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Highly successful trials of the antiviral drug AZT suggest that AIDS may soon become "a treatable di

The U.S. dollar appears irrepressible now that recession fears have faded and the trade gap is narro

Time is turning into a constraint in western areas of the Midwest as corn, and to a lesser extent so

Fast-growing Fame Plastics Inc., founded in Statesville, N.C. in 1980 and now operating two faciliti

CYANAMID EDIBLE OIL PRODUCTION PLANT MOVESWAYNE, N.J. - American Cyanamid Co. will move manu

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Higher sugar prices helped push Cuban exports over the $1 billion mark and resulted in a $148 millio

CHICAGO YEN TRADER ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEAChicago Mercantile Exchange yen trader Michael Chri

U.S. textile and apparel importers and domestic producers are clashing again over whether their prod

BUMPING CONGRESSMEN IS NOTHING NEW. The recent incident in which USAir bumped Rep. Cass Ballenger, R

COASTAL CORP. (Houston) - Kay Heffelfinger was named central zone vice presidnet of the Southwest re

Take a coal strike, a fuel supply shortfall and the ominous specter of acid rain control legislation

CARGO VOLUME GROWS 5.2 PERCENT AT TAMPA PORTTAMPA, Fla. - General cargo volume at the Port o

As Western advertising begins appearing in Eastern Europe, the messages often are tailored for viewe

Friday's index was up 0.5 from a week ago and 0.1 higher than its level on Thursday. While m

They generally come in with vodka, wood and more vodka. They leave loaded with grain or industrial m

Led by the lure of future profits, the push to globalize and the prestige of being in an emerging ma

PRICES OF ocean freight futures contracts failed to respond to a rise in drybulk freight rat

Heating oil dealers in the Northeast are banding together to wage an intensified anti-gas advertisin

COAL EXPORTS PREDICTED TO RISE 50 PERCENT BY 2000U.S. coal exports will grow nearly 50 perce

Substantial quantities of high-quality crude oil have been found in an exploratory well drilled off

The Federal Aviation Administration accused a Texas company Thursday of improperly shipping hazardou

Local officials and sports enthusiasts hope to create a 14.6-mile public trail and bikeway in Lincol

Sea-Land Service Inc. is saying CHEERS to wine and spirits shippers. That is the name of the

A carrier is asking Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner to review Maritime Administration wai

You can find Campbell's tomato soup at big supermarkets here and V-8 vegetable juice in vending mach

The French stock exchange Friday authorized a takeover bid for Compagnie Industrielle and its insura

The International Trade Commission in September will focus on three unfair trade practices complaint

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

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Fri., Aug. 18, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

As teams of lawyers from Juneau in Alaska, Seattle and Washington last week dived into the hazardous

AMOCO GUARANTEES FUEL AGAINST ENGINE DAMAGEAmoco Oil Co. is so confident of the quality of i

SANTE FE TEXAS LINES TO REDUCE TRAIN CREWSAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Unit

Getz Corp. has purchased one of Hungary's leading trading companies in an effort to establish a foot

A federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted five men on 12 counts, including conspiracy to defraud

A new congressional report blames the growing number of insurance insolvencies, particularly in the

Some stock exchange analysts expressed dissatisfaction Friday over the pace set by a task force name

Despite President George Bush's desire for lower interest rates, the easier- money faction on the Fe

Today, The Journal of Commerce begins publishing the daily closing prices of prices of high-sulfur f