Car sales by the Big Three U.S. automakers dropped 27.1 percent in mid- February against the same pe

The appreciation of the deutsche mark against the U.S. dollar in the past two years will put a deep

U.S. officials have expanded the list of companies and individuals on whom they want information fo