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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has announced emergency food aid grants for ref

Senate Panel Endorses Treasury Post NomineeThe Senate Finance Committee endorsed M. Peter Mc

ICI Americas Inc.'s ICI Polyurethanes group plans to double its capacity to produce MDI isocyanates

Prospects of Congress passing an omnibus trade bill acceptable to the Reagan administration remain b

Key senators signaled they will oppose any exemption for Canada from a U.S. law barring unfair trade

Ashland Chemical Co. has signed an agreement to purchase Triangle Imex Ltd., a privately held region

The market for water purification equipment and services will increase from $1.3 billion in 1986 to

The United States and European Community reached tentative agreement Wednesday on limiting EC subsid

How can a small-to-medium-sized exporter or importer protect itself against the ups and downs of the

The Foreign Ministry Tuesday warned Spanish ships in the region of the Persian Gulf to stay away fro

Development of a $30 million container terminal at the port of Tacoma can now go forward since the P

The port of Rouen, the fourth-largest in France and Europe's No. 1 port for cereals and agro-industr

Marine Transport Lines Inc.'s hiring of Boston seamen to work its new car carrier that docked in New

Waterfront labor and management agreed Wednesday to keep the longshore "50- mile rules" for Atlantic

Just hours after New York foreign exchange dealers finished a day of hectic trading caused by contin

Americans purchased a record $102 billion in foreign stocks last year, but that amount was dwarfed b

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

The dollar slid slightly against most major currencies in world markets Wednesday, partially in reac

National Westminster Bank, Britain's biggest bank, plans to create a new super-regional bank in the

Foreign Liabilities Fall For Taiwanese BanksTAIPEI, Taiwan - The foreign liabilities of Taiw

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

Railroad Expands Area Of RoadRailer ServiceNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp., through it

Wed., Aug 5, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Mack Trucks Inc. paid out over $200,000 in moving allowances at its new plant in Winnsboro, S.C. on

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Last year was not a good year for banks, according to an economist, who says his study of profit sho

A proposal by the nation's railroads to exchange credit information on rail shippers will not violat

The Texas Legislature has given the port of Orange permission to help develop a Louisiana island.

Renault Vehicules Industriels, the truck and public transport division of the state-controlled Renau

Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger has appeared to hint that the United States is prepared to destr

Two House subcommittees on Wednesday approved restrictions on the use of a tin-based paint that effe

While the volume of seaborne trade in the major dry bulk commodities such as iron ore, coal and grai

Iran said it launched its first submarine Wednesday and would practice locking anti-ship missiles on

Shares of Xtra Corp.'s common stock jumped to a 52-week high Tuesday on what first appeared to be an

A re-enactment of the voyage that established the first European settlement in Australia has become

Navistar-UAW Talks Open in LouisvilleLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Officials of Navistar International C

Crane Strikes Bridge Over Mississippi RiverMETAIRIE, La. - A crane on a barge struck the Hue

Chemical Leaman Corp. plans to repurchase more than 40 percent of the company's outstanding stock as

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