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The Justice Department asked a federal judge to lift restrictions that have prevented the seven regi

The port of Marseilles/Fos, France's largest, confirmed its recovery in 1986, and port officials are

INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATES Canada U.K. Germany Holland SwitzerlandDa

Oil producers will have a hard time getting a higher price for their product in the next year or so,

New CIA Chief Named WASHINGTON - CIA Director William J. Casey, recovering from surgery for

Airport officials called for an increase in the funding the Reagan administration proposes for airpo

Following is a list of tariff-free trade zones, free ports, export processing zones and other duty-p

Chrysler to Pay Fine For Safety ViolationsThe Chrysler Corp. agreed to pay a $295,000 fine,

Galaxy Reinsurance Co. appears to be saved from financial ruin in an acquisition plan announced by a

Fighting to preserve a center for historic ships, a California congresswomanplans to ask for

Boeing Aerospace Co. has hired two former astronauts to help answer a question critical to a company

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

Fri., Jan. 30, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

No Sting in the Beeswax MarketThe market for beeswax remains uneventful, a market check indi

The United Auto Workers union says a strike by 6,500 members against Jeep Corp. has been delayed unt

This week's quarterly Treasury refunding of $29 billion may be aided by the nation's lower trade def

Top Stories The trading of oil futures takes the New York Mercantile Exchange by surprise, r

The construction of a $6 billion nuclear particle "supercollider," sought for years by the nation's

Tacoma port commissioners will allow non-transportation companies to locate in the port's foreign tr

Portland General Closes Western EnerTech UnitPORTLAND, Ore. - Portland General Corp. is clos

Homes and offices with sensors that automatically turn up the lights, heat or air conditioning when

January 30, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

U.S. chip makers called upon the government to levy stiff sanctions on certain Japanese chips enteri

PG&E Plans to Help Customers in NeedSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is takin

Kaiser Steel Corp. announced it is seeking a buyer for its coal-producing subsidiary and its operati

Great Lakes Posts Increase in NetWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Great Lakes Chemical Corp. reported

Roadway Services Increases NetAKRON, Ohio, - Roadway Services Inc. reported 1986 fourth quar

The Cuban view of the foreign debt problem affecting development throughout Latin America boils dow

Rosalind Rachid was named imports editor of The Journal of Commerce. She will be responsible for the

The Reagan administration's point man on economic policy insists the United States does not want uns

Top Reagan administration officials reacted with restraint to the surprisingly small U.S. trade defi

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Pa. Congressmen Push Steel Control ExtensionRep. John Gaydos, R-Pa., and Sen. John Heinz, R-

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

General cargo traffic through Hampton Roads totaled 4.5 million tons last year, up from 4 million to

Sen. Zorkinsky to Chair Production, Price PanelSen. Edward Zorinsky, D-Neb., will chair the

USDA Predicts Increase In Japan Wood ImportsExports of U.S. forest products to Japan could i

The state Public Utilities Commission approved a 6.3 percent electricity rate reduction for San Dieg

Economic Reports WASHINGTON - The government report on December new construction expenditure

A bid by Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. to extend its subsidized service to the east coast of South Ameri