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Roy F. Weston Inc. has agreed to acquire VFL Technology Corp. The completion of the acquisit

The Army Corps of Engineers last week defended its use of criteria in a draft report as the basis fo

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

The AIDS crisis has brought U.S. importers a new market: protective latex and vinyl gloves.

U.S. companies with operations in Haiti are keeping wary vigil in the wake of the Caribbean nation's

Officials of the Federal Railroad Administration and Guilford Transportation Industries Inc. Friday

The nation's employment picture was surprisingly bright in the month after the stock market crash, a

State Insurance Commissioner Bill Gunter last week told the Academic Task Force created by the Legis

Canada intends to become an important naval power by the 21st century in order to better protect its

Defense Legislation To Mandate Coal BuysThe Defense Appropriations Bill was amended to requi

The European Commission gave the go-ahead for Ruhrkohle, West Germany's leading coal producer, to ac

The slow but steady warming of the Earth's atmosphere - called the greenhouse effect - will cause sh

1231.0 (Dec. 4) Previous day - 1226.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

ASA International Ltd. said it is offering a Customs Automated Data Exchange System for Canadian cus

Unions and an industry group filed separate suits in federal appeals courts last week challenging ne

Government to Release Trade, Credit DataConsumer installment credit figures for October are

Despite opposition from West Germany, the United States and four other leading industrialized countr

The island's once-thriving petrochemical export business shows glimmers of life as Puerto Rico Sun O

Tennessee Valley Authority bought 17,500 tons of coal on the spot market for two power stations in i

Petroleos Mexicanos said it lowered its crude oil export price for November deliveries to Far Easter

Ship Agency Cancels Many Inactive TariffsThe Federal Maritime Commission has ordered the can

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Guyana may join the list of 22 beneficiaries of a special U.S. trade program for the Caribbean by ne

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

Fri., Dec. 4, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Dow Chemicals U.S.A. announced several price increases, effective Jan. 1. Among these are the follow

Gasoline Group Seeks Vapor Recovery DelayTRENTON, N.J. - A petroleum industry group asked th

Kuwait Increases Stake in BPKuwait increased its stake in British Petroleum Co. PLC Friday w

LIRR to Test Electrified RailJAMAICA, N.Y. - For the first time, the Long Island Rail Road w

Plans to extend South America's oldest subway system have been approved by Argentina's President Rau

Copies of the fact-finding report of the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense are available fro

AVIATION Scandinavian Airlines System surprised executives by canceling its MD-11 order and

The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee warned Thursday that attempts to grant banks broad new

Donors pledged $6.4 billion in African aid Friday in what World Bank officials called a crucial brea

The state Supreme Court here has ruled that the state Legislature must reimburse either the state's

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' oil output fell 400,000 barrels a day in November

Japan Posts $6 Billion Payments SurplusTOKYO - Japan posted a current account surplus of $6.

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

U.S. companies that manufacture abroad are causing "terrible" long-term damage to the economy, said

European spot oil prices closed Friday nearly 40 cents up on the week's lows despite clear signs tha