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FRANCE REPORTS DEFICIT IN BALANCE OF PAYMENTSFrance had an estimated seasonally adjusted bal

Metal exports by the Philippines last year grew nearly 42 percent to top the $1 billion mark, the Bu

JAPANESE PANEL SEEKS MORE WORK HOUR CUTSFurther cuts in working hours are needed to give "wo

A Commerce Department export seminar produced a small debate on the European Community's plans for i

The Caribbean's preferential market for bananas sold in the European Community will be protected aft

It's Thursday afternoon at Taipei High School, and 100 Chinese teens are gagging at slides of blacke

INGERSOLL-RAND BUYS SILVER ENGINEERINGWOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. - Ingersoll-Rand Co. has acquired

The Office of the Special Trade Representative asked the Federal MaritimeCommission to alert

Meeting behind closed doors on Friday, Port of Tacoma commissioners debated which of two senior port

COUNTY TO PURCHASE SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINESAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Marin County will pay $10.1 mil

REGIONAL BLOCS The Threat of Regionalization to World Trade: The Case of the U.S.-Canada Tra

European employers and workers moved to set up the basis for a stepped-up social dialogue that shou

Crude oil prices are headed for a first-quarter high of $19 to $19.50 as the market is backed by a s

BREAKDOWN COMES BEFORE BREAKTHROUGH is a favorite "new age" saying. It also sometimes seems

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

Traders are divided over whether the dollar's recent rally can be sustained in the face of coordinat

ALLIED, UNIONS ALLEGE DUMPING OF PRESSESTwo unions and a major producer of automobile parts

State Attorney General John Van de Kamp has accused Gov. George Deukmejian of refusing to uphold the

Jan. 13, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

European crude oil prices continued climbing last week. North Sea Brent crude for February d

Rank Commodity November 88 November 87 percent Change1 Phosphates; Crude, Apatite

Congestion at the Port of Bombay has eased, and authorities have cut a penalty for uncleared boxes b

Textainer Equipment Management (US) Ltd. says it will try to increase its container fleet to almost

Swiss authorities said Friday they had been asked for legal help by U.S. investigators inquiring int

Higher prices for oil and plywood contributed sizeably to a new Journal of Commerce Industrial Price

Thu., Jan. 12, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

European Community member countries have asked the European Commission for detailed information on a

FLOWERS INDUSTRIES INC. (Thomasville, Ga.) - Robert P. Crozer was elected vice chairman. He was vice

KEMPER CHIEF TO HEAD INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONGerald L. Maatman was named chairman of the Insura

The contract talks opening today between the International Longshoremen's Association and several wa

Sixteen U.S. electronics companies have agreed to study the feasibility of creating a corporate part

OLIN BOOSTS PRICE OF SODIUM CHLORITESTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. will increase its off-list

Canadian natural gas processor and pipeline operator Westcoast Energy Inc. is considering moving dow

US Coast and Port November 88 November 87 percent ChangeEastBaltimore

The volume of waterborne exports of U.S. chemicals climbed in November to 3.37 millionmetric tons fr

Improvements to Kai Tak Airport costing an estimated HK$2.4 billion (US$300 million) seem likely to

Five years after the breakup of American Telephone & Telegraph Co., consumers are paying more for ph

INTERNATIONAL PAPER TO BID FOR EUROPE FIRMPURCHASE, N.Y. - International Paper Co., which po

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Bulk cement has begun moving into a new storage silo at the Port of Georgetown, S.C., leading to exp