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A special tax break for U.S. mainland firms with operations in Puerto Rico supports more than one-th

An insurance executive says Massachusetts Attorney General James Shannon's recommendation for a 4 pe

The Florida insurance commissioner has urged Gov. Bob Martinez to add medical malpractice and the di

Supercomputer Expert Leaves Cray ResearchCray Research Inc. announced the departure of desig

A Connecticut textile worker who loses a hand while on the job could receive a settlement of about $

San Jose added the most high-technology jobs of any metropolitan area from the end of 1980 throug

In the world of telescopes, Carl Zeiss of Oberkochen, West Germany, sets the standards by which high

Chicago Railroad Files Under Chapter 11WATERLOO, Iowa - The Chicago, Central and Pacific Rai

Guardian Royal Exchange, one of Britain's big general lines insurers, reported first half 1987 preta

A new effort is under way to improve efficiency in U.S. ports through better labor-management relati

The U.S. dollar continued to fall sharply Wednesday despite a second consecutive day of apparent joi

Little England is growing restive. Richie Haynes, the finance minister of Barbados, has resi

Moneyed people in Third World countries stashed away as much as $300 billion in the United States an

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

The leader of the International Longshoremen's Association said that if ocean carriers don't offer a

The Sonoma Valley winery Clos Du Bois reported it has been selected by British Airways to supply the

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Brazil can achieve economic stability and growth by converting its loans into bonds, according to Ru

President Eric Arturo Delvalle said recent political upheavals have hurt Panama's international bank

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

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

Finance Minister Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira will meet Tuesday in Washington with U.S. Treasury Secr

9 Venezuelan Banks Lose Currency LicensesCARACAS - Nine local banks were temporarily suspend

Wed., Sept. 2, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Pizza lovers may debate the merits of mushrooms vs. peppers, but they can agree that U.S.-designed p

California-grown rice is becoming a very attractive commodity to Japanese tourists these days.

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

New Zealand's minister of energy and regional development asked Commonwealth partners Wednesday to h

EC Index Up in May For Industrial OutputThe European Community's seasonally adjusted industr

Government subsidies, credit and foreign aid programs have helped soften the plunge in U.S. farm exp

Wood Product Exports Rose 24 percent in First HalfExports of wood products were valued at ne

The Canadian prairie province of Saskatchewan, the world's second-largest source of potash, has intr

The U.S. Customs Service this month receives the first of 10 highly advanced mobile X-ray inspection

Indonesia Reports Rise In Exports of PlywoodJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's plywood exports

A Swedish entrepreneur has developed a set of elastic tubes for use on tennis racket strings in orde

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

Traditional Exports Fresh fish, quick-frozen fish, wool products, fishing equipment for prof

Small cigar makers here are finding out what giant automakers and electronic firms long ago discover

Resource Engineering Inc. announced that its ERT and REI Constructors subsidiaries are conducting a

Rohm & Haas Co. and Northrup King have successfully grown tobacco plants that are genetically resist