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Representatives of all major tin producers and consumers asked the United Nations to provide a new f

The European Parliament's proposal to cut milk production and to set up a special fund for the dispo

Petrobras, the state oil company, announced orders will be placed with four of Brazil's depressed sh

Reagan Signs Bill Reauthorizing CFTCPresident Ronald Reagan signed the bill reauthorizing th

The Antwerp-based Gevaert group has acquired 12.5 percent stake in Hapag- Lloyd, West Germany's bigg

Traffic resumed early Wednesday on the St. Lawrence Seaway following a 22- hour interruption caused

The Thai government will not subsidize rice exporters but will pay for any losses incurred by privat

A private company is questioning the port's "revolutionary" proposal to develop a $99 million facili

On a day last week when West Texas intermediate crude oil was trading on the futures market at $15 a

A ranking oil industry official has called for establishment of a minimum price level to help the ba

Construction of a multi-million dollar gigantic floating oil storage project off Kami-Goto Island in

Equitable Gas Co. said it is taking "immediate steps" to reconnect all customers whose natural gas s

After months of asset sales resulting in a huge cash hoard, a local entrepreneur, Li Ka-shing, is re

Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, a division of United Technologies Inc., plans to lay off up to 2,000 salar

Lomas & Nettleton To Acquire Union LifeLomas & Nettleton Financial Corp. said it agreed to a

Domestic air passenger numbers in Australia are expected to increase at anaverage annual rat

Boeing Gets Orders From Cathay, SouthwestBoeing Commercial Airplane Co. confirmed orders for

While many types of mutual funds are enjoying a booming business these days, few are as hot as the i

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

The U.S. dollar was broadly lower Wednesday, reflecting the newly bearish sentiment overhanging the

When Japanese investors caught gold fever last month, U.S. bond markets sneezed. Long lines

Insurance and airline issues were among the notable decliners Wednesday as stock prices fell in acti

Emery Air Freight reported October shipments rose 4 percent and weight increased 8 percent over thos

The supply of platinum is expected to fall short of demand for the second consecutive year, accordin

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

Egypt Discussing Debt RestructuringPresident Hosni Mubarak said Egypt is holding talks with

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

France called on the Dutch and West German governments to join it in making demands for compensation

Insurance agents have a major job in explaining the truth of the insurance crisis, John P. Mascotte,

The Labor Department issued new rules designed to allow investment managers to invest pension plan a

Longshoremen in Mobile, Ala., continued a strike that began Monday after negotiations broke down on

Autocrats allied to the opposition Peronist movement have tightened their grip on Argentina's bigges

Brazilian steel exports are experiencing a dramatic decline as a result of heated demand on the loca

Samsung Shipbuilding Gets French OrderSEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Shipbuilding and Heavy In

Botha Speaks in France PARIS - South African President P.W. Botha said Western sanctions aga

IMF SENEGAL - $88 million from the International Monetary Fund in return for promises by the

Brazilians are waiting anxiously to see what measures will be taken to ease mounting strains on Pres

Some U.S. economists said they were not alarmed by the record $5-billion U.S. trade deficit with Jap

THE OTHER PARADE: Almost nobody noticed, but while New Yorkers were celebrating the Mets' World Seri

The Philippine government received a $204.3 million commodity loan from Japan Wednesday, highlightin