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

A new $150 million investment fund to be listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore later this month

The economic package being compiled as a joint effort between the Brazilian government, business and

The Insurance Services Office is trying to revise the pollution liability exclusions in the standard

The Department of Energy is playing nuclear roulette with the safety of Americans by sending radioac

Separate checks may be nice for friends having lunch together. But when it comes to moving data glob

Shippers studying which West Coast ports to use may decide against Seattlebecause its former

Fri., Nov. 4, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

While the chief executives at France's other state-owned companies were wringing their hands, Jean-R

The Bush maritime policy distributed in Tacoma is not new. The same policy statement had beg

REAGAN SIGNS BILL FOR WASTE TRACKINGPresident Reagan on Wednesday signed into law a measure

Hoechst Celanese Corp.'s Engineering Plastics Group and Kureha Chemical Industry Co. of Japan announ

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Annual meeting with 12 papers on topics from icebr

CHINA SET TO CURTAIL NEW FOREIGN CONTRACTSCommunist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang told

Insurance underwriters throughout Britain are hoping they get through this weekend without seeing to

Aviation safety is obviously a subject of great personal concern for anyone who flies. Frequ

Loss-ridden Philippine Air Lines is planning a fleet revamp next year in which older British aircraf

TENTATIVE DATES SET FOR SEAWAY CLOSINGSWINNIPEG, Manitoba - The St. Lawrence Seaway Authorit

IRAQ DISCOVERS DEPOSIT OF HIGH QUALITY CRUDEMANAMA, Bahrain - Iraq announced the discovery o

TRAIN DERAILS CARRYING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALSNEWCASTLE, Calif. - A Southern Pacific train carry

Leaseway Transportation Corp.'s planned sale of its bulk materials group continues the company's str

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

When union President Gene DeFries of the national Marine Engineers Beneficial Association gave Vice

The U.S. dollar edged slightly higher Thursday in an unusually quiet market, awaiting today's employ

The Polish government's decision to close the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk could hamper Poland's efforts

LITHIUM CHEMICALS ARE UP AT CYPRUSMALVERN, Pa. - Cyprus Specialty Metals Co. announced a 5 p

The next president of the United States should focus on tax and trade policies - and not a new layer

Rival ballot measures will determine whether San Francisco opens its Golden Gate to the 58,000-ton b

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce , U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Room HCHB

Ensign Deron Jordan confidently barked out orders as the helmsman guided a sleek gray Navy ship betw

Negotiators from the European Community and the Soviet Union today wrap up two days of talks aimed a

* Customs Update 4A * Rose Horowitz's Trade Talk on Japan 5A* Howard Simon - Simon Says 6A

CHANCELLOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. (New York) - Joseph W. Haley was named managing director of sales

Negotiating freight rates under the 1984 Shipping Act is easier and more flexible, but has not neces

After losing ground to its neighbors, Louisville is finally shaking off the lingering effects of the

Disagreements about the Canada-U.S. free trade agreement are still alive in the United States.

U.S. coal exporters are bracing for the first rate increase they've faced in several years on rail h

Five major South African banks Thursday hoisted their prime lending rates by two percentage points t

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year 11/3

Eastman Kodak Co.'s net income for the third quarter was $435 million, or $1.35 a share, up from $39