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Views Still Accepted On Hawaiian Sub PlanThe Maritime Administration has extended until Nov.

An advanced flame-retardant system has been designed by Glomart Ltd. of Britain. The system,

Mexican Trade Surplus Up 165 percent in 9 MonthsMexico accumulated a US$6.24 billion trade s

Legislation Proposed To Cut Discount RateSen. John Heinz, R-Pa., proposed legislation Thursd

Insurers of stockbrokers are keeping their mouths closed and their umbrellas up as they await the fa

The U.S. dollar declined broadly Thursday, hitting a postwar low against the Japanese yen, despite t

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

Stocks rose sharply in a broad-based advance Thursday, as the feeling spread that the worst has pass

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

The drop in the dollar alone will not be sufficient to reduce the U.S. trade deficit substantially,

John T. Newton was named chairman of Kentucky Utilities Co., an electric utility, succeeding W.B. Be

New Jersey's program to clean hazardous waste sites could be impeded if the Department of Environmen

International Proteins Ends Bid for HubbardFAIRFIELD, N.J. - International Proteins Corp. an

Lack of proper maintenance of Blueray "Blue Flame" furnaces or boilers could lead to carbon monoxide

Phillips Unit Reports North Sea Test ResultsBARTLESVILLE, Okla. - Phillips Petroleum Co.'s B

A San Francisco ship repair concern and the port of Seattle may end up splitting Lockheed Shipbuildi

Higher coal prices and modern extraction methods have led a Norwegian-Finnish industrial group to be

The shape of the future for both USAir and Piedmont Airlines hinges on today's Transportation Depart

Freight Car Orders Continue to IncreaseOrders for new and rebuilt rail freight cars during t

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp.'s massive restructuring efforts took another complicated turn Wednes

Rep. Thomas A. Luken, D-Ohio, postponed Thursday's scheduled subcommittee consideration of a bill to

Debate Continues Over Speed Limit IncreaseDebate continues over a provision of a transportat

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Competition in the computerized mileage calculation business is heating up with Rand McNally-TDM Inc

The city's meter maids and other ticket-issuing officers are on a rampage against firefighters in th

Thage Berggren, president and chief executive officer of Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp., says his new co

Port officials in New Orleans say a drop in container volume is a sign the landbridge is alive and w

A top European Community official called Thursday for urgent action to stop the U.S. dollar from sli

Western banks stepped up new lending to $70 billion in the second quarter of 1987, the largest quart

A strange thing sometimes happens when a freight forwarder becomes a non- vessel-operating common ca

Galileo, the computerized airline reservations system in which United Airlines is a partner, announc

For the second time this month, American Airlines went into court to protect its Sabre computer rese

A Dania, Fla., export company has been supplying Iran and South Africa with radar and engine parts f

Charles Schwab Corp., parent of Charles Schwab & Co. discount brokerage, said Thursday that the rece

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the Geneva-based world trade body, has gained a brief re

Another freight payments service is undergoing a major transformation, with Cass Information Systems

Canada's Great Lakes carriers have called for a public inquiry into the western grain movement syste

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Thu., Oct. 29, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Travelers Corp. reported operating income of $107.5 million, or $1.02 a share, for the third qua