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Spain's entry into the European Community last year has sparked a major foreign investment boom in t

US Ordered to Return $451.4 Million to IranTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Iran-U.S. Claims Tri

Whether it's a bottling plant in Ecuador or your grandmother's furniture, if you need it packed and

GENERAL NEWS A Louisiana businessman cooks up a seafood feast in the hopes of obtaining some

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

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

The Supreme Court will determine during its next term the constitutionality of denying food stamps t

The Reagan administration was disappointed that Japan's prime minister brought a smaller grab bag of

Sun Exploration and Production Co. restructured its marketing and business planning unit, and named

The productivity of U.S. non-farm businesses rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7 percen

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange may be considering an association with theBermuda-based computerized

GENERAL NEWS A Louisiana businessman cooks up a seafood feast in the hopes of obtaining some

After several days of negotiations, Democrats sounded more confident of passing their main 1988 budg

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee sees little chance that his committee will approve a to

The U.S. aluminum industry has worked off its overhanging stocks, and it is poised for further impro

New York's now-famous garbage that nobody from North Carolina to Mexico wanted isn't an isolated cas

Bank of China to Issue $135 Million in BondsThe Bank of China will issue about $135 million

USS-Posco Industries faces an unusual dilemma: The Voluntary Restraint Agreements that benefit its U

The United States and Peru have formally agreed how to settle the shipping dispute between them.

U.S. coal exporters may be able to increase sales in Europe, especially in Italy, because of the Sov

Karl-Heinz Narjes thinks of his job as a learning process. As one of West Germany's two comm

The stock market drifted lower in a sea of boredom Monday as cautious investors kept one eye on the

The U.S. dollar slipped a little lower against most key currencies Monday on bearish sentiment and t

Two Japanese visitors at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge were treated to a seafood feast that would

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

Taiwan will lift its foreign exchange controls when the Taiwan dollar reaches a more stable level in

Comex Shortens Hours Again to Clear PaperThe Commodity Exchange Inc. will shorten its tradin

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

Grub is grub. Right? Well, almost. Depending on where you are, food by any other name can be quite c

Loan to Philippines Will Aid Port ProjectMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines and the World

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Mon., May 4, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Xtra Corp. Completes Acquisition of RenTcoXtra Corp. of Boston has completed its acquisition

Officials inspected a barge filled with 6 million pounds of unwanted garbage Monday as it floated of

Ferryboats, rendered obsolete decades ago by tunnels and bridges that speed commuters into the city,

Past and present owners of P-I-E Nationwide Inc. reached a settlement that could resolve a year-old

William H.C. Chang, the port of San Francisco's newest commissioner, brings an unusual background to

Alternative Transportation Systems Group opened what company executives claim is the "finest" metal

A computer-coordinated freight matching system still under development has some trucking company off

European demand for commercial vehicles is forecast to rise slowly over the next five years, with a