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Boston Edison Co., in a proposal that would generate twice the power of its idled Pilgrim nuclear pl

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. believes retaliating against Peru because of the way it enforces its

With the bravado that usually attends anti-nuclear demonstrations, seven protestors have volunteered

August 18, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

Texas-New Mexico Power Co.'s plans to build a lignite-fired power plant in central Texas are proceed

Talks Break Down On Ending ViolenceTalks on ending widespread strike violence broke down her

Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. reported net income of $7.9 million, or $0.58 a share, on revenues of $

In New England, where U.S.-Canadian commerce means imports of low-cost electric power, there is stro

Fifteen more conferences weighed in against mandatory rules to require prompt payment by ocean carri

Indians from both sides of the border have joined forces to save a caribou calving ground from oil a

Engelhard Corp. announced a $40 million expansion project that will boost its capacity to produce hi

Gov. Robert Casey Monday appointed the president of St. Joseph's University - a Jesuit priest with n

Nigeria has become a spot-market player by exporting excess fertilizer production and may attempt to

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has announced plans to build two hydrogen units in Europe with a com

Ozone Expedition In Antarctica to BeginA modified spy plane will begin flights from the sout

Officials say Argentina will have to import about 40,000 metric tons of ethylene at a cost of around

General Motors Corporation (GM) has been charged with violating federal and state air pollution stan

Combined Frasch and recovered sulfur was produced at an annual rate of 9.47 million metric tons over

Study: Nations Forming Retirement ProgramsThe Employee Benefit Research Institute reports th

The Environmental Protection Agency should draft water pollution standards aimed at protecting wildl

Puget Sound's major shipbuilding companies - Todd Pacific Shipyard and Lockheed Shipbuilding Co. - a

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Grace Specialty Chemicals Co., a unit of W.R. Grace & Co., announced that its Cryovac Division will

Containership owners and operators continue to be plagued this summer by the supply-and-demand dilem

Northwest Airlines' losses from the air crash that left at least 152 dead outside a Detroit Airport

American and Japanese negotiators ended more than a year of talks on auto parts trade with a bilater

In July 1982, a Pan Am jetliner was knocked out of the sky after takeoff by a strong gust of wind an

For more than 50 years, federal deposit insurance has been the bedrock of the nation's financial sys

Electronic data interchange continues to be the leading area of computer interest among motor carrie

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

Scientists announced the first human trial in this country of an experimental vaccine to prevent AID

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

The U.S. dollar plunged 2.2 percent against the yen and 1.6 percent versus the deutsche mark Tuesday

Sonnenblick-Goldman, a real estate finance and sales company, has established a joint venture with S

Tue., Aug. 18, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Japan Eases Rules On Bank Bond TradingJapan's Finance Ministry eased regulations restricting

Japanese banks involved in the negotiations over a BankAmerica recapitalization request Tuesday den

After years of concentrating on the domestic market, U.S. investors are beginning to look overseas f

Remarks by the top man at the U.S. Customs Service this week did little to allay importers' fears th

The number of housing units started in the United States in July rose 0.9 percent to a seasonally ad