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US Peanut Stocks Total 3.51 Billion PoundsPeanut stocks in U.S. commercial storage on Nov. 3

Machine Technology, Niigata in Joint VenturePARSIPPANY, N.J. - Machine Technology Inc. and T

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The best way for Japan and the United States to solve their trade problems is through a free-trade t

Ohio business and insurance groups are heading in opposite directions from the governor in developin

Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Church of Our Lady Of Loretto, Cold Spring, N.Y., for Mart

Help-Wanted Ad Index Posts 4th-Straight RiseThe Conference Board's help-wanted advertising i

The new year is likely to be a depressing replay of 1986 for private U.S. shipbuilders, but a glimme

France's nationwide rail strike, in its 13th day Tuesday, has seriously disrupted holiday travel, h

The best way for Japan and the United States to solve their trade problems is through a free-trade t

Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems Inc. said five European companies holding Monsanto licenses for sulfuri

Stiffer Regulations Seen For Animal CarriersThe Agriculture Department proposed regulations

The Norwegian Shipowners' Association has completed its plans to reduce and rationalize the country'

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

A major insurance broker is teaming up with a municipal bond insurance house to sell a form of liabi

Court documents show voluntary bankruptcy proceedings in the Netherlands share many similarities wit

Ferrie to Head New SubsidiaryOf Irving BankIrving Bank Corp. formed Irving Internati

The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed on Friday changing its reg ulations to allow fiber op

A passionate and sometimes testy confrontation is, well, mushrooming on the forest floors of the Pac

The Environmental Protection Agency believes it is being inadvertently pushed into what amounts to a

Jospin Visits China PEKING - French Socialist Party First Secretary Lionel Jospin met with H

WTC International reported fiscal third quarter earnings rose to $1.3 million, or 16 cents a share,

Carriers Set Agreement To Merge OperationsCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Two start-up carriers agreed to m

Corn is poised to move from producers and resellers to end users in the Midwest, and some marketers

The massive demonstrations by French students in early December, forcing the government of Prime Min

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Arco Chemical Products Europe Inc., a division of Atlantic Richfield Co., announced it has negotiate

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

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has approved issuance of a statement that would allow elect

US Trade Reprisals WASHINGTON - The White House will announce today trade reprisals against

Reliance Group Unit Increases Zenith StakeReliance Financial Services Corp., a unit of Relia

Ryder System Acquires Auto Transport FirmRyder System Inc. acquired Transport Storage and Di

Oil producers in sub-Saharan Africa have been able to show a small increase in production this year,

Marks & Spencer Plans Four NY State ShopsMarks & Spencer PLC, the largest retailer in the Un

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Better highway access for long truck trailers will be the chief goal for American Trucking Associati

Accident Deaths Top 370 For Holiday WeekendMore than 370 people died on the nation's roadway

North Korea's legislature approved the appointment of a new premier and the re-election of President

To Caribbean businessmen, the United States is the world's biggest and best market for their produc

An importer who receives merchandise that is faulty or does not comply with federal safety regulatio