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A government ban on fuel shipments to the rebel-controlled Jaffna Peninsula is heaping hardships on

Citing South Korea's unprecedented, sizable current account surplus in the past year, President Chun

Beryl Sprinkel, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, could be on his way to being named a g

World production of natural rubber rose in 1986 by 1.3 percent to 4.395 million metric tons, accordi

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

Stocks overcame some early profit taking Monday to post a seventh straight advance in continued heav

PPG Industries acquired Santek Chemicals Inc., which manufactures and markets specialty chemicals fo

The U.S. government's attitude toward Brazilian steel imports is forcing this country's steelmakers

Pittston Unit Acquiring Steam Coal ReservesThe fast-fading coking coal market, which already

A new generation of pickup trucks with anti-lock brakes may clear the way for public acceptance of t

Mexican Inflation Plans MEXICO CITY - Treasury Secretary Gustavo Petricioli said the governm

New players are always entering the Electronic Data Interchange arena, but small volume trucking com

Hong Kong's trade totaled HK$497 billion (about US$63.7 billion) in the first 11 months of last year

The Gibraltar Marine Administration has decided to hold an inquiry into the loss of the Syneta, whic

Flying Tiger Line, which was threatening to close its doors only weeks ago, said it will lease six D

Brazil's Embraer aircraft manufacturer is negotiating a contract with McDonnell Douglas to participa

Air Cargo Move Seen To Surface TransportSPRINGFIELD GARDENS, N.Y. - Julius B Kupersmit, pres

MBIA Inc. said it will close its first deal this week as a new municipal bond insurer. The d

Japan's electronics industry showed little surprise at Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.'s recent r

Orders booked last November for new West German machines were 8 percent below the level a year befor

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

The Federal Maritime Commission's first meeting of the new year, scheduled for Wednesday will be clo

The Farmers Home Administration's loan program to help hard-pressed farmers stay in business will co

Charles A. Lynch, the new president and chief executive of DHL Corp., says the privately held air ex

Prices of crude oil were quoted about 10 cents a barrel higher on the European spot market at the cl

Burger King Installing Cogeneration SystemsAmerican Private Power Inc., a cogeneration proje

Atlantic Xpress' Container Trader will be several days late in arriving in Charleston, S.C., but the

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., the giant British conglomerate, agreed to purchase the

Key economic development leaders in Washington state highlighted the state's growing ties with Pacif

The European Community's farm policy, initially designed to stabilize the agriculture market and gua

American Trucking Associations is expected to reaffirm its longtime support of rate regulation and c

New York Sen. Alfonse D'Amato is not happy with a General Accounting Office report on the Shoreham n

Damon Biotech Inc. signed an agreement with a leading Japanese pharmaceutical firm for the commercia

MMFG Buys FiberglassCompanyBRISTOL, Va. - Morrison Molded Fiber Glass Co., a subsidi

Friday, January 9, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Robert M. Hope, who has served the Alabama State Docks for 35 years, has been fired as director and

Twenty-nine of the world's major containership operators have asked the Federal Maritime Commission

GENERAL NEWS Favorable economic data don't appease economists. Page 3AFINANCIALThe

The Sony Corp. of America has agreed to pay the federal government $1.75 million for failing to prov

Morton Thiokol Names HaracTo Sales PostMorton Thiokol Inc. named Sidney Harac intern