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Mon., Nov. 16, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Maritime Administration and its Subsidy Board made a rare decision - toallow a subsidize

On Competitiveness: You might say we have a raw material problem . . . The raw material invo

Budget Negotiators Hope to Wrap Up DealNegotiators trying to agree on measures to cut the U.

The United States is showing its muscle in the international grain market again, boosting its export

Gulf port officials, optimistic that cargo volumes are leveling off, say the worst appears to be ove

America's most sophisticated manufacturers have served notice that they're tired of dealing with air

Ametek Inc. announced Friday that it has purchased the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.'s leak detector

The outcome of the budget deficit negotiations in Washington will determine the short-term direction

Fri., Nov. 13, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Overseas Shipholding Posts Dip in EarningsOverseas Shipholding Group Inc. reported net incom

US Partner Upgrades Soviet Ethylene UnitCombustion Engineering Inc. of Stamford, Conn., is u

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

Successful marketing to attract new customers and retain existing ones will be a key to continued st

The ability to negotiate confidential contracts under upcoming new transportation legislation will p

France Will Postpone Privatization of InsurerThe French government has decided to postpone t

Tanker companies are a good bet for investors in an uncertain financial market, two financial analys

Taiwan's chemical industry, which already produces $21.7 billion worth of products or 30 percent of

Olin Corp. announced it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $16 million that will gi

TVA Awards Contracts To 8 Coal SuppliersTennessee Valley Authority spread 13,800 tons in spo

1163.5 (Nov. 13) Previous day - 1170.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

The Federal Reserve Board has done a good job of providing the liquidity necessary to guide the fina

Unions representing workers at the Galveston Wharves railroad were preparing over the weekend to ask

A freight forwarder has urged shippers to hold off tying more than 50 percent of their cargo to cont

A Maritime Administration official says a special industry committee is working to find ways to impr

The European effort to defuse a trade row with the United States over U.S. beef exports has suffered

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

The year 1985 stands out in aviation history as one of the most deadly in modern times. Between Jan.

If a measure limiting the role of multinational companies in petroleum product distribution actually

Korea, Italy, Portugal Purchase US CottonSouth Korea bought 4,500 bales of San Joaquin Valle

The Yugo car, imported into the United States from Yugoslavia, was the featured example of a success

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

The government had more good news about the economy, reporting that prices fell and sales hummed alo

Caribbean Fashion Fair To Premiere in JamaicaKINGSTON, Jamaica - The Caribbean Basin is amon

The Food & Drug Administration Friday issued a long-awaited approval foralteplase, a tissue

A Cargill Inc. official has called for the abolition of the government's cargo preference system of

U.S. companies are pleased but wary over a new Chinese customs law designed to streamline trade and

Consumers Power Co. Friday asked permission to slash its natural gas rates to large industrial custo

Ryder System Buys School Bus CompanyMIAMI - Ryder System Inc. has acquired Liberty Bus Lines