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

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

One of the key figures in the mammoth fraud that nearly wrecked Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd. had his

Thursday, April 23, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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Despite protestations to the contrary, railroads have not yet decided whether they love or hate thir

ICC to Boost Fees For Various FilingsThe Interstate Commerce Commission announced its fees f

BASF Corp. announced it is raising the invoice price for purified ethylene oxide by 2 cents a pound

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. said first quarter kilowatt-hour sales of electricity were up 1.9

In a story published April 10 on the use of polycarbonate in compact disc applications, sales volume

Hard-pressed Indonesia, suffering from low oil prices, saw its trade surplus more than halved last y

AEP Plans '88 Start On Fluidized Bed PlantAmerican Electric Power Corp. expects to break gro

Union Carbide Corp. reported a 74 percent net income leap for first quarter of 1987 as a result of i

Things don't go better with coke ovens, the Environmental Protection Agency says. The agency

The Australian government has no plans to intervene in talks between local mining companies and Japa

Officials at Eaton Corp. say there's no truth to a rumor circulating in the heavy truck industry tha

Railroad, aviation, bus, transportation broker and shipper representatives formed a new intermodal a

State-operated Indian Railways will soon invite international bids for the latest technology in trac

The transportation carriers and the shipper agents are true believers when it comes to electronic da

Contract talks between Mack Trucks Inc. and the United Auto Workers continued in Alexandria, Va., at

Grape Growers Thrive In Napa Valley in '86NAPA, Calif. - Napa Valley grape growers had a rec

Brazilian Truck Wheels Injurious to US FirmsTROY, Mich. - The International Trade Commission

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

A major Taiwan textile company is reportedly eyeing the Carolinas as a venue for a U.S. manufacturin

A West German company has developed a submersible crawler tug that even submerges to tow into open s

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker approved the appointment of 16 business and transportation industr

Franchise Expositions Set for Eight US CitiesThe International Franchise Association will ho

U.S. importers continue to recount a tale of woe about their shipments from China. For some,

A recent cartoon in a leading Venezuelan newspaper showed the fight of the century," starring a jub

Mexico will wait until late next month before deciding whether to request a US$500 million continge

The European Community Wednesday approved a 128 million European Currency Unit ($145 million) food a

EC to Press Japan For Trade ConcessionsBRUSSELS, Belgium - The leading foreign trade negotia

Canada's 18 percent cut in grain prices this year is "another blow," Bruno Friesen of the Alberta Wh

Evidence of the continuing recovery of the British economy comes from figures published by Trade Ind

Dockworkers blocked container yard gates at nine major Japanese ports Wednesday in a strike that por

Despite a sharp clamp on infrastructure spending generally, China's plans to improve a number of its

The Federal Maritime Commission approved additional rules dealing with serv ice contract problems th

CSCE Lowers Margins On Sugar 11 ContractThe Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange announced origi

A seaman aboard an American President Lines containership was airlifted back to San Francisco after

Peru is suspending silver exports "until the international price stabilizes," Wilfredo Huaita, energ