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U.S. government negotiators said Wednesday they were unhappy with Japanese proposals made at the sta

Zimbabwe is turning its attention to the U.S. apparel market, following its success with European ga

The Reagan administration is expected to let the Export-Import Bank's capital continue to decline.

The nation's first trade show featuring the new high-temperature superconductor s opened this week,

Railroad labor, apparently stung by criticism of its court victory overturning mandatory drug testin

Canadian shipbuilders urge the federal government to come up with a policy to boost commercial order

The Shipbuilders Council of America said Sea-Land Service Inc.'s use of certain tax-deferred funds f

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There have been no major problems with oil supplies in the Hudson River Valley so far because of the

Occidental Chemical Corp. recently announced plans to store and destroy at its Niagara Falls plant d

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Chrysler Canada Corp. is holding talks with Mitsubishi Motor Corp. on increasing shipments of Thai-a

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Every week 34 tons of silvery Coho salmon is plucked from the pristine waters of this seacoast villa

Japanese Battery Firm, GNB Set Joint VentureJapan Storage Battery, a leading Japanese batter

US Not Committed To More Bond SwapsWASHINGTON - The United States has made no commitments to

Steel production fell to 1.867 million tons in the week ended Feb. 13, a decrease of 0.4 percent fro

A year ago this month, a group of floor traders at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange - frustrated by a

The Burlington Northern Railroad Co. asked the U.S. Court of Appeals here to overturn a recent Inter

MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION (Baltimore) - Cynthia M. Burman was named assistant manager of pricing

American President Cos. Ltd. says it is using a new system for shipping fully assembled automobiles

The second most freeway-ridden state in the nation is trying for the No. 1 spot when it comes to nat

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United Arab Emirates Oil Minister Mana Said al-Otaiba denied rumors that his visit to Japan was aime

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The oil trade indicated its willingness to support a London-based Brent crudeoil futures contract at

Cogeneration Venture Clears Final HurdleJACKSON, Mich. - The Midland Cogeneration Venture cl

A short stroll inland from the Santa Cruz coast, on fields that in past years yielded cauliflower an

Italy has long been one of the world's great producers of high-quality footwear, but these days more

China's controversial family planning policies have failed for the second straight year. The growing

Only banking organizations willing to maintain strong capital positions should be granted expanded s

The California Insurance Department Tuesday fined the Hartford Insurance Group $70,000 under a settl

Acting Premier Li Peng said Wednesday the government may expand its subsidies of major commodities t

EC Probes Allegations Of Copier DumpingBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commission

Firestone said it plans to sell 75 percent of its Akron-based tire business through a joint venture

The omnibus U.S. trade legislation before a Senate-House conference is a protectionist and defensive

West German Upper House Speaker Bernhard Vogel called Wednesday for stronger economic ties between h

TOP STORIES: Lloyd's is leaving the scandals of the past decade behind as it enters its fourth ce

Cincinnati Milacron Inc. has begun a major reorganization program following a drop in 1987 sales, de

The Soviet Union is stepping up its pace of U.S. wheat purchases and shipments to lessen the impact