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President-elect Bush, who has been under pressure to abandon his plan to cut the budget deficit with

JAPAN'S NEXT MINISTER WON'T CHANGE POLICIESTOKYO - Tatsuo Murayama, the man who is widely ex

The European Community is expected to call today for a ruling by the General Agreement on Tariffs an

An early December agreement among 12 shipping companies active in the tradefrom the western

Authorities in the Philippines say about 18 oil wells will be drilled in 1989, up from the 13 previo

With a possible energy crisis looming, China is not likely to deliver in the near future coal that w

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EC, CZECHOSLOVAKIA SIGN TRADE AGREEMENTBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community signed a f

HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO. TO BUY WORKSTATIONSHong Kong Electric Co. is buying two high-technolo

The Uruguay Round of trade liberalization talks probably will continue past the deadline of 1990 and

The Dominican Republic's shoe industry, already booming by all economic indicators, could get a furt

Alabama State Docks Department wants the Federal Maritime Commission to throw out two recent objecti

Mayne Nickless Ltd. is hardly a household name in U.S. transportation. The Australian-based transpor

State officials say they have no control over the state workers compensation program, which has grow

In an Inside Talk column that ran in Monday's editions of The Journal of Commerce, an incorrect numb

A story in The Journal of Commerce on Dec. 19, Bayer Embraces Environment Concerns, should have iden

FIBREBOARD MAPS PLAN TO SELL OFF OPERATIONSCONCORD, Calif. - Fibreboard Corp. is returning t

P&G INCREASES ALCOHOL PRICESProcter & Gamble Co.'s Industrial Chemicals division announced a

NYMEX RAISES LIMIT ON PLATINUM FUTURESNEW YORK - The New York Mercantile Exchange Monday rai

Tall oil production rose in October for rosins and fatty acids compared to September 1988, according

Eight European countries and the European Community told the United Nations they have ratified a tre

EASTERN SHUTTLE SALE WINS JUDGE'S APPROVALWASHINGTON - A federal judge on Monday approved th

PENNIES IN THE FOUNTAIN: What's expected to be the fastest-growing industry in the West, with unprec

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it purchased 17,500 tons of steam coal under seven weekly spot m

AMEX LIFE ASSURANCE CO. (San Rafael, Calif.) - Ronald D. Hagen was named vice president, marketing a

Dozens of insurance industry defendants filed a joint motion for summary judgement Friday in the mas

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Prices for Third World debt in the secondary market slid last week, as demand for paper dried up des

The wheat market has consolidated its gains of earlier this fall and is only about 5 cents a bushel

Salmon production is soaring at fish farms worldwide, spurred in part by greater demand and buying p

The Soviet Union plans to build a massive new icebreaker within the next five years, twice as powerf

U.S. demand for toys and other department store goods is making an economic superstar out of a once-

The Environmental Protection Agency Monday fined 25 companies a total $1.5 million for violating rep

Peter de Savary has been chairman of London-based Highland Participants PLC for little more than a y

Of Highland Participants PLC's many projects, the one that is stirring up most interest in shipping

Throughout the holiday season, Revco truck drivers will be tying one on in support of project red ri

More parties are joining a suit challenging a recent Federal MaritimeCommission decision giv

Adolph Coors Co. will lead all domestic beer makers in market share increases this year. Coo

The United Kingdom's seasonally adjusted, average gross domestic product grew 1.2 percent in the thi

A two-year-old controversy over the nation's largest project to enlarge a harbor has reached a new p