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New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 275,000 people during the week end

Too many interests have too much at stake to let the omnibus trade bill die this year, a U.S. busine

At a time when shortages and increased exports are pushing other plastic prices up every few weeks,

Consolidated Freightways Inc. elected Lary R. Scott president and chief executive of the company. Mr

The Interstate Commerce Commission this week reaffirmed the legitimacy of negotiated but unpublished

Chase Reportedly Near Brazil Debt Swap DealSAO PAULO, Brazil - A proposed $200 million debt

A local manufacturer of computer systems for the machine tool industry has charged that its Japanese

Eugene H. Mach was named assistant commissioner for commercial operations of the U.S. Customs Servic

Electronics maker Lafe Holdings Ltd., on the acquisition trail to boost its U.S. ties, reports after

Televideo, through a subsidiary, is trying to take advantage of a thaw in superpower relations by se

Few high-technology products are as unwanted as used computers, and thousands are junked each year i

Total airborne merchandise trade increased 32 percent last year to HK$162.6 billion (US$21 billion)

With an implementation guide now distributed to gas pipeline companies, the American Petroleum Insti

Federal Study Explores US Air Cargo TrendsThe departments of Transportation and State Wednes

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture,Foreign Agricultural Service

Citizens Financial Group Inc., Providence, R.I., said it agreed to be acquired by the Royal Bank of

Senate conferees Thursday rejected most of the proposals offered by the House to provide catastrophi

The American Association of Exporters and Importers and Logic International this week announced a ne

Like its sister waterway in Panama, the Suez Canal is facing worrisome times. Its problems are not h

Two years ago, many heavy-truck makers and analysts were saying that the market would go ga-ga over

With sales at a record $2.4 billion and profits double those of a year earlier, the nation's second-

Top executives of Japan's major shipping companies Thursday welcomed plans by two of the industry's

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

Bill Allows States To Control Log ExportsA House trade subcommittee this week approved a bil

The worldwide overnight package business grossed about $2.8 billion in revenue last year and is pois

The government has decided to reduce import tariffs on wine from the present 100 percent to levels

Ford Motor Co. set a world auto industry record for earnings in a single quarter, but suffered a dec

The National Insulation Contractors Association recently published the first comprehensive reference

Uniflex Inc. has joined the growing ranks of companies that have developed a biodegradable film that

Exporting for 15 years and with agents on five continents, Industrias de Papel Simao SA has provided

Containerized delivery of Brazilian writing and printing paper to East Coast U.S. customers has beco

April 28, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

Despite slow growth and record inflation Mexico's economy did surprisingly well in 1987, the central

In the dusty corners of the U.S. Commerce Department sit a number of frustrated officials who strugg

THE PROBLEM WITH INFLATION these days may be how we describe it. Are we experiencing only a little i

Luring U.S. investment to the land of yurts - elaborate tents - and nomadic horsemen in remote Inner

As U.S. exports have increased, so has the number of advice-givers. Authors and consultants

Thai Assembly Passes Limited Copyright BillBANGKOK, Thailand - The Thai National Assembly on

The patchwork of local regulations governing noise abatement at airports across the nation disrupts

Congress is being asked to approve the proposed U.S.-Canada free trade agreement without sufficient