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The governor of Virginia unveiled a plan to increase the state's role in world trade. "We mu

Mugabe Meets Chinese BEIJING - Prime Minister Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe met China's two top

Cognac does not belong on the hit list for import tariffs in the trade war between the United States

A major Western Hemisphere economic conference opened Monday, with the caution that the region's eno

The United Kingdom's industrial production in November rose by 0.2 percentfrom October, comp

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney intends to speak quite candidly when he briefs U.S. Vice President Geo

Here's to Intermodalism WASHINGTON - States may not regulate shipping rates within their bor

Rumors are flying among truck builders that a new joint venture between Ford and Volkswagen operatio

The crew on this cargo ship swims, plays basketball and watches Moscow television among ice fields w

Financial experts here say West Germany's central bank may decide to lower the Bundesbank discount r

Japan Line is moving its West Coast ships from the Pacific Northwest to California. The Toky

New high-level international talks on the dollar and the world economy, aimed at maintaining order i

The trade dispute between the United States and the European Community may threaten the start of the

The port of Portland intends to spend $180 million on building projects during the next five years,

The Navy will have to provide more data on the impact of dredging San Francisco Bay if it wants to d

El Nino, a strange climate phenomenon that disrupted weather around the world four years ago, appear

Three insurance companies joined major financial services corporations to lobby for wholesale change

The widow of an astronaut who died in an Apollo spacecraft accident urged thefamilies of cre

Sumitomo to Invest In France's ParibasJapan's Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. will buy about 500

International Business Machines Corp. reported that earnings fell 48.2 percent in the fourth quarter

A new statistical report by the Agriculture Department shows that, while net farm income was at a ne

A federal judge rejected a bid by the American Medical Association and other groups to delay new rul

Tuesday, January 20, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Worth Chemical Corp. announced the purchase of a modern facility on Fruehauf Drive, just west of I-

Knoll AG, a member of the BASF Group, and Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. agreed to form Knoll Taisho Phar

The Silanes and Silicones Group of Dynamit Nobel Chemicals aligned and expanded its marketing organi

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its Ladish Co. subs

Danochemo Hikes Vitamin A PricesDanochemo USA Inc. is increasing its prices for vitamin A pr

The fight has already begun over introducing daylight-saving time this summer. Energy Minist

The Japanese have forced British Columbia's major southeastern metallurgical coal producer, Vancouve

Northern States Power Co. in Minnesota reduced the amount of coal it will take from two Montana supp

Forest Laboratories Inc., an international pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer, announced it co

Japan will continue pouring billions of dollars into foreign exchange markets on a daily basis to pr

Cuomo Proposes Funds For NY Energy PlanALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Mario Cuomo has proposed

The conventional wisdom is that foreign exchange intervention doesn't work to alter basic currency m

The Taiwanese dollar was quoted Tuesday at 35.14 to US$1, its highest level since 1958, as the U.S.

The Department of Transportation generally supported a Federal MaritimeCommission proposal t

A turnkey contract worth some US$139 million for bulk materialhandling facilities at Nhava Sheva por