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The Soviet Union said it will sharply reduce its purchases of goods and equipment for heavy industry

A story on Page 9A of The Journal of Commerce on Aug. 1 incorrectly described the status of a propos

Reforms announced last week by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in the wake of indictments returned a

Aug. 7, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Baker Hughes Inc. and Oy Tampella Ab of Finland reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Jus

TAIWAN TRADE SURPLUS INCREASES 48.1 PERCENTTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's trade surplus for the J

Three West German shipping companies have become partners in the two-year-old Senator Linie GmbH and

Large supplies of turkey, hams in cold storage and expected ample supplies of fresh product coming t

Halifax, Nova Scotia, continues to gain ground rapidly on Montreal, Canada's biggest containerport,

Product Transportation Group Inc. said it has been approved as an ocean freight forwarder by the Fed

Two years after the chairman of Pan Ocean Shipping Co. jumped to his death, the company's future rem

Soviet officials will begin learning management American-style early next year from a company whose

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HOW TO USE: The following government bid opportunities are among the hundreds of such opport

Brussels, Belgium, and the European Community can expect a touch of the Bluegrass State soon when th

If you owe the Port of Tampa money, officials there might decide not to do business with you until y

The dollar may move into a slightly higher trading range during the next several weeks, some traders

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners' announcement in March that it likely would reco

Tanker operators and oil companies will face dramatically higher liability limits if the Senate's ve

History's longest fight against the global practices of a single corporate giant began over 50 year

UNSWORTH GROUP OF COMPANIES (Linden, N.J.) - Gerald van Groningen was named executive vice president

The U.S. Air Force wants air freight carriers to tell it how to improve the operation of the LogAir

The head of the Massachusetts Port Authority said Friday that a taxpayers' petition to roll back fee

A European Community Commission proposal to regulate the makeup and marketing of infant formula has

Over the past decade, the automobile import market has changed dramatically, with more Japanese comp

MATING DANCES INVOLVING AT LEAST FOUR RAILROADS reportedly are under way. Nobody in a positi

Rebuilding basic bureaucratic structures is an essential part of any automation program. So

Gold prices dropped nearly $5 an ounce in response to the surging dollar, with the Comex August cont

ATLANTIC ENERGY POSTS 6.4 PERCENT RISE IN SALESPLEASANTVILLE, N.J. - Atlantic Energy Inc., p

SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE PHILADELPHIA - FMC Corp. said it is revising prices for technical gr

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has formed a government- industr y task force to stu

REGIONAL BLOCS The Pacific Summit and Symposia. Aug. 6-11. Seattle. This major event being c

When the talk turns to Mack Trucks Inc., the emphasis always seems to be on its testy labor relation

The Japanese government has asked domestic automakers to boost imports of vehicles and parts and mig

PAKISTAN AWARDS PACT TO SEATRAMP TANKERSThe National Tanker Co. of Pakistan awarded a contra

Sources close to the World Prodigy case said Friday that a break is expected imminently in negotiati

JAPAN FINDS CHEMICALS IN IMPORTED FOODSTUFFSHigh levels of residual farm chemicals have been

U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills is concerned that a proposed European Community ban on a drug