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Yeutter Reiterates Need to End Farm AidU.S. corn exports are unlikely to expand as long as g

Siemens Information Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that Tokyo-based Canon Inc. will distribute its U

Strong exports pushed South Korea's balance of payments surplus in June to an all-time monthly recor

Japan's $40 billion package of economic pump-priming measures will help reduce the country's trade s

Seven years of war with Iran, a fall in oil prices and the sinking value of the U.S. dollar have sen

Salomon Brothers expects a pickup in U.S. economic growth and inflation relative to Japan and Europe

Chase Manhattan Corp. President Thomas G. Labrecque said his institution remains "quite optimistic"

The U.S. dollar turned higher against the West German deutsche mark and pared early losses against t

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

Bank Capital Accord Seen by End of YearWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volc

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

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Tue., July 21, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Three big U.S. banks, as well as American Express Co., Tuesday reported large second quarter losses

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

Monsanto Co.'s net income rose slightly to $154.0 million, a 4 percent increase from $148.0 million

It's a sign of the times: a third group aimed at representing airline passengers soon will join the

The resins and specialty chemical division of National Starch & Chemical Corp. announced price incre

Naval stores producers suggest that strong inventory levels this year compared to 1986 have slightly

The National Private Trucking Association has endorsed a legislative proposal to require compliance

The Massachusetts Port Authority is offering Logan International Airport as a test case for a propos

Pan American Airways remained silent in the face of charges by unions that the carrier plans to forc

West Germany's radical environmental party, the Greens, is demanding tough new regulations for the t

July 21 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Low

955.5 (July 21) Previous day - 948.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

After a full day of wrangling in federal court, members of the United Auto Workers came close to win

Boom times for the top builders of heavy trucks continued in June, capping a brisk six months of sal

Todd Shipyards Corp. said it wants to close its San Francisco ship repair yard. Todd, which

The International Longshoremen's Association approved a new $125,000-a-year position on the internat

The crane involved in National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.'s worst shipyard accident was certified as

Despite high early hopes, the chances for rich harvests of needed minerals and metals from seabeds s

Local shippers are - again - on a collision course with the super-conference covering trade between

Other shipping lines are expected to follow the lead of ScanCarriers in scheduling regular container

Insurance regulators are planning to invite all different kinds of people" in the insurance business

It's a warm California summer evening, the kind of luxurious evening made for drinking good wine and

Two "priceless" porcelain swans on loan from the White House to a Moscow museum arrived in 1,000 pie

California banks are disputing that the liability crunch is over even though a major East Coast unde

China Cracks Down On Gold SmugglingThe government has called for a crackdown on gold smuggli

U.S. Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., has taken a swipe at Toshiba Corp., branding as an "insult to Americans

A House subcommittee approved a bill Tuesday that would ban the sale of Toshiba Corp. products at sh