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Court documents show voluntary bankruptcy proceedings in the Netherlands share many similarities wit

Ferrie to Head New SubsidiaryOf Irving BankIrving Bank Corp. formed Irving Internati

The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed on Friday changing its reg ulations to allow fiber op

A passionate and sometimes testy confrontation is, well, mushrooming on the forest floors of the Pac

The Environmental Protection Agency believes it is being inadvertently pushed into what amounts to a

Jospin Visits China PEKING - French Socialist Party First Secretary Lionel Jospin met with H

WTC International reported fiscal third quarter earnings rose to $1.3 million, or 16 cents a share,

Carriers Set Agreement To Merge OperationsCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Two start-up carriers agreed to m

Corn is poised to move from producers and resellers to end users in the Midwest, and some marketers

The massive demonstrations by French students in early December, forcing the government of Prime Min

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

Arco Chemical Products Europe Inc., a division of Atlantic Richfield Co., announced it has negotiate

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

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has approved issuance of a statement that would allow elect

US Trade Reprisals WASHINGTON - The White House will announce today trade reprisals against

Reliance Group Unit Increases Zenith StakeReliance Financial Services Corp., a unit of Relia

Ryder System Acquires Auto Transport FirmRyder System Inc. acquired Transport Storage and Di

Oil producers in sub-Saharan Africa have been able to show a small increase in production this year,

Marks & Spencer Plans Four NY State ShopsMarks & Spencer PLC, the largest retailer in the Un

GENERAL NEWSThe White House readies its 1988 Titanic budget for sailing in icy waters. Page

Better highway access for long truck trailers will be the chief goal for American Trucking Associati

Accident Deaths Top 370 For Holiday WeekendMore than 370 people died on the nation's roadway

North Korea's legislature approved the appointment of a new premier and the re-election of President

To Caribbean businessmen, the United States is the world's biggest and best market for their produc

An importer who receives merchandise that is faulty or does not comply with federal safety regulatio

The dollar hit another six-year low against the deutsche mark Monday in nervous, choppy foreign exch

Monday, Dec. 29, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Lilly Industrial Coatings Inc. announced it has purchased London Laboratories Ltd. for approximately

American Hoechst Corp. announced it will not be possible to complete the voluminous collection and t

December 29, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

A Romanian sailor was scheduled to appear before an immigration judge here Monday afternoon after ju

Shareholders of financially troubled People Express Inc. narrowly approved a $115 million merger wit

AccuRay Corp. and Hercules Inc. jointly announced that their boards of directors had approved a merg

Norton Lilly Forms Chartering SubsidiaryFormation of Liberty Chartering Inc. as a wholly own

Should the United States continue to provide military assistance for nations that impose tariff or n

The government filed a $750 million lawsuit Monday in its first such action aimed at regaining part

The loss of the Gibraltar-registered British tanker Syneta off Iceland last Friday has raised a fres

This great seaport on the Elbe has fallen on hard times. The port is steadily losing busines

Computerized documentation and planning systems are becoming as commonplace as the telephone in the