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Friday, October 17, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut is considering a court appeal of a state attorney general's

Nicaragua Trial Starts MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Eugene Hasenfus, the American captured when a re

BANKINGProspects for Argentina's banking reform bill seem to be looking up, although debate

Plans by a group of Japanese, U.S. and other foreign companies to establish an international telecom

Commercial Union Assurance Cos. of Boston faces a possible pay-out of more than $23 million for a pe

The Federal Aviation Administration has denied a newspaper report that planes flying over northern I

The weekly general freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. will call at Charleston on its new container service between the U.S. East

Texaco and Nippon Central U.S. Oil Co. Ltd. successfully tested oil and natural gas from two zones i

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

Security was tightened at offshore oil drilling platforms after a reported sabotage threat by Sikh t

A new statute requiring insurers to justify rate hikes of 25 percent or more on commercial liability

W.R. Grace & Co. announced that it will construct a market development pilot plant at its research h

The Center for Asian Pacific Affairs plans to expand its activities in the Pacific Basin. Th

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew asked Japan for affirmative action" to increase opportunities

Chu Okongwu, Nigerian finance minister, announced Wednesday that Nigeria had made an agreement to re

Home Loan Bank of NYTaps ShermanThe Federal Home Loan Bank of New York named Eugene

ICG Will Supply Coal To China Power StationVANCOUVER, British Columbia - International Geosy

A business and financial adviser to the World Bank urged Virginia entrepreneurs to "get a piece of t

Arrives in New Zealand AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi arrived fr

CF Earnings Rose For Third QuarterPORTLAND, Ore. - Consolidated Freightways Inc.'s third qua

BASF completed a major restructuring of its North American operations. The consolidation of

HOW ITS DONE IN TEXAS. The voice on the telephone was warm and soft. A slow, slow drawl. "Ji

Donald Mazankowski, deputy prime minister of Canada, has said the federal government will award a co

Univar Corp. received final approval from the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission to

As the U.S. Customs Service continues its relentless drive toward a paperless environment for cargo

Hercules Sets Price HikesFor PP FilmsHercules' prices for transparent oriented polyp

George Grode thinks the office he has overlooking the downtown of this capital city is one of the be

Malaysia Trade Surplus Up 13.6 percent Through JulyKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia recorde

Canadian business groups are studying with interest the proposed creation of a joint Canada-U.S. int

Argentine President Raul Alfonsin said his Kremlin talks this week have yielded a Soviet promise to

The International Metalworkers Federation said the projected merger between the French telecommunica

Dravo May Sell 3 Units PITTSBURGH - Dravo Corp. said it is exploring possible sale of three

For the week ended Oct. 4, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

Congress is having trouble agreeing on the tax treatment of Conrail as it heads for adjournment, wit

Dow Chemical Co. said its third-quarter profit soared 56 percent from a year earlier despite a 3 per

A senior Chinese official acknowledges the frustrations and disappointments involved in the hunt for

Navistar International Corp. announced a sweeping restructuring and recapitalization plan that would

U.S. Maritime Administrator John Gaughan is going to the Far East later this month to hammer home t