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Burlington Northern Inc. goes into Federal District Court in New York Wednesday with a $35.5 million

Australian business reacted generally favorably to the return to power of the Labour Party governmen

A bid by John R. Arwood to buy the 50 percent of Trans Freight Lines owned by TNT Ltd. precipitated

U.S. marine insurers are irate at the Maritime Administration's decision toallow French unde

Japan's Trade Minister To Visit WashingtonJapan's trade minister is scheduled to fly to Wash

The Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico will offer loans of up to $1 million to small and medi

Stocks fell on profit-taking Monday, as key foreign buyers pulled to the sidelines ahead of today's

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

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

More than $20 billion changed hands during the first day's trading of Japanese government bond futur

Eurobond Prices Recover SharplyEurobond prices recovered sharply Monday and a small market w

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Mon., July 13,1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Chase Manhattan Corp. reported a second quarter loss of $1.4 billion, reflecting the effect of a pre

Brazil will resume payments on its $111 billion foreign debt only after creditor banks agree to ref

Reichhold Ltd., a subsidiary of Reichhold Chemicals Inc., announced plans to build a C$7.1 million (

Coextruded films are expected to capture 25 percent of the 6.7 billion pound polyethylene film marke

Essex Chemical Corp. announced across-the- board price increases for packaged refrigeration grade fl

The U.S. market for electronic chemicals is expected to climb sharply over the short term, spurred b

ILA Local 333 Loses World Yacht ElectionLocal 333, United Marine Division of the Internation

Two Fairchild Industries Inc. board members have breathed new life into the company's restructuring

Senate Set to Clear FAA, DOT NomineesThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committ

Sen. Danforth Praises Truck Safety ProposalsWASHINGTON - Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., praised

922.0 (July 13) Previous day - 923.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

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The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Truckers are afflicted these days with acquisitionitis." At least that's the term Dick Baker, presid

Shippers are asking the Interstate Commerce Commission to reject a proposed 2.5 percent rate increas

The Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors may have lost a name but it seems to be winnin

After months of planning, Harris County Commissioners Court has finalizedplans for a bond el

Thomas W. Teddy" Gleason Sr., who is retiring as president of the International Longshoremen's Assoc

After an agonizing 16 months of financial restructuring, one of Hong Kong's premier shipping groups

Every year some 2 million West German tourists descend upon this Italian province of Sudtirol.

A House Ways and Means subcommittee agreed Monday to suggest either an excise tax on childhood vacci

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and Banco de Santander announced a joint venture to form an insuranc

Another surprising business connection has surfaced in the ongoing Massachusetts auto insurance mess

Jamaica's garment industry has grown even though the country's apparel exports are denied preferenti

Lowe's Companies Inc. is recalling its electric insect killers, the Consumer Product Safety Commissi

Insurance Group Lauds Truckers' License RuleWASHINGTON - The National Association of Profess

Japanese Firm Offers Magnetic Steel SheetOne of Japan's steel giants has developed a magneti