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The rising tide of protectionism in Washington and the ebbing of interest in foreign trade in Ottawa

The following are the results of Tuesday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge freig

Crowley Maritime Corp. will acquire from International Controls Corp. the assets of Coordinated Cari

Round-the-world ocean carriers have a big impact on rates and competition in the Australia-New Zeala

The port of Quebec will be shut down Monday unless longshoremen and management break their current d

A survey by the Martin E. Segal Co. indicates that fear of federally imposed withdrawal liability st

The New York Insurance Department is investigating the insurer of approximately one-fourth of New Yo

The Reagan administration labeled product liability legislation approved by the Senate Commerce Comm

The Insurance industry challenged a request by Kenneth D. Merin, state insurance commissioner, that

NY, Insurers Disagree On Painting DamagesALBANY, N.Y. - More than 2,000 claims worth an esti

New Jersey doctors soon will be required to report new AIDS cases under a regulation that will allo

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

When Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Daniel Amstutz announced he would sell 145,850 tons of

Foreign exchange analysts say this month's global minister's meetings are unlikely to solve the West

Stocks declined for the third straight day Tuesday after a morning rally disinte grated. Tra

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry will revise the Commodity Exchange Law to introduce

West German bankers and financial analysts seem convinced that the cen tral bank will refrain from l

Sumita Still Opposes Cut in Discount RateBank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita again said ec

The federal deficit for fiscal 1987 will likely be $225 billion, far above the $144 billion mandated

Tuesday, September 9, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU

Du Pont, Kobe SteelSign AccordDu Pont and Kobe Steel signed an agreement whereby Kob

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., or Freddie Mac, reports that it and Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae

Dr. Armand Hammer, chairman and chief executive of Occidental Petroleum Corp., announced Occidental

Consumers Power Co. will make a one-time refund in October of about $27.9 million to its 1.2 millio

Miles Laboratories Inc., a subsidiary of Bayer USA Inc., announced it has acquired the assets of th

Officials at Nine Mile Point 2 nuclear power plant discovered valve leaks in a critical safety syste

Modifications of diesel engines to burn coal slurries appear to offer the best opportunities for rai

Red Lead Mar ket Stable The supply and demand for red lead has been fairly stable for the la

Prime Minister Jacques Chirac's government has appointed Rene Garrec, a technocrat close to the pres

The chairman of Consolidation Coal Co. said only the most efficient coal operators will survive the

Chevron Resources Co. celebrated the official opening of its recently expanded phosphate processing

The state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PdVSA) expects to buy this month half of the U.S. comp

C-E Group to Cut Salaried Work ForceSTAMFORD, Conn. - Combustion Engineering Inc.'s Power Sy

Gurii Marchuk, Soviet vice premier, discussed the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident with Japan'

McGregor Sea and Air Services Holdings, the freight forwarding subsidiary of U.K.-based Ocean Transp

The price of crude oil is too high to justify larger purchases of oil for the strategic petroleum re

A Wyoming state district judge ruled in favor of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. in a pricing dispute in

Diamond Shamrock Boosts Buying PricesDiamond Shamrock Corp. raised its posted buying price f

Scientists have a new explanation for the powerful surge in energy that blew the top off the Soviet

Lower oil prices have apparently worked miracles for France's state- controlled oil company, Elf Aqu