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IMPORTERS GROUP INC. (Shelton, Conn.) - John B. Balson was named chairman and chief executiv

Caribbean economies will grow modestly" this year, according to the region's leading financial insti

Lloyd's of London has chosen IMB Computers to take the world's largest insurance market into the ele

The ruling by New York's highest court that compulsory drug testing of school teachers is unconstitu

June 11, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

70 percent of Controllers Vote in Favor of UnionAfter six years without a union, the nation'

Group Blasts DOE For Unpaid TVA BillsNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Industrial electricity customers of

Business executives are more optimistic about prospects for sales and profits in the third quarter t

China and the United States have reached a compromise agreement on import quota allocations on women

Japan's central bank has no plans to further cut the official discount rate despite pressures from a

GENERAL NEWS Labor Secretary William E. Brock said he could accept a moderate hike in the mi

Spurred by America's booming taste for bubbly beverages, seltzer in the siphon bottle is back.

Hong Kong's delegation to this month's International Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago snapped up

Japan's trade surplus declined in May from a year earlier, the first drop in 26 months, the governme

Retail sales dropped 0.6 percent in May, the biggest decline in four months, the government reported

A federal bankruptcy court has refused to allow banks to try to sell four United States Lines contai

Dow Chemical U.S.A. announced that the selling price for Styron general purpose polystyrene resins w

There are few cities in the world that are as burdened by their image as Pitts burgh, linked in our

Kuwait plans to ask other OPEC member countries to fulfill an accord on production increases without

The federal government has no idea if people who live near nuclear power plants actually know what t

Week of April 12-April 18, 1987 This is a compilation of U.S. coal exports for the week. It

The Finnish shipbuilding group Wartsila Marine Shipyard is winning a substantial share of new order

The blatant protectionist approach of the U.S. Congress toward elimination of the nation's massive a

New rules to boost Indonesia's non-oil exports and to fend off criticism of state monopolies were an

GENERAL NEWS Labor Secretary William E. Brock said he could accept a moderate hike in the mi

Thurs., June 11, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Three senators are turning up the pressure on the Federal Aviation Administration in an effort to fo

Flights Resume Today Between US and PeruLIMA, Peru - Direct flights between Peru and the Uni

The only way to halt the intentional jamming of train safety devices by railway workers is to allow

Sen. Paul Trible, R-Va., dismissed charges that his bill to impose trade sanctions against Romania f

Communist Party economics chief Lev Zaikov paid a surprise visit last week to a U.S. construction e

Mark Twain's river-town bad boy Tom Sawyer was better known for playing hooky than for scholarship,

June 11 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Low

Consumers Power Co. said it hopes to tie new contracts for natural gas supplies for the Midland plan

Consumer confidence and buying plans rose in May, the Conference Board said. The board's ind

Stocks moved cautiously higher Thursday ahead of this morning's release of the U.S. April merchandis

Arco Chemical Co. has acquired now-inactive Halcon SD group's worldwide rights to methyl methacrylat

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

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

Hewlett-Packard Leads In Silicon Valley SalesSAN JOSE, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard Co. once aga