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GENERAL NEWS Ford Motor Co. earned $3.3 billion in 1986, a 31 percent improvement over the p

The incessant earthquakes and volcanic tremors that have driven tens of thousands of people out of t

FMC Says Puerto Rico Complying With LawThe Puerto Rican government's effort to channel gover

The U.S. dollar moved lower against major foreign currencies Tuesday despite a modest recovery aroun

Brazil's long-standing threat to close its doors to fine chemical imports to create a reserved mark

Calif. Company Buys Stake in CogenicEnergy and Environmental Research Corp. of Irvine, Calif

The Controversy Over the Importation of Gray Market Goods: Is a Resolution Forthcoming? Symposium sp

A monument honoring the United States' merchant marines will be built in Battery Park at the tip of

If revenues from a hike in the state sales tax and other fees live up to expectations, the Virginia

Securities firms that violate insider trading regulations or commit fraud may not be covered by thei

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Taiwan set up a special task force to prepare for a resumption of negotiations with the United State

After 35 years of tight control, the Taiwanese government liftedrestrictions on the importation of g

President Reagan said he will travel the nation to advance a series of administration proposals to i

A typographical error in a story about Cigna Corp. earnings for 1986 on Feb. 17 reported mistakenly

Columbus Line soon may join the increasingly crowded trade route between U.S. Atlantic ports and the

Dunkerque, France's third-largest port behind Marseilles and Le Havre, managed to improve its perfor

Shipments of most cargo along the Illinois River reached record levels in 1986, while traffic along

Piedmont Aviation Inc., parent of Piedmont Airlines, said it has received a cash takeover offer wort

Thai Airways International has agreed to make payments to 173 Japanese passengers on a jetliner tha

Exporters and investors hoping for a bonanza in China are getting further conflicting signals about

The AFL-CIO is making new import restrictions - already its top priority in Congress this year - the

Wang Laboratories Inc. announced Tuesday it is selling the company's computer manufacturing plant in

The country may not be ready to roll the words "national health insurance" off its collective tongue

Stocks Soar to Record NEW YORK - Stocks soared in heavy trading Tuesday, as investors came b

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

Ford Motor Co., the nation's No. 2 automaker, reports nearly $3.3 billion in 1986 profits, surpassin

Two groups that represent shipping interests on the Gulf of Mexico have elected new officers.

Brazil's largest port, Santos, was paralyzed Tuesday when 7,000 port and crane operators went on str

Prospects for Maryland's coal mining industry, in the midst of a deeprecession, could improve if th

Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, told a conference of

The Eurotunnel consortium that plans to build a rail tunnel under the English Channel but has had pr

National Economy Minister Costas Simitis said his 16-month-old austerity program has managed to shri

Japan Seen Dumping Pipe Fittings in USThe Commerce Department's International Trade Administ

Representatives of the U.S. petrochemical industry sent a joint letter to President Reagan strongly

Richard J. Quegan, general manager of the Marine Department of Texaco Inc., White Plains, N.Y., is t

Columbus Lines' entry into the U.S./South American trade would continue a service that has a pedigr

Balboa Must Justify Auto Rate IncreaseBalboa Insurance Co. is being asked to justify a 51.1

The Brunei government is certain that all of Brunei Shell's immediate customers have complied with c

Consolidated Natural Gas Co. reported fourth quarter net income of $54.5 million, or 66 cents a shar