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US MINT SEEKS BIDS ON HIGH GRADE ZINCThe U.S. Bureau of the Mint Wednesday announced it is s

A disappointing round of bilateral talks this week has jeopardized the U.S.-Japanese negotiations on

SENATE REJECTS REPEAL OF CATASTROPHIC ACTThe Senate Wednesday rejected a House bill repealin

A Canadian company plans to pull out of a gold and copper mining venture in the Philippines that has

Three privately owned European drug companies say they will cooperate on developing and marketing th

SOUTHWEST BANK CUTS PRIME RATE TO 10 PERCENTSouthwest Bank of St. Louis said Wednesday it wo

A Japanese electronics industry group has offered to share information about advanced high-definitio

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Derek H. Burney, Canada's ambassador to the United States, has a pet peeve: the U.S.-Canada aviation

Production of new railroad cars is surging after nearly a decade of depressed sales, an official for

SP FINALLY ACHIEVES ACCESS TO CHICAGOThe Southern Pacific railroad system will finally make

Although environmentalists vowed to continue their opposition, the nation's largest harbor improveme

Congressional negotiators agreed on stiffer trade sanctions against China than those imposed by Pres

The "Alice in Wonderland" auto insurance price rollbacks of California Proposition 103 so far have b

UNOCAL TO CLOSE BEAUMONT PLANTUnocal Corp. of Los Angeles said it will close its unprofitabl

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Wednesday in line with the upturn in the stock market. Dealers

Highly profitable speculation in used oil tankers is being curtailed by this year's rapid rise in pr

The House adopted controversial amendments that preserve state oil spill liability laws Wednesday as

Venezuela's oil policy has been altered in subtle but significant ways since Carlos Andres Perez too

Nov. 8, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Utilities in Kentucky and Illinois have entered the market for steam coal needed before the end of t

At the European Air Law Association Inaugural Conference in London last week, European Community Co

China's bloody crackdown on democracy marchers may have temporarily diminished Hong Kong's role as a

TRADE PANEL PROBES BATH ACCESSORY IMPORTSWASHINGTON - The U.S. International Trade Commissio

JAPANESE SHIPBUILDERS REPORT EARNINGSFour of Japan's six major shipbuilding and heavy machin

The current labor reforms on the Australian waterfront will result in an increase in productivity of

The challenge of revitalizing the American maritime industry will be a major theme of the Maritime T

Federal transportation officials this week formally postponed random drug testing for truck drivers

Ship lines, importers and other transportation interests are braced for this week's renewed hearings

ROYAL NEDLLOYD BUYS W. GERMAN COMPANYDUSSELDORF, West Germany - Royal Nedlloyd Group NV has

Leading container shipping companies operating between the United States and Southern and East Afric

Switzerland's consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in October from September and were up 3.6 percent fro

ENTIRE 44-MAN CABINET RESIGNS IN E. GERMANYEast Germany's government resigned Tuesday amid g

Ashland Oil Inc. Chairman John Hall told a convention of fuel dealers to expect changes in the next

THE TREASURY MARKET HAS A HEFTY SUPPLY to absorb, with a record $30 billion refunding and a $10 bill

Foreign banks' lack of collateral will likely prevent them from obtaining loans soon from the Bank o

The United States is set to become the world's top silver producer as labor disputes keep Mexicans a

South Korea Tuesday accepted a ruling upholding complaints by the United States, Australia and New Z

Leon Brittan, vice president of the European Commission and former U.K. trade secretary, called in a

JAPAN POSTS 4.1 PERCENT RISE IN CAPITAL SPENDINGJapanese capital spending in the July-Septem