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A U.S. electronics group announced plans Tuesday to set up a liaison office in China to help U.S. fi

Several months ago Larry Sund needed to convert a ship into a fish processing factory trawler. Lured

Officials of Frito-Lay Inc. and Mobil Oil Corp. have confirmed that their fleets will be among the f

Commerce Secretary C. William Verity criticized Japanese attempts to dominate the market for high-de

PACPRO 88 - International Exhibition of Packaging Production: Machinery, Materials and Processes. Ma

Many farm banks are awash in deposits and actively looking for borrowers, an analysis prepared by th

Directors of Staley Continental Inc. unanimously determined that the revised unsolicited tender offe

Tue., May 3, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Big Board Requires Program Trade ReportsNEW YORK - The New York Stock Exchange Tuesday began

Mobil Chemical Co. broke ground April 27 for construction of a new plant at Notre Dame de Gravenchon

Much to the dismay of both maritime employers and union officials, a handicapped longshoreman's five

Thanks in large part to the crisis in Panama, Florida's Port Everglades has filled both buildings in

The former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission criticized British American Tobacco in an affida

Allegis Corp. will receive $500 million as a result of its agreement to sell half of its Apollo comp

Columbia University's Business School concluded an agreement with the University of International Bu

TOP STORIES: North Carolina is still discovering its vast trade potential. 7ANorth Carolina

American President Lines has seen a decline in volume and freight rates in recent months on its west

Late last year, Reichhold Chemical Inc. was hit by the leading edge of an impending tsunami of Japan

One of the three nuclear reactors at the San Onofre power plant was shut down for refueling over the

In an effort to dispel the myth that piggyback intermodalism is damage-prone, a railroad company rep

Plans for a north Europe high-speed train network linking Eurotunnel to Britain and the continent mu

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -0.56

Contracts for new construction dropped 3 percent in March, weakened by a sharp decline in commercial

This index alphabetically lists all companies and other operating organizations such as ports mentio

Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci decided Monday not to send half a dozen Coast Guard patrol vessels

The Transport Ministry said Monday it recommended to Japanese airlines that they ground and conduct

Detailed analysis of a jetliner that had part of its fuselage blown off while flying at 24,000 feet

Federal Agencies Buy More MicrocomputersFederal agencies bought nearly 200,000 microcomputer

Showing off a photo transmission system that potentially could eat into shipments of small package c

Orient Overseas (Holdings) Ltd. has increased its stake in one of Hong Kong's container terminal ope

American Family Corp. reported Monday that operating income for the first quarter ending March 31 in

The U.S. dollar turned mixed Monday after meeting resistance levels in the late morning, while the p

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

S. Korean Carmaker Resolves 19-Day StrikeSEOUL, South Korea - The nation's second-largest au

The Iran-Iraq war has not deterred the Persian Gulf state of Dubai from embarking on an all-out driv

Japanese, W. German Surplus-Cutting SlowsBoth Japan and West Germany reduced their trade sur

Soviets soon may be eating pizza in Pizza Huts as well as hamburgers if other U.S. chain restaurants

Freight rates on exports from U.S. Gulf ports to northern Europe will increase as much as 15 percent

Some wondered what it would be like if OPEC leaders met during Ramadan, the traditional Moslem month

A new law requiring that Alaskan fish processing ships and supply boats be built in the United State