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GENERAL NEWS The Senate is softening proposals to impose new rules for foreign investors. P

GENERAL NEWS The Senate is softening proposals to impose new rules for foreign investors. P

A portion of the Rhine River near Karlsruhe, West Germany, remains closed to shipping as salvage ope

The National Maritime Union, which represents unlicensed seamen, reached agreement Tuesday on a new

Much of the details are kept private, but it is known that Tim Stafford, manager of fleet developmen

As the U.S. Navy prepares to escort Kuwaiti tankers in the Persian Gulf, Iran is mining the narrow a

The U.S. dollar declined Tuesday in quiet, but erratic trading. The U.S. unit fell in early

A late buying spree sent the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials up 15.81 points to a record close o

The U.S. Navy recently awarded a $4.4 million contract to Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. for r

Schering-Plough Corp.'s topical steroid for inflammatory skin disorders, Diprolene AF, has been appr

International trading in equity securities is expanding at a much faster pace than most experts real

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

Occidental Acquires Shell's VCM BusinessDARIEN, Conn. - Occidental Petroleum Corp. announced

Some of the tight legal secrecy that now shields publicly listed companies will be relaxed as part o

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

Japan's Money Growth Rules Out Rate CutJapan's money supply jumped a record 10.2 percent in

Tue., June 16, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Witco Corp. will install a $13 million blending, packaging and warehouse facility at the company's P

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

National Westminster, Britain's largest bank, has followed the example of several U.S. banks and sha

THE PAN AMERICAN ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE precedes the 10th Pan American Games, to be held in

Occidental Chemical Corp. will implement a $30 million membrane cell upgrade at its Tacoma, Wash., c

Commercial banks may have done themselves more harm than good when they declared a vote of no-confid

After a successful round of increases in April, prices for large volume petrochemicals in the United

National Steel Corp. named two new executive vice presidents and formed a new management committee t

Manufacturers Hanover Corp. said it is increasing its reserve for possible loan losses by $1.7 billi

People struggling to understand superconductivity can take heart in one simple fact: Even scientists

China American Petrochemical Co. and its shareholders - Amoco Chemical Co., Chinese Petroleum Corp.,

Housing construction fell 2.7 percent in May, the third consecutive monthly decline, the government

Production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose 0.5 percent in May, the biggest incre

The latest steps in the restructuring of World Airways brought the 30-year- old charter line under t

President Reagan reiterated his opposition to tax hikes to curb budget deficits, but left a door jus

The U.S. payments deficit with the rest of the world receded slightly in the first quarter this year

Higher market prices spurred farmers and feedlot operators to boostgrain-fed cattle production this

In a further privatization step, the Singapore government's industrial holding company Tuesday offer

Europe is prepared to deregulate its airline industry, but the president of Lufthansa Airlines does

The Journal of Commerce announced two editorial appointments, naming Marc Levinson editorial directo

Crude Oil Futures Continue to ClimbCrude oil futures continued to move higher Tuesday on the

Taiwan is heading toward a collision with the United States if the current trade imbalance between t

Sen. John Breaux, D-La., chairman of the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee, has gone back to the d