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Maritime Administrator John Gaughan told shipbuilders that large federal programs that might help th

London's leading surplus lines insurers have urged Texas politicians to reconsider a bill that would

The U.S. dollar declined against most key foreign currencies Friday in continued quiet trading.<

United States Lines says its new double-stack container train between Oakland, Calif., and Detroit

Citicorp Mulls Change In Brazil Debt StatusCiticorp said in a filing with the Securities and

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

including a massive letter-writing campaign - to halt or change the policy. They contend it will unf

Friday, March 13, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

On Africa's "Parallel Markets" As if the African farmer is not penalized enough by low produ

Portable Soil Meter Facilitates GardeningThe Japanese have invented a portable soil meter th

Agents Put the Squeeze On Cargo of PythonsU.S. federal wildlife officials who put the squeez

An exploration and production subsidiary of Cenergy Corp. has been given a working interest in an oi

Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, will forge ahead in 1987 with countertrade agreements worth

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said the latest version of House trade legislation is an i

NYLife Plans to Invest $30 Million in VentureNew York Life Insurance Co. said it plans to in

BP's Polyolefin Prices To Increase 5 percent-8 percentBP Performance Polymers Inc. will rais

In the heat of today's political debates, it's sometimes said that"hundreds of farms a day" are goin

BCal Plans to Expand Trans-Atlantic RouteBritish Caledonian Airways said it is planning a ma

The Reagan administration is backing away from key coal industry recommendation s contained in a dra

March 13, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

To Peruvian consumers, this Andean nation's economic recovery has a bright, rosy hue. But to

Pakistan ordered 180 military trucks and associated spare parts valued at $18.5 million from the AM

Six of the largest containerships ever built will "sail" again next week, but for only a short trip

Delicate talks are now under way between K" Line and port of Seattle officials with an aim toward ha

First Pacific Holdings took over Hong Nin Bank, which has been in government hands since teetering o

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

Banks Criticized For LDC Debt RoleCommercial banks are the weak link in a U.S. plan to relie

Puerto Rico Maritime Management Inc. named Henry Menge Barrantes vice president, sales, in Puerto Ri

BUDGET CHICKEN is still the game being played this week by the White House and congressional Democra

Wearing a dress from Greece, a scarf-like tapestry from Afghanistan and jewelry from Mexico, Israel

The governments of Norway, Sweden and Denmark are proposing a major deregulation of airline service

More than 20,000 tons of 38 cancer-causing chemicals are emitted into the air each year in the Lake

Rust-eaten cars, roadways and bridges could be a thing of the past if a New York county pilot projec

The Maritime Administration is likely to lose its four overseas shipping experts by the end of the y

The Reagan administration is planning a new tactic this year to persuade Congress to enact some $494

Hughes Tool Co. stockholders overwhelmingly accepted a resolution to merge with Baker International

GENERAL NEWS Trade legislation tops the congressional priority list this year on issues affe

There's still a run on rum labels at Bacardi. Bacardi Imports is trotting out its new Bacard

Ensign Trust of London, a closed-end investment trust controlled by the British Merchant Navy Pensio