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The dollar declined modestly against most major currencies in quiet trading Wednesday as market play

The Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Co. will lay off as many as 800 of its 1,150 employees this year becau

The successful completion of the first paperless U.S. Customs entries should open the way for other

American President Lines Ltd. has received U.S. Maritime Administration clearance to extend its fore

Production of coffee, sugar, coconuts and cocoa in the Far East should rise markedly this year, gove

For the upper Midwest Plains states, export demand for agricultural products is as important to incr

Ishii Named VP At Atlanta BrokerCatering to JapanHideo Ishii was named vice presiden

Two new Wisconsin foreign trade officials see potential markets for the state's products in Japan an

TALKS WITH SOLIDARITY CONTINUE IN POLANDWARSAW, Poland - The banned Solidarity union and Pol

Maryland officials are reviewing a long list of applicants for the executive director's job at the M

U.S. exports to Taiwan, South Korea and Australia will stay healthy in 1989 but may not match 1988's

Anchor Glass Container Corp. announced price increases, effective March 1, 1989, for several of its

Rhode Island heating oil dealers are marching arm-in-arm with their colleaguesfrom other Nor

Inventories of key petroleum products moved moderately in normal seasonal patterns as gasoline stock

California health officials discovered a rare case of acute toxicity in produce imported from Mexico

European Community leaders, joined by other nations, condemned the U.S. use of unilateral trade sanc

GERMANY POSTS RISE IN INDUSTRIAL ORDERSFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German industrial orde

LEADING SERVICE INDEX ROSE 2.9 PERCENT IN DECEMBERThe composite leading indicator for servic

Less "show biz" and a hands-on approach: that's the new tone in U.S.-Canada relations expected to be

Council of Logistics Management/American Society of Transportation & Logistics, Michigan chapter, me

* Tom Connors - Washington 12A * Sally Shelton-Colby - Salinas' Surprising Moves 12A* Eliana

EC MIGHT REJECT PLAN TO END BEEF DISPUTEA Texas plan for exporting hormone-free beef to the

Sea-Land Service Inc. is finalizing charter terms with a French company for one of three vessels Sea

Jan. 1 was Glee-Day for Canadian importers of Harley-Davidson motorbikes. The free trade agr

Piedmont Airlines' merger into USAir has been delayed until Aug. 5 as the two big carriers attempt t

CONSUMERS MAY FILE FOR CRUISE REFUNDSHARTFORD, Conn. - Would-be vacationers who paid deposit

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1533 (Feb. 8, 1989) Previous day - 1542 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Norwest Bank Minnesota, the lead bank of the Norwest Corp. bank holding company, has formalized corr

2 AIDS DRUGS YIELD OPPOSITE STUDY RESULTSAn experimental drug called dideoxycytidine, or ddC

COMMERCE SAYS JAPAN IS DUMPING MICRODISKSJapanese makers of 3.5-inch computer microdisks are

After a short-circuit that stung some high-tech giants, there are indications of a rebound in the As

AZORES CRASH COVER PROBABLY IN LONDONThe Independent Air Corp. Boeing 707 that crashed Wedne

Sony Corp., firing its latest salvo in the video wars, unveiled an improved version of its 8mm video

After four consecutive months of cargo volume declines, the Port of Baltimore ended 1988 on the plus

Port managers no longer have the luxury of operating in an exclusive environment frequented only by

The U.S. export advance will continue this year, though perhaps at only about half of last year's gr

NET INCREASES BY 6 PERCENT AT AMERICAN CYANAMIDWAYNE, N.J. - American Cyanamid Co. reported

Westpac Banking Corp., Australia's largest bank, believes it has a good chance of winning a license

He's Dutch, his nickname is Guus (pronounced Gus), his full name is Sigismundus W.W. Lubsen, he'll b