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A rebound by the recently depressed oil issues Tuesday enlivened an otherwise listless, lackluster s

The U.S. dollar fluctuated erratically within a narrow trading range Tuesday, leading analysts to de

Policyholders' complaints about the handling of their claims on household insurance accounted for mo

Richard J. Mahoney, 53, Monsanto Co.'s chairman and chief executive officer, has cleared much of the

Combined pretax profits earned by major Japanese firms in the fiscal year ending March 31, 1988, wil

The world's mainstream liner trades face more shock waves" this year if United States Lines' 12 gian

Swiss Banks Raise Some Deposit RatesThe four big Swiss banks raised their rates on 3- to 8-m

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

Tuesday, March 3, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Japanese Banks Seek Financial Futures MartYoshiro Araki, chairman of Japan's Federation of B

The U.S. reiterated its proposal for a copper producer-consumer forum designed to develop markets fo

Tokyo natural rubber stocks at warehouses designated by Tokyo Commodities Exchange for industry tota

Breaux May Get Post WASHINGTON - Sen. John Breaux, D-La., appears to be headed for the chair

Coffee prices should stabilize around 105-115 U.S. cents a pound, basis the second position on the L

Talks by the International Coffee Organization ended Monday night with no agreement on reintroducing

At the current rate of growth Malaysia will be the world's third largest cocoa producer by 1990, sai

The Soviet Union's crude oil and petroleum product exports to the West rebounded by just under 15 pe

March 3, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Swedish company, Petroscan AB, unveiled a new oil exploration technology it says constitutes a "

Saudi Arabia is determined to defend the $18 a barrel OPEC price, and oil industry executives said i

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' resolve to maintain oil prices at $18 a barrel de

Crude oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange strengthened substantially in heavy trading Tue

In a story published on Tuesday, March 3, on Boston Edison Co.'s efforts to hire a new management ex

Consumers and refiners are working in concert to hold down oil prices, a former chairman of the Orga

Egypt to Hold Prices Steady Until March 15CAIRO, Egypt - Egypt's crude oil export prices wil

A 21-year project to deepen the port of Stockton's ship channel is finished, port Director Alexande

A proposed $100 million cogeneration plant to be built in Syracuse may have to be fueled by oil inst

European oil companies are liable to be the principal beneficiaries in Angola as U.S. companies with

McDonnell Douglas To Increase WagesLONG BEACH, Calif. - After seven months of unsuccessful c

U.S. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige isn't that excited about a semiconductor industry plan to f

There were no fanfares or formal opening ceremonies when the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement

Two communities whose fortunes are tied to the space program are fighting to be the home of the nex

Canadian Parliament To Debate Free TradeParliament will debate freer trade later this month,

The Canadian government selected a Canadian builder for a giant icebreaker to help defend its disput

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to realign several air traffic routes - including one that

After two days of talks with China's senior leaders, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz said he w

Policy Issues and Economic Trends in U.S. and Foreign Steel Markets. A conference on how exchange ma

EC Steelmakers Plan Cuts in ProductionBRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community steelmakers ann

A survey by the Japanese Embassy in Washington showed 82 percent of U.S. legislators favoring a trad