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U.S. tanker interests have a big stake in the outcome of a California jurisdictional controversy bet

The government of Malaysia plans to spend some M$6 million (US$2.3 million) to establish a plastics

European Community rapeseed production is likely to reach a record 4.4 million metric tons in 1987,

The government of Malaysia plans to spend some M$6 million (US$2.3 million) to establish a plastics

United States Lines and one of its main creditors, Crowley Maritime Corp., postponed till next Monda

The European Community has become a more cohesive group thanks to the economic threat from Japan, th

A delegation of Great Lakes Seaway officials and shippers will travel to Europe in 1987 as part of t

The European Community has become a more cohesive group thanks to the economic threat from Japan, th

The government and the private sector of Taiwan were expected to invest $2.63 billion in agricultura

The McLean Contracting Co., with a bid of $32.5 million, was the lowest bidder for construction of b

If the Federal Maritime Commission agrees, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. will not collect more than $500

The Port of Houston Authority is proceeding with its effort to develop a state of the art terminal f

Two more reinsurance companies received new capital to take advantage of the reinsurance industry's

MARKET ENTRY TO JAPAN ORIENTATION WORKSHOP. Workshop's introduction to the Japanese market will be g

Inmac Names Scotland Site of European PlantSAN JOSE, Calif. - Inmac, manufacturer and suppli

A doctors professional group has filed suits in federal and state courts aimed at overturning the pr

Sea-Land Corp. and the Australia New Zealand Container Line are close to finalizing a joint venture

United States Life Insurance Co. said it signed a letter of intent to sell its home office here to R

Most Americans believe that juries award too much money in medical malpractice lawsuits and that suc

The majority of Lloyd's of London underwriting agencies, who manage the affairs of members of the in

Robert Hunter and Bill Gunter disagree on the effect of tort law changes in Florida on insurance com

U.S. hardwood importers face higher prices as they compete with European and Japanese buyers for ply

The average hospital bill rose 7.5 percent in 1985 despite a decline in theaverage length of

Asbestos Injury Cases Settled by RaytechTRUMBULL, Conn. - Raytech Corp. said its Raymark Ind

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

Texas had the highest death rate among the largest industrial states for workers in nearly every occ

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

The U.S. dollar moved broadly higher against major currencies Tuesday on news reports and technical

Tuesday, December 9,1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Net purchases of foreign bonds by Japanese investors increased in November to $9.7 billion on a cont

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

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 has the nation's coal producers crying the blues, the Virginia Center for

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. will supply 200,000 metric tons of urea fertilizer to a number of compa

Federal officials are welcoming the public to a dump for radioactive material on the remote desert s

Western Europe's pharmaceutical packagers will depend more on flexible strip and blister packs over

Faced with the prospects of excessive nuclear power generation capacity, France's state utility, Ele

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced that it has received commitments for a $4 billion credit fa

Applied Energy Services Inc. signed an innovative contract with CSX Corp. covering a 15-year supply

Hoescht Raises Naphthoic Acid Prices American Hoescht Corp. announced a price increase for b

Glaxo Inc. announced it signed a contract with Roche Laboratories, the pharmaceuticals division of H