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JAPANESE REPORTEDLY BUY BILTMORE HOTELThe Japanese are adding to their U.S. real estate port

$19 MILLION CHARGE ESTIMATED IN QUAKEThe Continental Corp. Tuesday said it expects to charge

Merck & Co., the world's largest pharmaceutical company, is nearing the end of a remarkable three-ye

Electronic trading may not provide the key to greater efficiency in energy futures markets and must

S. KOREA'S INVESTMENT OVERSEAS RISES 85 PERCENTSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's overseas i

Railroads are moving rapidly to exploit recently granted federal permission to file tariffs electron

Geostar Corp., Washington, has won a $10 million contract from Burlington Motor Carriers, Hurst, Tex

Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd., or OOCL, says it will complete its ship replacement program for

While shareholders supporting Cie. de Navigation Mixte's effort to fight off a takeover bid by Banqu

The Supreme Court dashed the hopes of business groups and their insurers by refusing to review yet a

1650 (Nov. 13, 1989) Previous day - 1656 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

An evenly divided Supreme Court Monday upheld the planned partial merger of Detroit's two daily news

Two of the Soviet Union's top food buying officials will be here this week as part of a large Soviet

U.S. and foreign-flag carriers this week are weighing an offer to become equal partners within the I

ANNUAL COMPUTER SHOW LURES FOREIGN FIRMSThe annual showcase for the computer industry, Comde

Ray Corsan, cargo manager of Britain's fastest-growing airline, Air Europe, believes plans to create

The proposed Airline Competition Enhancement Act - legislation that would impose significant governm

Consolidated Freightways Corp. has opened its fifth regional truck line, a Dallas-based company that

A Geneva-based shipping line has acquired an Italian line that owns the cruise ship Achille Lauro.

NATIONAL INSURER GROUP NAMES THREE STAFFERSDES PLAINS, Ill. - The National Association of In

Hercules Inc. won the first round in its attempt to get anti-dumping duties levied on foreign makers

Copper futures prices ended higher Monday on renewed supply concerns as traders resisted bearish new

The opening of East Germany's borders will translate into increased economic opportunities for Weste

Britain's businessmen are calling for a doubling of investment in the country's transport infrastruc

It took two tries, but a 104-ton steam locomotive built in China and destined for Iowa was hoisted o

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said plans are being made for agricultural trade and development

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

Mike Moore, New Zealand's minister of external relations and trade, will meet today with Japanese ba

A strike by Boeing Co. production workers enters a critical phase this week, appearing likely to bec

California has carried the battle against overhead air pollution to the underarm. California

In a tacit acknowledgment that its austerity program is hitting foreign- backed business, China said

TNT Auto Warehousing Inc. plans to add a second shift to its automobile service facility in Lafayett

UNITED FRUIT CO. ENDS EUROPE-US OPERATIONUnited Fruit Co., the parent of Chiquita Brands Inc

MISSISSIPPI LOCK 26 IS CLOSED FOR REPAIRSKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lock and Dam 26 on the Mississip

The Supreme Court has permitted random drug-testing of Boston police officers, providing new evidenc

Chemical manufacturers say a bill to impose trade sanctions against countries or companies that prom

Executives of some of Japan's major shipping lines said Monday they have already transferred or are

Ocean carriers and shippers, which had a falling out last March over the shape of antitrust immunity

BP EXPLORATION RAISES RESERVE ESTIMATESBP Exploration, the exploration and production subsid

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc