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A group led by an Exxon Corp. unit has begun offshore seismic testing for oil in a 39,000 square kil

Dow Chemical U.S.A. has notified customers of a $25 a ton increase in the off-list price of caustic

Borden, Japanese Firm In Joint Resin VentureCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Borden Inc. has signed a joint

Creditcard Keys Co. of Phoenix has signed CIMCO of Costa Mesa, Calif., to manufacture an estimated $

Jenway Ltd., a British company, has developed a wall-mounted thermometer designed to operate in pote

Fri., July 31, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The following sources in Brazil may be of interest both to smaller banks lacking international infra

Predicting that international oil prices will rise to $27 a barrel by 1990 and keep on rising, the C

A plan to truck solid waste from a northern New Jersey County to landfills in western Pennsylvania c

969.5 (July 30) Previous day - 965.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

The Senate Finance Committee cleared the way for full Senate action on a textile-footwear import quo

Until the Brazilian central bank announces new, broader rules, financial institutions have the only

A House of Representatives panel has approved a $13.2 billion foreign aid package for fiscal 1988, s

Executives expect moderate growth for Conrail during the second half of 1987 although automotive shi

Manville Corp. on Thursday announced that it has received bankruptcy court approval to arrange $220

First Chicago Corp. said Thursday it's reducing overseas lending operations in several countries to

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

A retail group that specializes in selling socks and pantyhose from small outlets at railway and sub

ITC Investigating Forklift Truck ImportsThe International Trade Commission has begun a preli

Brazil's economic performance in the next three months will determine whether foreign bank creditors

The government's main economic forecasting gauge posted the best showing since March during June, ri

THE COWBOY LIFE was something Malcolm Baldrige clearly cherished, and its code something he tried to

Mack Trucks Inc. and the United Auto Workers agreed on the selection of a new arbitrator in their di

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In the early 1930s, the U.S. oil industry faced a crisis. The discovery of numerous large oil fields

President Reagan's nominee to become the chief enforcer of the nation's mine safety laws is unlikely

The Soviet Union plans to conduct further judicial proceedings to determine responsibility for desig

Damage to a lock at Demopolis, Ala., will halt barging to Mobile for two to three weeks but won't cu

DataCard Corp. and National Computer Systems Inc. jointly announced they signed a definitive standst

A French naval squadron left port Thursday to sail for the Middle East in what French officials call

Voters in suburban Macomb County, a nationally recognized indicator of trends among blue-collar Amer

Senate Banking Chairman William Proxmire, D-Wis., will move forward with a bill to grant limited new

A citizens' group has been formed to study non-medical issues raised by AIDS in the New York City-no

A colorful new lexicon is being added to financial industry terminology by recent developments in co

W.R. Grace & Co. subsidiary Grace Japan K.K. has begun construction of an $8 million research center

An international accord setting capital requirement standards for commercial banks is likely this ye

The fine chemical market reached an estimated $23 billion sales level in 1986, spurred by increasing

RLC Corp. appointed Patrick J. Bagley vice president and treasurer. Mr. Bagley, who was elected trea

Bethlehem Steel Corp., announcing its third consecutive quarterly profit, Wednesday reported operati

Massachusetts Studies Referendum ProposalThe Massachusetts Attorney General's department is