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A minimum price for EC oils and fats appears unlikely to be introduced during the next two years, O

A $100 million joint venture between three health insurers was cancelledbecause of difficult

China Military Research PEKING - China has developed its first long-term program of military

Three years after the U.S. invasion, U.S. businesses have begun to respond to the Reagan administrat

Most insurance rates are not likely to increase substantially in 1987, although liability lines coul

The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded four spot coal contracts covering 11,300 tons of steam coal i

Many countries have asked the International Atomic Energy Agency to conduct safety inspections of th

British Petroleum Co. of London reported third quarter after-tax profit fell to 345 million ($511 m

A top Mexican oil official expressed hope that higher and more stable world oil prices could result

Inflight Services Inc. said it filed a petition in federal court in Manhattan for reorganization und

FAA Will Order L-1011 InspectionsThe Federal Aviation Administration said it would order ins

The U.S. farm trade surplus in the last fiscal year dropped to $5.4 billion, a fifth of what it was

Italian maize consumption fell 1985-86 to 6.9 million metric tons, compared with 7.9 million metric

Three years after the U.S. invasion, U.S. businesses have begun to respond to the Reagan administrat

The New York Insurance Exchange Inc. said it has declared five syndicates insolvent and is attemptin

Latin American nations cannot count on substantial drops in interest rates or big jumps in oil price

For the week ended Nov. 8, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

The jury is still out, but the new U.S. tax law may encourage U.S. companies to produce and invest m

Agricultural trade probably will be one of the first issues addressed next year in the new round of

Commodity prices appear to be in the process of bottoming out, according to John J. Murphy, presiden

A waste treatment system developed by Unocal Corp. is finding acceptance among manufacturers that pr

Wisconsin Electric Power Co. selected Bechtel to provide technical assistance on a $200 million life

Kuwait Reported Hiking Petroleum ProductionKuwait is rumored to have increased oil output du

The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company said it will make a special charge in the fourth quarter

Port Newark Breaks Ground for FacilityGround-breaking ceremonies will be held this morning i

Michigan Firms Eyeing Corporate ProtectionK mart Corp., Federal Mogul Corp. and several othe

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

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

The vice chairman of Norfolk Southern Corp. looked down the track and saw more large multi-modal com

Congress isn't likely to approve a negotiated free trade agreement between the United States and Can

Production of frozen concentrated orange juice in the state of Sao Paulo in 1986-87 will decline bec

Bay Shipbuilding Corp. won a contract by Cement Transit Co. of Cleveland to shorten and convert a fo

General cargo tonnage in Hampton Roads fell 2.3 percent in October, partlybecause of a three

JUST ENOUGH GROWTH is what many private economists are expecting for 1987. Even White House Budget D

Japan's economy, which continues to be badly battered by the unexpectedly sharp appreciation of the

U.S. corporate disinvestment is adding to the growing sense of isolation among South Africa's white

More resources should be dedicated to New York state's used oil management program, according to a r

The U.S. dollar moved slightly higher against major foreign currencies Thursday, although it was not

Experts from OPEC member countries convened Thursday to prepare a conference of oil ministers in Gen

U.S. negotiators are to wind up a two-day visit to Brazil today aimed at preventing a possible reser