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The United States can cut its trade deficit without resorting to protectionist measures, if its indu

European Community economies are buoyant, with surging retail sales and strong growth, an economic s

Indiana is going a long way to attract foreign business. A. William Douglas, Hatcher Gary Re

A year ago, there was talk that Alan Greenspan might become the George Twinkle Toes Selkirk of the U

A new court decision challenges the buying and selling of government rights that allowed some foreig

Japanese stock and bond markets were ravaged Wednesday by the unexpectedly early rise in the key U.S

NO, NO, NO . . . MAYBE: It was startling when a well plugged-in congressional source who has been re

The largest port in Oregon intends to choose a single person to fill its top two maritime jobs.<

The dollar drifted lower Wednesday on fears next Tuesday's report of the U.S. trade deficit for June

Brooklyn native William Albert Sawyer eats his own cooking, weighs 350 pounds and once pawned his mo

Three times a year, corporate Japan sheds its neatly tailored business suits, dons caps, spikes and

Long after explorers charted their course by the stars or compass, a computer software pioneer has l

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL UP AT DU PONTWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is increasin

HOECHST CELANESE HIKES METHANOLHoechst Celanese Corp.'s Chemical Group is increasing the pri

The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it is putting landfills off limits to millions

Colombia is known more for its illegal trade than its legal trade, but some people are trying to cha

The giant omnibus trade bill that President Reagan is expected to sign next week will create more te

A Commerce Department official will visit Argentina later this month to promote Argentine investment

ISLAND CREEK GETS MINES IN ENOXY SETTLEMENTLEXINGTON, Ky. - Island Creek Corp., Lexington, K

An insurance brief appearing in the Aug. 8 editions of The Journal of Commerce contained incorrect s

Wed., Aug. 10, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

For a nation with its illustrious seagoing past, the United States has let its merchant marine nearl

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

A high-level Chinese entity that has investments in the United States, Canada, Australia and a large

CONNECTICUT NATIONAL BANK (Hartford) - David M. Goldsholl was named senior vice president in the sec

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

A South Korean chemical company executive and a Korean-born U.S. consultant posted bonds of $100,000

The Reagan administration is making a final push for Senate approval of a series of precedent-settin

Currency traders and analysts said Tuesday's rise in the U.S. discount rate revealed a widening rift

GRACE UNIT STARTS UP METHACRYLATE FACILITYW. R. Grace & Co.'s Evans Chemetics unit has begun

August 9, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

COLORADO-UTE TO GET CLEAN COAL FUNDSThe Energy Department said it agreed to make $20 million

LEASEWAY TRANSPORTATION CORP. (Cleveland) - Anthony J. Kosak was named president and chief operating

Nor-Fishing '88. Norway's largest trade fair and seminars on fishing technology, vessels, ships' equ

President Reagan is expected to sign legislation to require nuclear power companies to take a bigger

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Shipping Corp. is proceeding with plans topurchase Farrell Line

Most of California's Silicon Valley companies still are assessing whether new U.S. trade legislation

BILL WOULD COMBAT ILLEGAL IVORY IMPORTSThe House has approved legislation to bring the Unite

MCI Communications Corp. chairman and founder William G. McGowan's illness came at a crucial time fo

Lloyd's of London reported that insurance losses paid out on ship hulls damaged in the Persian Gulf