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Economists expect today's U.S. merchandise trade report for January to show a gap of $9.3 billion, f

State regulation of insurer solvency is "woefully obsolete" and needs mandatory accounting standards

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney unveiled measures to assist a dozen Caribbean nations Monday,

Boston may not have been the busiest port in the country last year but it was certainly among the mo

1594 (Mar. 19, 1990) Previous day - 1606 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Current enthusiasm for environmental legislation affecting oil tankers "does more credit to the zeal

About 12,000 gallons of cumene, a common chemical used in nail polish remover, spilled into the Dela

BP CONFIRMS PLANS TO SLASH OFFICE STAFFBritish Petroleum Co. confirmed Monday that its headq

A combination of "subtle" waterfront development pressures and expected environmental regulatory cos

THE MOVIE VERSION OF GEORGE ORWELL'S "1984" was shown on television the other night. Anyone who watc

Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello's dramatic economic reform package has overturned the c

The administration of Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and

Monday's sharp decline in Tokyo stock prices virtually eliminated prospects that the Bank of Japan w

Like anyone else in the Army back in 1961 when the Berlin Wall was erected, Patrick J. Heaney thoug

S. KOREAN INVESTMENT OVERSEAS JUMPS 148 PERCENTSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean companies'

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ASPCA CALLS FOR BAN ON MONKEY IMPORTSThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to A

Two mysteries surrounded the stunning art theft from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum early Sunda

The merchant shipping industry has been cleared in a United Nations-sponsored report released Monday

EXCHANGE LIFTS LIMITS ON JULY COFFEEThe New York Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange Monday ann

BRAZIL'S REFORM RETAINS COMPUTER PROTECTIONSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's computer market laws

The railroad supply industry is doing an inadequate job of servicing short- line railroads, speakers

The maritime community is wasting time and effort developing its own electronic messages and network

The U.S. dollar exhibited a "split personality" Monday, dropping sharply against the deutsche mark,

Airco Helex Ltd., a sister company of Airco Gases, said it will invest over $4 million to modernize

New Jersey Supreme Court Judge Alan Handler late last Friday upheld a lower court ruling prohibiting

In a story headlined "Ex-Im Bank Expanding in E. Europe" that appeared on Page 2A of the March 16 ed

More than a year after the United States and the European Community threw down the gauntlet over an

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The Textiles Surveillance Body of the General Agreements on Tariffs and Tradeplans to ask th

Ports come under fire for many reasons, but the criticism leveled at Puget Sound ports is somewhat d

Although the present Japanese inflation rate is reasonable and under control, it could get out of ha

The South Pacific, represented by Australia and New Zealand, is the latest region to join the move t

The National People's Congress, China's nominal parliament, is expected to approve amendments to the

The Maritime Administration rejected a $45 million check Friday from Cabot LNG Corp. for the purchas

YOU'D NEVER GUESS which high-ranking official in the Bush administration flies fighter planes for fu

REGIONAL BLOCS Economic Challenges in the Pacific-Asian Region. March 28. San Francisco. Spo

West Germany's preoccupation with rebuilding East Germany's economy could open new opportunities for

Swissair earned 94.7 million Swiss francs (US$58.8 million) in 1989, 24.4 percent higher than the 76

The damaged barge Cibro Savannah was moved from the Arthur Kill to a Brooklyn, N.Y., shipyard for co