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The growth in currency hedging and the trend toward worldwide sourcing by manufacturers is buttressi

Privatbanken to Buy American Express UnitCOPENHAGEN, Denmark - Privatbanken, Denmark's third

P&O Containers Ltd., the United Kingdom's largest container shipping company, became a major force o

All of a sudden, it seems everyone wants to help the Philippines build coal- fired power stations.

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

A political federation planned by six small eastern Caribbean islands is expected to strengthen thei

Bank of Japan officials are worried that steadily climbing loans to individuals by the nation's priv

Flying Tigers Contends Its Plane on Right PathA Flying Tigers Boeing 747 cargo plane that co

Three victims of a truck-train collision were buried Monday, bringing the death toll to 128 in one o

Survey Sampling Inc. announced the first independent audience measurement service for Yellow Pages.<

Japanese investors will be provided the opportunity to purchase shares in the joint Anglo-French pro

Home mortgage interest rates increased for the third consecutive month in June, but the rate of incr

The agricultural export plan unveiled by the Reagan administration Monday met skepticism on Capitol

U.S. dry cleaners are seeing a significant rise in garment color damage among imported items, a rece

U.S. sugar producers are seeking more restrictions on imports of sugar- containi ng products, saying

Textile exports by China in the first half of the year were up 35 percent over the corresponding per

The island of Hainan off China's southern coast is targeted to be the country's principal gold-minin

Unity Mutual to Buy Interest in Life InsurerSYRACUSE, N.Y. - Unity Mutual Life Insurance Co.

The government will lift its 38-year-old ban on labor strikes after martial law is scrapped, the int

Dow Increases Price Of Methylene ChlorideMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical U.S.A is increasing t

Shipping conferences and carriers in the Pacific and Atlantic trades reacted positively to an announ

A Brazilian government team will initiate long-expected debt renegotiations July 21, a Brazilian Fin

Shipping Corp. of India is beginning a new express container service to Lis bon, Portugal. It has a

Documentation Preparation for Export and Import. July 8-10, World Trade Institute, 55/F World Trade

The Evergreen Group says it's tired of getting kicked around and isn't going to take it anymore.

Evergreen Group reported 1986 net income of $54 million on revenue of $1.2 billion, compared with 19

California's requirements for minimum clearances from obstructions and regulation of inspection walk

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

Fri., July 3, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

A safety program aimed at reducing California's motorcycle accident rate, now 30 percent higher than

President Reagan proposed an Economic Bill of Rights to increase his budget power and limit congress

Get ready for an air bag revolution. Starting with next year's models, the major auto manufa

The decline in the value of the U.S. dollar has boosted sales of U.S. automobiles in Norway, Norwegi

The success of Telstar a quarter century ago sent sober scientists at Bell Telephone Laboratories i

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering Eastern Airlines not to transfer unionized

The Mexican economy, darkened by triple-digit inflation, huge foreign debt payments and volatility i

Fatal truck accidents occur twice as often on small rural roads as on interstate highways, a major n

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

Volume in futures and options trading at the Chicago Board of Trade reached a monthly record of 10.7