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Australian agricultural officials do not expect any improvement in the international trading of farm

Heller Financial Lends $80 Million to Itel RailHeller Financial said it is providing a $70 m

An oil rig in Abu Dhabi belonging to Denmark's A.P. Moeller concern was hit by three missiles, a com

Nuclear power plants in Japan will supply 60 percent of the country's electricity needs by the year

Dillingham Ship Repair unilaterally put a new work contract into effect this week, triggering a prot

Kuwait underlined its intention to boost output by unexpectedly chartering six supertankers for incr

More dark clouds are building up in the U.S. farm export picture, obscuring the summer's mild upswin

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement said it has no intention of charging excessive fees at Wes

Now that Union Pacific Corp. had made some moves to get its own house in order, the only logical thi

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

Forecasted growth in containers moving through Seattle may be just enough positive news to help reli

a new U.N. panel, in a report issued this week, called for full but well- managed exploitation of al

GENERAL NEWSThere will be big changes in the semiconductor business in the next five years.

GENERAL NEWSThere will be big changes in the semiconductor business in the next five years.

Maritime arbitrators attending the monthly meeting of the Society of Maritime Arbitrators here were

Legislation setting national energy efficiency standards for large household appliances, a step the

Cravat Coal Co. of Cadiz, Ohio, made its final shipment in August on a one- year steam coal contract

Somehow during this age of high-flying jumbo jets equipped with weather radar and ships with sophist

New Flights by IPX Will Carry UPS CargoALAMEDA, Calif. - International Parcel Express, a joi

The number of people out of work in Britain fell by 22,000 in September to 3.19 million, or 11.6 per

British Petroleum Co. Seeks Oil in EcuadorQUITO, Ecuador - British Petroleum Co. Ltd. began

Crude oil production in Argentina fell 3.8 percent in September compared with the month before, the

The supply of distillate fuel oil continued its seasonal buildup, according to the American Petroleu

Esteban Davila, executive director of the Puerto Rico Maritime Ship ping Authority, said he received

Metropolitan Backs School Cover ProposalALBANY, N.Y. - Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. is ex

Cruise ship companies belonging to the International Committee of Passenger Lines will participate i

New Orleans dockworkers ended a one-week strike, and the leader of the International Longshoremen's

The following table lists the spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and

Thursday, October 16, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Mart Seen SupportingPrice HikesDespite a sluggish economy, Pace Consultants Inc. pre

The leadership of the International Longshoremen's Association is insensitive to the plight of the m

The federal government should take action to clean up acid rain instead of waiting for more research

Philippine President Corazon Aquino has unveiled a land reform program for Negros Island, where wide

Australian agricultural officials do not expect any improvement in the international trading of farm

A pond of salt water turned the sun's rays into electricity and may save a factory thousands of doll

George F. Grode, 40, a professional government administrator with no previous ties to the insurance

William von Raab, U.S. commissioner of customs, feels the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are dr

The Commerce Department, in a preliminary ruling, said Canada is subsidizing softwood lumber exports

The Chicago Board Options Exchange said it had found Kidder, Peabody and Co. and six of its former e

The Maritime Administration named four foreign shipyards in which American President Lines Ltd. migh