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Preston Trucking Corp. said an expected 4 percent increase in rates in April likely will be eroded b

Malaysia expects high oil prices by 1990 and is preparing to boost production and open a new oil fie

Dutch natural gas exports fell 18 percent in 1986 to total 30.1 billion cubicmeters (1.06 tr

Singapore Economy Expected to Grow in '87Singapore's economy is expected to grow by between

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was quoted as insisting oil production rates should be decided in line wit

Officials of a Houston-based manufacturing firm announced they were abandoning a plant in Taiwan in

Britain's trade in goods and services with the rest of the world crept back into the black in Decemb

The broad range of proposals recommended by President Reagan to boost the U.S. economy met with a pa

A bipartisan drive is under way in the Senate Banking Committee to close several loopholes in bankin

Increases in coal and iron ore shipments through the port of Toledo in 1986 helped offset sluggish g

Agency Will Resume Cruise Ship InspectionsThe Center for Prevention Services of the federal

Brazilian sugar exports in fiscal 1987-88 are expected to total 1 million metric tons, said an offi

Sea-Land Service, Farrell Lines, Hapag-Lloyd and Trans Freight Line are among the shipping lines tha

The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture called the cotton program one of the "outstanding suc

The U.S. Navy has canceled port calls for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz and its suppor

Trade agreements between the United States and Japan usually result in dubious documents, based on t

The New York Mercantile Exchange said the Commodity Futures TradingCommission has approved a

After nearly coming to a halt during the second half of 1986, exploration activities in Gabon, sub-S

The government has decided to double the number of authorized foreign cigarette retail shops to 1,00

Final truck sales figures for 1986 may be pointing toward an early peak for market segments that tru

Monetary officials of the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council have agreed to unify

A high-ranking Japanese official hinted that finance ministers from the United States, Japan, West G

United Parcel Service said it will offer small package delivery service between the United States an

The strengthening Japanese yen is wreaking havoc on Diamond-Star Motors Corp., but it also is creati

The Vatican, warning that the survival of many poor countries is at stake, urged industrialized nati

A rising tide of foreign oil, which economists and oil industry analysts say is making the United St

Workers occupying Caterpillar Inc.'s factory near Glasgow to protest closureplans by the U.S

Soviet Election Process MOSCOW - Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev on Tuesday urged the Com

Great Lakes and European Lines Inc., a firm that tried to develop containerized shipping business ou

Japan's Indicators Index Falls to 42 percent From 75 percentThe leading index of the Japanes

The director of the Medical Society of New Jersey predicts a flood of lawsuits and even higher insur

Damage to the Dutch submarine Walrus, which caught fire in Rotterdam last September while fitting ou

Agriculture and trade issues will be high on the agenda of the several-week- old Congress, but major

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's offer to subsidize U.S. wheat sales to China was made because C

That household garbage taken out to the dump may be coming back in another form to heat your home.

Brazil Holds Sugar For Carry-over StocksRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil held back 300,000 me

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Neal Meehan To Head UnitOf Texas AirNeal F. Meehan was named president of the Texas

Canadian maritime and business interests hailed a federal government decision to abandon plans to ch

Plans are taking shape for the eighth annual Fleet Management Technology Conference, to be held in B