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Maersk Line is still a leader in trans-Pacific shipping, despite the fact that the Danish-flag opera

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

Calif. Official Urges Spending Limit ReviewLt. Gov. Leo McCarthy wants Gov. George Deukmejia

Royal Viking Line awarded a $125 million contract for a new cruise ship to Wartsila Marine Industri

Sales at large Japanese retail stores totaled 2.13 trillion yen in December, up 1.4 percent from a

Japan's decision to extend its voluntary" export limit of 2.3 million cars a year to the United Sta

The Department of Transportation reversed a longstanding policy and ordered truckers to install prop

A new rail and freight brokerage subsidiary created this week by the parent of American President Li

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

USX Corp. Reports $1.42 Billion LossUSX Corp. reported a fourth quarter net loss of $1.42 bi

Recombivax HB, the first genetically engineered human vaccine to be licensed in the world, is availa

A leak of radioactive water forced a nuclear power plant to shut down hours after it broke an indust

Japan Sets 3.5 percent Target For Growth in Fiscal '87The government adopted an economic gro

If you have to be sick for so long that your medical bills outstrip your insurance, the best place t

GENERAL NEWSThe mood in Brussels about the prospects of averting a trans-Atlantic trade war

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Greyhound Discussing Sale of Insurance UnitPHOENIX, Ariz. - Greyhound Corp. said it entered

An attorney specializing in maritime compensation says lawsuits have dropped dramatically since the

Cereal shortfalls in 69 developing countries recently studied by USDA are estimated at 6.7 million m

A 3-cent jump in gasoline pump prices over the past two weeks is probably part of a trend as retaile

The German-flag carrier Lufthansa, which outperformed Japan Air Lines to become the world's No. 1 no

Airbus A320 Scheduled To Make Debut Feb. 14Airbus Industrie said the world's newest commerci

Central America, ravaged by civil wars, remains the most economically depressed region of the hemisp

Sales of Existing Homes Hit Record in DecemberA rush to take advantage of expiring tax break

It's becoming cheaper and easier for U.S. buyers to negotiate with Far East suppliers. Asian

Malaysia, Iran Near Palm Oil Sales PactOfficials from Malaysia and Iran have met to sort out

American Hawaii Cruises blames high costs and logistical problems for its decision to end its Tahiti

U.S. 1987-88 cotton exports could total 6 million bales to 8 million bales, depending on the size of

The Department of Justice said it would sue to block the merger of two of the world's largest oil-we

Initiative and cooperation are needed if the United States and Japan hope to ease friction arising f

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Even as what's described as the world's largest container freight station was being opened in Hong K

INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATES Canada U.K. Germany Holland SwitzerlandDa

U.S. shippers can look forward to continued low air freight rates for their international exports th

Knight-Ridder Inc. announced fourth quarter 1986 earnings of $43.7 million, or 75 cents a share, up

The European Community, Canada and Mexico have formally requested an arbitration panel to rule if U.

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

The government adopted an economic growth target of 3.5 percent for fiscal 1987, up slightly from th

Cumberland County Court Judge Edgar B. Bayley upheld the constitutionally of Pennsylvania's Motor Ve

Voluntary Hospitals of America Inc. said it formed a liability insurance company in Bermuda to serve