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Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, called on the U.S. government Wednesday to develop a system that wou

DIAMOND SHAMROCK TO UPGRADE REFINERYSAN ANTONIO, Texas - Diamond Shamrock R&M Inc. plans to

The American Gas Association made a proposal for controlling acid rain that is closely aligned with

The U.S. refinery utilization rate jumped and supplies of gasoline and distillate fuel increased dur

A ship that sailed around the world for two years trying to dump its cargo of municipal incinerator

In the '60s movie classic, The Graduate, a businessman advises the young Dustin Hoffman that the fut

Officials of the Port of Ponce in Puerto Rico this week took their long- running feud with the Puert

The Jacksonville Port Authority hired a new company, headed by a former National Maritime Council pr

A captive insurance company formed by the Illinois State Bar Association has begun issuing professio

The use of the global swap market to hedge interest rate and currency risks is growing rapidly.<

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

Any agreement on freer trade in services must include labor-intensive service industries in which th

Trade ministers from the 96 signatories of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade negotiated unti

New Year's will bring a new system of commodity classification to U.S. Customs, but changes in the o

The chickens sold in the Soviet Union are so scrawny that shoppers joke the poultry is starved to de

Westinghouse Electric Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its Unimation robot and automation

The United States is increasing its share of Japan's beef imports at Australia's expense due to aggr

The Department of Defense's U.S. Transportation Command says the most serious transportation need to

With remaining space for cargo terminal in Tacoma's outer harbor rapidly filling up, the port and ci

Dec. 7, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

A state administrative law judge rejected an attempt by the City of Los Angeles to impose stricter n

Production of plastic resins totaled 4.32 billion pounds in August, up approximately 6.6 percent fro

Reichhold Chemicals Inc.'s Reactive Polymers division announced price increases of 2 cents to 5 cent

FUNCTIONAL FLUIDS ARE UP AT OLINSTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. will increase the prices of its

Hoechst Celanese Corp.'s Textile Fibers group will invest $200 milliondollars upgrading and

The U.K. government confirmed Wednesday that one of the last remaining shipyards still in state-owne

Truckers in Ontario have won a battle with the provincial government. A regulatory board wil

RETIX SYSTEMS ACQUIRES TSL COMMUNICATIONSSANTA MONICA, Calif. - In a move to broaden its ran

Commerce Secretary C. William Verity said he is optimistic that trade negotiators can reach a compro

President-elect Bush's selection of Carla Hills as U.S. trade representative and Robert Mosbacher as

Wed, Dec. 7, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

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The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita has suffered a major loss in public support

MidAmerica companies are expressing greater interest in investing in China, state trade promotion of

Morgan Grenfell Group PLC's announcement that it will eliminate 450 jobs is part of a continuing dow

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

Japanese police raided the offices of two domestic companies Wednesday seeking evidence to support g

GEC, SIEMENS CLOSER TO PLESSEY TAKEOVERA 1.7 billion ($3.12 billion) takeover bid launched

CONSTRUCTION SLOWDOWN IMPERILS CHINESE JOBSOne-fourth of China's 24 million construction wor

The two containerships being retired from Italian Line's service to the U.S. East Coast are going to