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The Pakistan government Thursday denied it tried to import from a U.S. company a type of steel used

Unemployment in UK Continues to DeclineThe number of people out of work in Britain continued

West German exports shrank more than expected in 1986, but may start growing again by the end of the

An eruption of "Japan bashing" in Congress is posing a challenge for Japan's richly bankrolled lobby

China almost balanced its foreign trade in June with $3.439 billion worth of exports and $3.462 bill

The transmission of documentation such as purchase orders, freight bookings, invoices, credit notes

Authorities in the southern province of Sichuan are investigating a widening scandal involving railw

NY Authority Awards Contract to Fluor UnitIRVINE, Calif. - Fluor Constructors Inc., a unit o

Ecuador's 1987 oil revenue is likely to total US$530 million, a fall of $380 million from 1986, acco

A task force headed by Vice President George Bush said the government will buy 5,000 vehicles capabl

Oil prices vaulted over $22 a barrel Wednesday amid strong demand for gasoline and market nervousnes

Exxon Co. U.S.A.'s barge customers were still smarting Wednesday over reported changes in the compa

China reported two new offshore oil wells have begun production at opposite ends of its long coastli

Refiners Raise Postings For West Texas CrudeA number of U.S. oil refiners have posted higher

The refusal of the Korean crew of the tanker Gogo Regent to work is disrupting operations at a Chels

Gasoline supplies declined slightly last week while distillate oil inventories edged upward, accordi

Americans have used much more gasoline than expected this year, according to industry statistics.

The price of Illinois Basin spot coal increased in recent weeks, but the boost may be temporary.

A Diablo Canyon nuclear power unit automatically shut down Tuesday while workers were bringing the

Construction begins this month on a California cogeneration plant that will use advanced technology

Park Jung-ki, president of South Korea's national electric utility, has reportedly offered to resign

A new international coal trading company that buys raw material from suppliers, manages transportati

Trade representatives from Taiwan signed agreements this week to buy more than $35 million worth of

S. Korea Seeks Control Over Workers' RightsSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean industry and bu

An investigation into the deaths of six workers during a recent crane accident may be expanded becau

The new chairman of Intertanko, the International Association of Independent Tanker Operators, has t

Cruise ship safety would improve if ventilation systems had devices to prevent smoke from spreading

A SIGN OF GROWTH OCCURRED when McAllister Towing of Florida Inc. christened the Iona McAllister rece

A labor inquiry commissioner is advising the Canadian government to abolish the right of Vancouver l

Lockheed Corp.'s Seattle shipyard will be sold along with other unprofitable shipbuilding businesses

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

As commercial banks reconsider how to deal with Third World debt problems, the U.K. Treasury expects

The American Stock Exchange has begun trading 10 long-dated currency options, a development that cou

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

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Two More Big Banks Report Large LossesNEW YORK - Bank of New York and Continental Illinois C

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

Wed., July 15, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

A group claiming to have set fire recently to commuter trains is threatening to kill employees of th

Philip C. Kantz, senior vice president and general manager of the Transportation and Industrial Fin