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

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

Stocks declined on profit-taking late Thursday, after trading aimlessly for most of the session.

A top European Community official Thursday warned that Japan's failure to open its capital markets

Iran warned the United States Thursday not to go ahead with reflagging Kuwaiti tankers to protect th

The United States failed to rally the support of other members of the United Nations Security Counci

Air France, the French state-controlled airline, chalked up excellent results during the first half

Rising prices pushed Mexico's crude oil export income to $3.92 billion during the first half of 1987

China to Help OPEC Stabilize Oil MarketChina has reiterated that it will continue to coopera

A mammoth conference on North-South economic relations, comprising more than 3,000 delegates from 15

Union Bank of Switzerland, one of the big three Swiss banks, is bidding to acquire the Hill Samuel G

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

Current Textile Quotas Where the Average Recent Utilization Rate Indicates Full QuotaUtiliza

Canadian commercial fishermen will harvest more salmon return ing to two northwestern British Columb

A presidential visit had residents of this beleaguered manufacturing city feeling proud for the mome

Although trade finance is generally secured by the goods being imported or exported, several types o

The government will formally lift many foreign exchange controls next Wednesday in a bid to cut its

Despite operating at below half capacity, shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway for the first half of

In what one member calls a crucial" meeting, economic leaders of the six major countries of Southeas

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. - Sabic - will avoid disrupting pricing levels in the Japanese market f

The Maine Maritime Academy next September will become the nation's first such school to diversify it

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

Flying Tiger to Lease 747 from GPA GroupFlying Tiger Line Inc. signed a long-term lease agre

U.S. Maritime Academy Alumni Association. Marine insurance luncheon Sept. 16 at the Downtown Athleti

The life of the successful American businessman is not always what it appears to be. Behind

IT'S TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE why Congress will soon take a closer look at state regulation of insuran

Calif. Insurers at Odds On Backing Cost CutsSACRAMENTO, Calif. - California insurers aren't

The long slump appears to be over for most of the U.S. mining industry, but a trade association offi

A thick cloud of coal ash left up to a quarter of an inch of soot in some areas Wednesday night aft

Tupperware Home Parties Inc. of Orlando, Fla., confirmed that its items sold in the United States ar

San Francisco Bay area ports are planning several expansion projects at their airport and marine ter

Major Japanese steamship lines are turning landlord as they are being forced to direct more of their

The Securities and Exchange Commission has started its largest investigation ever into the nation's

Volvo GM to Build Va. Import FacilityGREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. said it i

923.0 (July 9) Previous day - 919.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lon

August crude oil futures rose 36 cents a barrel to close at $21.24 Thursday on the New York Mercanti

The Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders in Boston consider the resignation of Peter Hiam as stat

Cumberland Farms Inc. is seeking $6 million for a former Gulf Oil Corp. storage depot in East Provid

The average life expectancy of Japanese rose to 75.23 years for men and 80.93 years for women in 198

Roger Cornwell, a veteran British shipping executive, will be named president of Trans Freight Lines