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A report on U.S. Customs Service activities on the West Coast is nearing completion and should be re

Millions of state workers went on a one-day strike Tuesday in the biggest nationwide work stoppage s

The 1986 annual meeting of the International Woodworkers of America in Portland Nov. 3 may be the la

WHISKY WILLIE found a stray cuckoo clock down in the hold, so he put it to use - timing longshoremen

A coalition of 20 trade associations, led by exporters and importers, condemned a provision of the O

World palm oil stocks are expected to rise sharply this winter to a record 1.87 million metric tons

Hermannsson in China PEKING - Iceland's prime minister, Steingrimur Hermannsson, arrived in

Mediterranean Congress PALMA DE MAJORCA, Spain - scientists concerned about the state of the

Rising numbers of U.S. companies are increasing efforts to penetrate the wealthy Japanese market, ac

Munich Re Promotes 3At US UnitMunich Management Corp. elected Hans Raffler vice chai

His opponents demand retaliation, but Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is clinging to free

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is implementing immediately a five-point plan in respons

Foreign exchange reserves in Taiwan were a record US$39.5 billion at the middle of this month, the c

Steel production rose to 1.365 million tons in the week ended Oct. 18, an increase of 5.1 percent fr

It may be caused by the economic cycle or by the phases of the moon or the gray autumn skies, but ma

Poor rich Taiwan. Years of trade surplus have bulged the state coffers and irked Taiwan's trading pa

Poor rich Taiwan. Years of trade surplus have bulged the state coffers and irked Taiwan's trading pa

A version of American Telephone & Telegraph Co.'s toll-free 800 service, tailored for small business

San Jose Settles Suit Against Salomon Bros.SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose reached a $250,000 ou

The port of Portland's five-year plan to create an 800-passenger harbor tour boat is awash in a sea

The United States is headed this year for its first trade deficit in high- technology products, a n

Foreign exchange reserves in Taiwan were a record US$39.5 billion at the middle of this month, the c

Negotiations resume today between the International Longshoremen's Association and the Council of No

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Worries about the future and a traditional aversion to debt have made the Japanese some of the worl

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Land values in Japan rose an average 2.7 percent in the past year, but land prices in Tokyo climbed

Worries about the future and a traditional aversion to debt have made the Japanese some of the world

Hanson's Clearing Inc. Sold to Hitachi Corp.Hanson Industries, the U.S. arm of Hanson Trust

Wah Kwong Shipping & Investment Co. reached agreement with Chase Manhattan Bank over the latter's te

US Expels 55 Soviets WASHINGTON - The United States, retaliating for the expulsion from Mosc

Railroads must operate more like trucking companies if they hope to attract freight from the highway

Hanjin Container Lines Ltd.'s agreement to lease its own terminal from the port of Seattle signals a

The pullout from South Africa by International Business Machines Corp. and General Motors Corp. will

Navistar International Corp. may be looking for new businesses to buy after years of selling off its

Evergreen, the world's largest container shipping line, is poised to drop Felixstowe, the U.K.'s lea

The British government's 1 billion ($1.43 billion) privatization of British Airways early next year

Pennzoil Co. is "packing its bags and pulling out" of offshore China oil exploration, and its partne

The airline industry and its suppliers could save as much as $1 billion annually by using a new comp

Permea Inc. commercialized advanced membrane systems that generate nitrogen on-site for as little as