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Fri., Nov. 20, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Indiana Gov. Bob Orr said he was distressed over a decision not to allow foreign firms, including an

Japan's largest private sector union was inaugurated at the weekend in a move designed to expand the

It was a day late and a dollar short, but this time those federal budget negotiators at last had a d

The Tennessee Valley Authority made six small spot market coal purchases, all but one for 2,000 tons

United Auto Workers members won moderate wage increases and significant job and income security gain

The House of Representatives has approved a measure that would oblige most foreign recipients of cas

New Hampshire will dismantle its market assistance program for day care and municipal liability as a

Airbus Industrie of North America Inc. is more than halfway to its goal of capturing a 30 percent sh

Bar codes and electronic data interchange are about to marry to revolutionize how goods are transpor

W. African Conference To Increase ChargesThe American West African Freight Conference will i

Brooklyn Union Gas To Lower Rates 1.6 percentALBANY, N.Y. - Brooklyn Union Gas Co. agreed wi

TELLING IT LIKE IT IS usually depends upon the situation. An example: The two different sets

Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, is

Because of the woes of some U.S. industries, especially those that make electronic equipment, cars a

As domestic demand for coal drops and subsidy reductions threaten exports, the West German coal indu

Utah Power & Light Co. shareholders are scheduled to vote Dec. 15 on whether to merge with PacifiCor

ANR Freight System Inc. should know today how many of its 4,000 employees are willing to trade wage

Volkswagen, the West German-based car manufacturer, said it will permanently close its automobile pr

Indonesia Investors Forum. Nov. 23-27. Jakarta. Contact Investment Promotion Service, United Nations

A Cook County Circuit Court judge last week gave final approval to a plan to offer settlements of $8

Social Security and Medicare should be phased out and replaced by a compulsory private insurance sys

Blue Cross of California, the second-largest health insurer in the state, has announced it will rais

An 11th-hour effort is under way in Congress to enable the United States to implement on Jan. 1 a ne

Manufacturers of chemical specialties products are less than pleased with the prospect of having to

Amid a blizzard of legal actions, the newly appointed securities review committee holds its first me

Non-Communist World Steel Output Up 10 percentBRUSSELS, Belgium - Crude steel output in the

On U.S.-Japan relations A cornered mouse may bite at a cat.Sadanori Yamanaka, Former Head Ja

Due to an editing error, the statement in a Page 1 story on Nov. 20, the National Association of Ins

Fertilizer Use Rises SharplyConsumption of U.S.-produced fertilizer nutrients was significan

Dow Chemical Co. expects 1988 to be a bullish year, according to Hunter W. Henry, executive vice pre

The International Transport Workers' Federation has stepped up its campaign against flags of conveni

Prices of South Korean iron goods may have to be increased because of the rising cost of imported sc

THEY CALL IT MONTE CARLO WEST. Scores of reinsurers, primary insurers and brokers once again

November 19, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Galileo, the computerized airline reservation service (CRS) striving to sign up partners ahead of ri

Nov. 19 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

Financially ailing P-I-E Nationwide Inc. lost more than $15 million in the third quarter, but compan

Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Utiliz

Commerce Secretary C. William Verity continued to attack Japan harshly for being unwilling to open i