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The port of Lisbon, located some 10 nautical miles from the Atlantic in sheltered waters of the Tagu

Three years after the U.S. invasion, U.S. businesses have begun to respond to the Reagan administrat

Bay Shipbuilding Corp. won a contract by Cement Transit Co. of Cleveland to shorten and convert a fo

General cargo tonnage in Hampton Roads fell 2.3 percent in October, partlybecause of a three

The Australian government renewed its campaign to obtain more of the country's trade for Australian

The New York Insurance Exchange Inc. said it has declared five syndicates insolvent and is attemptin

A $100 million joint venture between three health insurers was cancelledbecause of difficult

The Transportation Department selected six investment banking firms to head what will be a record br

LOST IN THE SHUFFLE: The Diocese of Cleveland needs to renew its umbrella insurance policy but not t

Japan's offshore money market, scheduled to open Dec. 1, will be hampered by certain disadvantages t

Jaruzelski Welcome TOKYO - Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone met with Polish Foreign Minister

Portugal is aiming at developing a quality tourism industry, thereby avoiding some of the problems c

Portugal is emerging strongly from three years of recession, but the recovery still remains somewhat

Haiti has emerged as the Caribbean's newest frontier for private investment. "Capital is som

Latin American nations cannot count on substantial drops in interest rates or big jumps in oil price

Many bankers subscribing to the $6 billion commercial loan to Mexico are openly unhappy about its te

For the week ended Nov. 8, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

China Military Research PEKING - China has developed its first long-term program of military

Three years after the U.S. invasion, U.S. businesses have begun to respond to the Reagan administrat

President Corazon Aquino Thursday promised to improve labor relations with management and to crack d

TAX REFORM: I'm candid in saying that tax reform could not have happened without this president bein

The jury is still out, but the new U.S. tax law may encourage U.S. companies to produce and invest m

Not only do prices change from city to city in China but they've fluctuated since last year as well,

US Urged to Reject Soviet World Bank BidU.S. Rep. Jack Kemp, R-N.Y., has written to Treasury

Businessmen and academics in Japan and the United States should be able to share knowledge, technolo

Japan's economy, which continues to be badly battered by the unexpectedly sharp appreciation of the

Japan and the United States signed an agreement reducing Japan's exports of high-technology machine

U.S. corporate disinvestment is adding to the growing sense of isolation among South Africa's white

Personal income rose 0.4 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $3.52 trillion,

LA Trade Unit Names BurcoDirectorLONG BEACH, Calif. - Robert A. Burco, a specialist

Congress isn't likely to approve a negotiated free trade agreement between the United States and Can

GENERAL NEWSPersonal income rose 0.4 percent in October, the largest increase since April.

JUST ENOUGH GROWTH is what many private economists are expecting for 1987. Even White House Budget D

Conrail Sale Managers WASHINGTON - The Transportation Department selected six investment ban

Agricultural trade probably will be one of the first issues addressed next year in the new round of

Wayne Angell, Federal Reserve governor, strongly emphasized the Fed's commitment to maintaining what

Tiger International's decision to put the assets of its Flying Tiger Line subsidiary up for sale cou

The widening insider trading scandal rocking Wall Street embroils the property/casualty insurance in

Commodity prices appear to be in the process of bottoming out, according to John J. Murphy, presiden

Crowley Maritime Corp. is reported to be negotiating to take back from five to 11 ships from McLean