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The Canadian dollar continued its slide for the second consecutive day Tuesday as shifting political

California Insurance Commissioner Roxani M. Gillespie is charging that consumer groups wrote their b

One of the joys of my life is the fact that we have so many talented and dedicated people working fo

Genentech Inc. announced that its foreign licensee, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, has rec

In the headline of a story on Miles Inc.'s first year quinolone sales published on Nov. 1, the value

Nov. 1, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

ONE OF THE GIVENS in airline-forwarder relations is the domination by a small cluster of major forwa

The state railroad SNCF will spend 4.1 billion francs ($683 billion) over the next five years to bol

A presidential panel has recommended that the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. and the Brotherhood

The chronic overcapacity in world shipping eased slightly during 1987 because of a rise in the volum

In its latest required review of U.S. ports, the Maritime Administration concludes that 1986 port im

After months of passionate discussion and some apparent popular support, the government decided Tues

The Eastern Air Shuttle is going. The Kansas City hub is gone. So are 14,000 employees, the computer

The Federal Maritime Commission has narrowed somewhat its proposal to bar ocean carrier conferences

Shaking off the sluggishness that has marked its cargo growth in recent years, the Port of Miami rec

Shell International Inc. of London has established a U.S. corporation to act as owner of three lique

Britain's new European commissioner this week added his voice to the European Community's assurances

Tue., Nov. 1, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

K '89. A rubber and plastics trade show for exporters and importers. Nov. 2-9. Dusseldorf Fairground

More than 2 million metric tons of U.S. grain are expected to be sold overseas in the next two month

PATENT OFFICIALS SEEK GREATER COOPERATIONPatent officials from the United States, Europe and

A double exhibition focusing on investment from and exports to the United States will be mounted nex

A story on page 1A of the Nov. 1 edition of The Journal of Commerce described a recent tie vote by a

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in two major cases involving the constitutionality of fo

Venice on Tuesday passed a law banning the sale and use of detergents with high amounts of phosphoru

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THIS WEEK: New England: Boston Edison Co., BostonMid-Atlantic: Delmarva Power Co., Wilmingto

UK OIL RESERVES RISE ABOVE FORECAST LEVELSBritain could remain self-sufficient in energy lon

The EDI message is not reaching the boardroom, a top British businessman warned Tuesday. Hig

Efforts to upgrade China's sprawling rail network should see a total of 3,800 miles electrified by y

American President Companies Ltd. said it expects its 1988 income to exceed its 1987 results because

The city of Los Angeles and Overseas Shipping Co. have asked the Federal Maritime Commission to thro

Grand Metropolitan PLC, the British company seeking to acquire control of Pillsbury Co. of Minneapol

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

A first payment to ordinary creditors of failed China Underwriters' Life & General Insurance Co. was

The Mexican government announced the sale of the Mexicana de Cobre copper- mining firm to its former

With little fanfare, the laws governing U.S. business abroad underwent great change with the passage

Waving a menacing-looking submachine gun, the soldier stepped out from behind a pillar on the bridge

Cambridge Medical Technology Corp. signed a licensing agreement with BioResearch Ireland, the contra

Back in the boom days, people worked at an isolated dynamite factory here and got groceries at a lit