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Sir David Wilson, a soft-spoken "old school" British diplomat fond of reasoned negotiation, has team

Net Income, Sales Increase at MerckRAHWAY, N. J. - Merck & Co.'s third-quarter net income cl

BASF Corp. Acquires Courtaulds Yarn UnitWILLIAMSBURG, Va. - BASF Corp.'s fibers division and

Major business groups are supporting congressional proposals to strengthen U.S. exchange rate polici

Labor Secretary William E. Brock is leaving the Reagan administration confident that pension reform

Employers may be following up their demands that workers pay more of the costs of health insurance w

All firms that trade internationally with or within Europe face chaos or delays in customs clearance

Bankers and three steamship companies hold the fate of eight United States Lines Econships in their

West Germany is now the world's largest exporting nation; it also plays host to 60 percent of all th

In 1982, Leading Edge Products Inc., a computer software firm based in Canton, Mass., attended a tra

Static Control Mart Charged Up for GrowthNORWALK, Conn. - The $147 million market for static

Senior U.S. and West European trade officials will meet in London later this month to discuss Americ

The nation's home-heating oil and gasoline stocks declined for the week ended Oct. 9, according to t

Mayor Edward I. Koch says he'll support a plan to require many of the taxis, buses and trucks on cit

October 14, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

THE FIGHT BETWEEN Texaco and Pennzoil has been a war of press agents as much as lawyers. Las

The American Gas Association said it was surprised to find that natural gas reserves are being repla

A Mississippi congressman has introduced a bill that would prevent factory owners from bypassing the

France's Oil Imports From Iran Plunge 90 percentFrance's imports of Iranian crude oil plunge

Superconductivity, the ability of some materials to conduct electricity with no loss to resistance,

Over the past seven or eight years, with encouragement from Japan's steelmills, the Australi

Ala. Terminal Loads Its Largest Coal CargoMOBILE, Ala. - The largest single coal cargo ever

A newly created Chinese entity is selling 50,000 metric tons of anthracite to United Coal Ltd. of Br

Owners of petroleum storage facilities face a Dec. 27 deadline to test certain older underground sto

Liquid Caustic Potash Subject of Price HikeNATICK, Mass. - Holtrachem Inc. recently announce

Morton Thiokol Inc.'s net income for its first quarter, which ended Sept. 30, soared 21 percent to $

A northern England-based property and development company has confirmed that it may be interested in

The water carrier industry, both domestic and deep-sea, has gained new allies in its opposition to U

Kidder, Peabody & Co. hopes to write over-the-counter currency options as part of its establishment

The entry of Japanese dealers into Australian futures markets and a recent decision by the Commodity

Bankers Trust, Exxon Open Tokyo VentureThe Tokyo securities branch of BT Asia Securities Ltd

New developments in financial instruments will aid China's development so long as it maintains a goo

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

President Raul Alfonsin ordered a wage and price freeze, eased controls on foreign exchange and fina

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

Wed., Oct. 14, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

An article in the special section on the Society of CPCU Oct. 13, pg 7B, incorrectly referred to the

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

The House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday approved vaccine compensation amendments that the

Retiree Benefits Get More ProtectionThe House joined the Senate in approving legislation des