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The storm over Salman Rushdie's book, "The Satanic Verses," has raised questions over a recent scram

Farm exports are a long way from the peak of the early 1980s, but they are recovering faster than Ag

Optimism returned to the ocean freight futures market with a vengeance last week, propelling traded

CAUSTIC SODA Occidental Chemical Corp., Dallas, increased schedule prices for liquid caustic

Ray R. Irani, chairman and chief executive officer of Occidental Chemical Corp., suggests that the c

With the Washington state legislature threatening to order ports to work together, the Port of Tacom

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it is seeking contract bids by April 24 for delivery of 2.5 mill

ENRON CORP. (Houston) - James C. Street was named vice president of human resources. Previou

Brazil's overvalued currency threatens shoe exports to the United States and Canada, an industry lea

TAIWAN PLANS TO OFFER SECURITIES TO FOREIGNERSTAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwan government Friday

The U.S. dollar declined broadly Thursday on the market perception that Federal Reserve Board Chairm

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

OVERSEAS CARGO RISES 15 PERCENT AT PORT OF DETROITThe Port of Detroit said its overseas carg

HARMONIZED SYSTEM: EXPORT PROCEDURES. A new Harmonized Tariff Schedule B for exports became effectiv

The Soviet economy is at its most critical point since Mikhail Gorbachev's radical economic reforms

South Korea has received foreign orders to build 11 ships for $670 million so far this year, up shar

Thin is "in" and, as a result, calorie-conscious Americans are consuming low-calorie and no-calorie

JAPANESE CORN IMPORTS SEEN ON THE DECLINETOKYO - Japanese corn imports will begin to declin

A flock of consumer-related bills submitted by the state insurance commissioner are moving quickly t

Lloyd's of London has welcomed a U.S. Treasury report on the tax treatment of Lloyd's members in the

Petroleum tankship operations. Course for shoreside personnel. Feb. 27-March 2. World Trade Institut

EASTERN FINANCIAL WOES PRESENT BLEAK FUTURENEW YORK - Eastern Air Lines, the embattled Texas

The Port of Oakland plans to abandon its controversial top executive bonus system. Instead,

Swiss crude oil imports in 1988 totaled 3.84 million metric tons, down slightly from 3.90 million to

One of the world's largest dredging companies is teaming up with a distributor of sand and gravel in

British pharmaceuticals company Glaxo Holdings PLC is being plagued by counterfeit sales in its home

It's not quite armed robbery, but General Motors Corp. may have to pay an Italian firearms manufactu

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Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner has ordered creation of a task force to review competition i

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The Interstate Commerce Commission cleared the way for trucking rates to rise 4.8 percent next Tuesd

The activities of Norwegian KS companies are felt far beyond Norway. Shipbrokers, financiers

National Westminster Bancorp Inc., a subsidiary of a British banking concern, has agreed to acquire

CAUSTIC SODA Occidental Chemical Corp., Dallas, Texas, increased schedule prices for liquid

U.S. banks should do more to help remove the crushing debt burden from Latin America and work to rev

Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner's honeymoon with Congress may be drawing to a close, and

Proper use of foreign trade zones can save importers and customs brokers big bucks, but some still d

The Port of New Orleans purchased a damaged container crane at auction and will spend more than $3 m

SOUTH KOREA TO DISCUSS US TRADE DEMANDSSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea will discuss with th

A top Japanese official warned Thursday that Japan will flatly reject any proposals to do away with