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

Friday, Nov. 7, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Richard Branson, who built his Virgin mail-order record firm into Britain's largest leisure company,

Federal Express is studying the possibility of adding another air hub to handle document and small p

Southwest Airlines said it exercised options to buy two additional 737-300sfrom Seattle-base

Federal Express Corp., the overnight documents and parcels delivery specialist, plans to buy up to 1

The Transportation Department said it will hold off acting on a joint petition filed by China and Fl

Ryder Unit Gets Nod To Buy Van Dusen AirRyder System Inc. reported it has received early ter

Metro-North Expedites Purchase of RailcarsMetro-North Commuter Railroad is speeding up the p

Third Quarter 1986 vs. 1985 and Year to DateNet CarrierRevenue Expenses

A New York importer of Philippine handicrafts warns Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino will last

The U.S. Customs Service will handle in-bond and informal entry documentation at Kennedy Internation

Third Quarter 1986 vs. 1985 and Year to DateMiles Tons Revenue/Mile Operat

The government this week is expected to disclose October trade figures already acknowledged to be th

Two out of three workers covered by major union contracts negotiated in the first nine months of 198

GENERAL NEWSCharitable contributions by U.S. firms are likely to drop or register no growth.

There will be no easing of pressure for tougher U.S. trade policy in the new Congress, predicts Paul

Charitable contributions by U.S. corporations are likely to decline or register no growth this year,

ILA Vote Wednesday International Longshoremen's Association dockworkers in North Atlantic po

Job Growth Matches Labor Force GainsThe economy created about 300,000 to 350,000 jobs last m

Companies seeking sources for products ranging from electrical equipment tomachinery over th

The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development hopes to capitalize on the growing realization that the

Lisa Desti always did like doing things her way. A former nightclub singer who performed in

Two top competitors in the medium-duty truck market either will end or extend their alliance with th

Top Stories The insurance market crisis may be behind the problems confronting the McCarran-

The credit market, ignoring the mistakes of history, has repeated them by rallying before a quarterl

The New York Insurance Exchange is coming back to life with investors. Johnson & Higgins Wil

A&A Loses in Quarter, Gains in Suit SettlementAlexander & Alexander Services Inc. said it wi

The chances the U.S. Congress may pass mandatory control legislation for crops next year are conside

Indonesia provided Vietnam with 100,000 tons of rice to help meet a food shortage, President Suhart

Warner-Lambert Co., in scientific presentations to financial analysts here, reviewed its progress in

Heracles Cement Co. of Greece entered the international market to buy 300,000 tons of coal, European

Indian Sugar Imports At 896,000 Metric TonsNEW DELHI, India - Indian sugar imports totaled s

Seventy-five offshore oil workers are being let go by Dolphin A/S of Tananger, Norway. The r

The Chemical Division of Pfizer Inc. appointed Ashland Chemical Co. as its national distributor of f

New Product By MonsantoTo Bow at K'86Monsanto Chemical Co. formally will introduce t

The battle between sugar bulls and bears will continue as both sugar exports and imports are forecas

Plans are being made for a meeting between Arne Oeien, Norwegian oil and energy minister, and minist

Acid rain control legislation is certain to pass in the next session of Congress, said E. Morgan Mas

The probable break-even date for British Coal was put back by a year to fiscal year 1988-89 by the g