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General Foods Corp., a Philip Morris company, elected John M. Keenan an executive vice president, an

Ecuador Announces New Oil DiscoveriesQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador has made new oil discoveries t

MM&P to Help Man Kuwaiti-Owned ShipsThe Masters, Mates & Pilots union will provide the maste

Mexico has nearly doubled its foreign reserve holdings to $13 billion in six months and commercial b

Brazil may have to ask the International Monetary Fund to allow the coun try to suspend some $1.11 b

Foreign Investments In S. Korea Hit RecordSEOUL, South Korea - The government on Wednesday r

In the chilling North Sea waters west of this port city, the pace of oil exploration, slowed by las

As the West's shipbuilding contracts dried up and the jobs disappeared, management and labor were le

BP Chemical Raises Price of Formic AcidBP Chemical Americas announced a price increase for f

Richard Brown is manager of chemical and petroleum marketing for the Santa Fe railroad. He was incor

Stocks rose Wednesday as the dollar strengthened and transportation issues continued to advance furt

Seafarers reported a significantly higher number of asbestosis cases in 1986 com pared to previous y

Senate and House tax writers formally introduced a mammoth bill to correct problems in last year's t

Canada delivered a diplomatic protest in Paris against France's decision last week to grant drilling

Officials from two of the nation's largest semiconductor manufacturers said Wednesday that the succe

Teamsters union locals have so far been silent on reports that the Justice Department is preparing a

Toyota Motor Co., Japan's largest automaker, and Volkswagenwerk are planning to launch joint output

JFK Airport Chamber of Commerce, luncheon meeting, June 11, Viscount Hotel, JFK Airport. Contact Eil

Cranes pirouette over the ship's yawning cargo bay. Workers in hard hats, hundreds of them, scurry a

Tramp Trade Carrier Sets Coal Cargo RecordThe Nord Atlantic, a tramp trade bulk carrier, rec

NYC Moves to Slow Speeding Tow TrucksPrivate tow trucks no longer will be able to race to ac

Philadelphia Electric Co. is still preparing a "comprehensive" plan to restart its Peach Bottom nuc

Trade Surplus Hits $1.2 Billion in CanadaCanada's merchandise trade surplus soared in April

Japan's multilateral lending activity has drawn little of the controversy that accompanies its bilat

Japanese Food Agency Buys Wheat From USThe Japanese Food Agency bought six cargoes of U.S. w

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

Wed., June 10, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Calif. to Aid Schools With Summer ClassesThe California Energy Commission says it has receiv

Toyota Motor Co., Japan's largest automaker, and Volkswagenwerk are planning to launch joint output

Foreign Investments In S. Korea Hit RecordSEOUL, South Korea - The government on Wednesday r

A unit of Peabody Holding Co. Inc. and Burlington Northern Railroad have signed coal supply and tran

Carnival Cruise Lines Inc., one of the nation's largest cruise operators, earned nearly $100 million

Airlines Urged to Fix Service ProblemsTwo congressional leaders on aviation issues advised a

The action shifts back to the Ways and Means Committee today as its Health Subcommittee grapples wit

Gray market imports are brand name goods that enter the Unites States through unauthorized distribut

Ostensibly, the products appear the same. The two toothpastes have the same telltale markings. The p

Job opportunities for corporate managers will continue to be strong for the rest of the year, accord

Just over 1,000 women and children died in 20 minutes when the General Slocum excursion steamer burn

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

Conrail knows what you're probably thinking when you think of "freight train." And the Phila