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

Acting U.S. Treasury Secretary Peter McPherson criticized as protectionist European Community propos

Fri., Sept. 9,1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

NEWARK, LUANDA FORM 'SISTER CITY' PACTNEWARK, N.J. - The mayor of the state's largest city s

Corona Extra, the second-leading imported beer in the United States after Heineken, may become a vic

Ports along the Yangtze River in China are becoming increasingly involved in both foreign trade and

The 0.6 percent increase in the August Producer Price Index looked bad, but it wasn't, analysts said

The TRW Business Payment Index shows the nation's business maintaining a robust ability to pay bills

HUB-ONE, HUB-TWO, but will there be many more? Only time will tell, say officials of Federal

FEDERAL, CALIF. AGENCIES SETTLE AEROJET CLEANUPSACRAMENTO, CALIF. - Federal and state agenci

Boosted by rapid growth in the southern coastal region New Jersey's population grew to about 7.7 mil

The Massachusetts Senate will take up auto insurance reform legislation Sept. 19. There will

WORLD BANK MAY LEND $500 MILLION TO NIGERIAWASHINGTON - The World Bank expects to reach an a

The first onshore wildcat wells in Thailand's far south will be sunk by Gulf Exploration Consultants

Prices for home heating oil this winter are likely to drop 5 to 10 cents a gallon from last year bec

Saying they hope to avoid having their port director hired away by private industry, Tacoma port com

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Sept. 9, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange *PrevClose High Low

China plans to establish a comprehensive transportation complex for container movement by 1990, cent

Sailors set off firecrackers and smiling passengers threw colorful streamers to shore as a luxury li

A terminal operator in New Jersey has agreed in principle to supply Port Everglades, Fla., with a co

TOP STORIES: U.S. port authorities are redefining their mission to emphasize land as well as

Operators of major U.S. airports must recognize that what was once a partnership with the airlines t

Benzene prices are rising fast, driven by a surge in styrene production and high demand for toluene

Lumber orders shot up while production increased slightly and shipments lagged in 12 Western states

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rested at 100.3 Friday, up slightly from 100.1 the pr

The current boom in exports should be further enhanced by the recently signed Omnibus Trade Bill and

With less than two months remaining before the new pork belly storage season begins for February del

James D. Worrall says his Rhode Island company's 30-year-old technology willput a Chinese fi

Don't expect the Tower of Babel to tumble, but computer scientists are breaking down language barrie

Using electronic data interchange is like taking cod liver oil. Most of the companies gettin

Arco Terminal Services Corp. said its recent purchase of Edgington Oil Co.'s transportation system

The Senate, in another delay, postponed until this week a final vote on a pending textile-footwear i

Sugar may be sweet, even romantic. But to U.S. soft-drink and snack makers in China it is something

Major U.S. firms are appealing to the Reagan administration to limit its trade reprisals against Bra

A Nuclear Regulatory Commission vote this week is likely to remove a major hurdle in the long quest

After a long period of discouraging imports of microcomputers in favor of domestic models, China may

Sept. 9, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Landing a passenger jet or cargo plane at Lindbergh Field here can be one of commercial aviation's

DOT MOVES FOR TIGERS IN DISPUTE WITH JAPANThe Department of Transportation on Friday ruled i