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The Soviet Union's interest in developing an arctic sea route to link Vancouver with northern Europe

There are several ways for Congress to reduce the federal budget deficit for fiscal 1987 by $9.4 bil

Aquino Plans US Visit MANILA, Philippines - Corazon Aquino, president of the Philippines, wi

Richard Thalheimer says he's never outgrown the desire to have more toys. Neither have his c

Arthur Dunkel, director-general of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, says he's 99.99 perce

Jamaica's garment exports to the United States surged in value and volume in the first half of 1986,

Gov. George Deukmejian signed a bill that capped a decades-old battle by changing the state tax on m

Pink clapping rabbits and squawking robots joined the clamor at the Tokyo Toy Fair last week, but th

Pink clapping rabbits and squawking robots joined the clamor at the Tokyo Toy Fair last week, but th

US Likely to Oppose Chile World Bank LoanPresident Reagan's top Latin American affairs offic

Foreign investors may soon realize the potential of a huge, growing domestic market in India, its mi

Two California companies and a Korean citizen who is an officer of both were named as defendants in

There is little chance that debtor nations will adopt a suggestion by the Philip pines to pay their

Brazil and more than 95 percent of its international bank creditors have signed an agreement for th

There is little chance that debtor nations will adopt a suggestion by the Philip pines to pay their

INSURANCE CONTINENTAL CORP. (New York) - Richard N. Maiocco joined the Marine Office of Amer

The net capital drain on Latin America may slow somewhat this year from the record 1985 outflow, Int

China expects its trade with the world to increase 40 percent in the next five years, hitting an ann

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

Rates for Panamax ships from the U.S. Gulf to Japan climbed to $12.50 with Japanese charterers fixin

New business was slow to emerge on the tanker market, brokers said. In the Persian Gulf, Tot

The 9,899-gross-ton Cypriot-flag vessel Silver Sea was reported to be ablaze about seven miles north

The government of Taiwan tentatively agreed to allow U.S. insurers into its market. The agre

Trend Change From Change From ChangeJuly 1986 Prior Month Year Ago 1977-1985Overall

MoneyCenter, the electronic financial information service developed by Knight-Ridder Financial Infor

The U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York did not intervene in the foreign exchange

Growing overseas demand and strong sales figures reported by major U.S. retailing firms helped the U

Stocks rose sharply to record levels in heavy trading Thursday on rumors of an imminent meeting of t

The 1985 production of chlorofluorocarbons 11 and 12 rose to 1,550 million pounds in 1985 from 1,531

Solvent borrowers are leaving the Farm Credit System in droves for other lenders because of its fail

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

Iran Fails to Reply To Japanese Bank CallsIran has not replied to requests from the Export-I

Thursday, September 4, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Applied BioTechnology Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Mass., and Ba

The removal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from society is "an important national objective" an

Long-term petrochemical demand will increase at about the same rate as the gross national product, a

W.R. Grace & Co. announced the reorganization of its Pacific and Latin American specialty chemical o

Digital Equipment Corp. joined the crowd of companies introducing powerful personal computers by ann

Texas Eastern Corp. and Denka Chemical Corp. jointly announced the signing of a letter of intent for

GENERAL NEWSMajor retailers, reporting that back-to-school items sold well during the latter