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President Reagan's proposal to make massive cuts in farm commodity programs and other economies in t

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corp. will need $6.6 billion in supplemental f

Ships' agents Harrington & Company Inc. and Palmetto Shipping and Stevedoring Co. Inc. insisted the

The Customs Service set the initial rates on its new system of assessing interest on underpayments a

DIVERSITY: THE SPICE OF LIFE. Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission meetings offer something for eve

Denmark's Maersk Lines is negotiating the takeover of the French shipping concern Chargeurs Reunis,

The fact that most container terminals in Australia are owned by shipping interests could lead to in

The Navy claims a preliminary victory in its efforts to shift its vast procurement system to competi

The U.S. government removed seven countries from its list of those whose vessels may be cleared for

Confirmation from Hapag-Lloyd, the West German shipping line, that its North Atlantic services will

Australian shipping officials are generally agreed that 1987 will be a tough year for the industry,

Grain exports declined 54 percent through Baltimore's three major elevators, and industry observers

The concept of risk management should be "numero uno" for ship charterers or owners, says Michael F.

A Superior Court commissioner has overturned a law requiring California life insurance companies to

The Delaware River Port Authority is not expecting any immediate resolution of its internal dispute

Gulf Shipping Normal After Helicopter AttackMANAMA, Bahrain Merchant navigation in the so

All hotels in this U.S. Commonwealth are to be inspected immediately for compliance with safety regu

Laurentian Group Corp., the third biggest integrated financial services group in Canada, has signifi

A Federal Trade Commission administrative law judge ruled that the title insurance industry does not

A suspicious fire engulfed an apartment house on the city's South Side Tuesday, killing at least se

New York needs a statewide "health systems budget" and formal health-care spending priorities to hel

Driscoll Is Leaving Ore. Commissioner PostJosephine Driscoll, leaving office as Oregon insur

After firming a bit Monday, the U.S. dollar resumed its downward drift Tuesday against all major for

Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. sold its 50 percent interest in a Brazilianfinancial services gro

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

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Himont Offers Two FormsOf PP ResinsWILMINGTON, Del. - Himont U.S.A. Inc. is offering

Two more attempts to repair a leaky safety valve at the Nine Mile Point 2 nuclear power plant have f

Monday, January 5, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Pratt & Lambert Inc. acquired Universe Paint Co., of Marysville, Calif. (Sacramento) for an undisclo

Gov. Mario Cuomo's top consumer adviser urged the state Public ServiceCommission to refuse t

Carbide Hikes Surfactant Prices DANBURY, Conn. - Union Carbide Corp. announced an increase i

Interface Flooring Systems Inc. announced the acquisitions of Rockland Corp. and React-Rite Inc., tw

Hercules Inc. announced that it will not proceed with its previously announced tenderoffer for any a

General Electric Co. is refusing to pay claimed compensation for damage in a nuclear power plant cau

Corning Glass Works and Hazleton Laboratories Corp. have agreed in principle for Corning to buy Hazl

Equitable Resources Energy Co. reached an agreement to purchase all of Adobe Resources Corp.'s major

Soviets, Finland to Sign Nuclear Accident PactHELSINKI, Finland - The Soviet Union and Finla

The combined impact of low oil prices, the dollar's fall, and a slump in steel output has resulted i