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KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS FIGHTS OFF VIRUSESCHANTILLY, Va. - Knowledge Network Systems Inc. has deve

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Michael Maher, the 79-year-old chairman of Maher Terminals, figures he's always enjoyed the luck of

Maritime trade between the Pearl River Delta of southern China and the port here, already accounting

The White House is likely to announce shortly that it will increase the country's annual sugar quota

A Ponce Superior Court judge has barred any last-minute moves toward privatization of the municipall

COMMERCE TO PROBE CEPHALEXIN IMPORTSThe Commerce Department will probe whether imports from

Puzzled atmospheric scientists have found, to their alarm, that the annual ozone hole over the South

The Israeli government will sell its 74 percent stake in the nation's oil refining enterprise, Oil R

Coast Guard facilities to prevent harbor collisions in New York and New Orleans were closed principa

CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT SHRUNK IN 3RD QUARTERThe U.S. current account deficit, the broadest

Hardly ranked among the majors, the Austrian schilling is growing in importance as a portfolio curre

Australian banks have revealed further evidence of eagerness to acquire offshore banks, with a lot o

A record number of tourists, especially overseas visitors, helped save the city from a recession thi

A $150 million tax-free loan from Japan has been signed by China Petrochemical Corp., or Sinopec, fo

FLORIDA FEDERAL SAVINGS (St. Petersburg, Fla.) - John R. Hanschmidt was named senior executive vice

The European Currency Unit is now the fifth most widely borrowed currency in the international banki

Alaska has issued a right-of-way lease giving Yukon Pacific Corp. access to more than 400 miles of s

MATSON ADOPTS PLAN TO PREVENT TAKEOVERThe parent of Matson Navigation Co. announced the adop

The government has eased a restriction stipulating that Indian shipping companies could buy a ship a

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

How worried is the United States trade community about global electronic data interchange? W

In its own careful way, Japan appears to be making a commitment to the United Nations-based EDI for

The increased use of seagoing tug-barge units in the U.S. domestic trade may present a problem for d

The not-so-secret word for truckers last week was safety. That's because the Department of T

ZAYRE CORP. PLANNING MAJOR RESTRUCTURINGFRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Zayre Corp. plans a major corpor

Canada's House of Commons resumed its sessions Monday to give final approval of the U.S.-Canada free

A tripling of sales is forcing Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. to build a new distribution center and upgra

SORBITOL, HYSTAR ARE UP AT LONZALonza Inc. will increase prices for Sorbitol and Hystar hydr

HOECHST CELANESE CORP. (Somerville, N.J.) - Robert A. Longman, vice president and general counsel, w

KINARK CONFIRMS EFFORT TO SELL ILL. TERMINALKinark Corp., Tulsa, Okla., confirmed recent rum

The way to cleaner water in the world's poorest countries may be inexpensive and old-fashioned.<

While international attention is being focused on the debt burdens of the larger Latin American coun

SAUDIS OFFER DISCOUNTS TO FAR EAST, EUROPESaudi Arabia is offering increased discount terms

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

The United States is seeking a new round of copyright talks with Taiwan beginning Jan. 9, local sour

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

TWO DIVISIONS MAKE UP MATSON NAVIGATIONMatson Navigation Co. is restructuring itself into tw

Control Data Corp. said it has signed a letter of understanding to sell its South African unit to Un

For its makers, Parmesan cheese is not just something to grate and sprinkle over pasta. It i