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Britain's trade with the rest of the world was in the red again last month as the value of imports s

Price readjustments in Brazil promise relief for some industries, but the specter of slower growth n

When the Voyager aircraft touched down safely at 8:05 a.m. PST Tuesday in the California desert, a t

West Germany's trade surplus fell slightly in November, but the total surplus for the first 11 month

The small port of St. John's in Newfoundland is upgrading its main terminal into a modern container

Prime Minister Bob Hawke issued a global call for bids for what will become the world's largest unde

The Taiwan dollar was quoted Tuesday at 35.69 to one U.S. dollar, its highest level since 1958, trad

7 Locomotives Enter Service in NovemberSeven locomotives were placed in service in November,

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced strict restrictions on exports of for

Five Airlines Place Boeing Jet OrdersAll Nippon Airways of Japan and two Taiwanese carriers

A new set of rules and filing deadlines adopted by the county's Superior Court system calls for most

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

The California Insurance Department is suing 144 insurance companies to recover $1.2 billion in unpa

Economic growth this year should be significantly better" than the original estimate of 5.6 percent,

A Christmastime tent city for the homeless never got off the ground Mondaybecause it lacked

At a time when the rising cost of employee benefits already accounts for more than 10 percent of bus

A federal judge is expected to rule this week on a proposed settlement in which about 28,000 investo

A Superior Court jury decided 11-1 to award a former Navy ship repairman $3.3 million in a claim tha

Hopes for a traditional year-end rally by the stock market dimmed Tuesday as apathy among buyers and

The U.S. dollar drifted lower again Tuesday on what was seen as a combination of fundamental and tac

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Southern Company Services Inc., the coal buying agent for a group of southeastern utilities, abruptl

Knight-Ridder Files $200 Million Debt SaleKnight-Ridder Inc. filed with the Securities and E

Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The state of Massachusetts will challenge in federal court if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issu

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

Koppers Inc. purchased the Atlac specialty thermoset resins business of ICI Americas Inc. for an und

GENERAL NEWSExperts see economy's growth rate rising and falling in the space of a few month

Top Gandhi Aide Quits NEW DELHI, India - Gopalswamy Parthasarathi, the top foreign policy ad

Political realities are forcing the insurance industry to seek more visibility in Washington.

Mexico's minimum wage will rise 23 percent Jan. 1, far below the 71 percent hike de manded by the go

Honeywell Signs Pact For Indian VentureHoneywell Inc. said it signed an agreement with the T

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will be walking a thin line during the first quart

Two conferences that cover cargo moving from the U.S. West Coast to Europe plan to raise their rates

The Panama Canal Commission altered slightly its provisions allowing vessels to schedule transits in

The port of Hamburg is fighting a desperate battle to stop its foreign rivalsfrom grabbing a

If the experts are right, the U.S. economy could be in for a roller-coaster ride over the next few m

United States Lines Inc. said it began delivery of cargo held aboard four of its giant container ves

Unprecedented winds of change are buffeting Chinese family-run businesses in East and Southeast Asia

The government of New Zealand has authorized a NZ$120 million (US$66 million) capital injection for