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The increase in Penwalt Corp.'s alkyl phenol prices was incorrectly stated in the June 3O edition. A

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

The benzene spot market, after a heady high of $1.10 a gallon in mid-June, has slid down to $1.05 to

If you don't know what you're doing, all the electronics in the world can't help you. Receip

The government and two tanker companies appealed a lower court decision to force four large tankers

Shipping safety is being jeopardized by the growing number of ill-qualified groups with insufficient

In a move that was largely expected, members of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's

On the surface, West Germany is booming. Flashy Mercedes-Benz sedans whip along the autobahn

AVIATION: Flying, as we all know at some level of our tummies, is still an unnatural act. AI

* John Starrels - East Germany Braces for Change 8A * Kevin Commins - Currency Forecast 7A*

Because of the July 4 holiday, Quota Watch will appear on Wednesday, July 6.

The votes were usually close, but the Supreme Court acted largely to reassure business this term tha

Greece has assumed the presidency of the European Community midway in a year that has produced some

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Amoco Chemical Co. has lost its months-long tussle for a license to build a purified terephthalic ac

European shippers are questioning the future of conference agreements between the U.S.Pacific Coast

Plagued by drought this year, China is moving to import up to $1 billion worth of plastic sheeting a

George Sanderson, who operates a 2,000-acre farm in Saskatchewan and has been in farming for 38 year

President Reagan on Friday signed legislation designed to protect elderly and disabled people from c

The economy in June grew at its strongest pace since December, while prices for industrial materials

Commerce Secretary William Verity urged U.S. exporters of a variety of consumer items to step up the

MOROCCO REPORTEDLY MAKES BARLEY SALEWASHINGTON - Morocco reportedly exported 255,000 metric

The steel industry's perennial offensive against aluminum for a bigger share of the food and beverag

Fri. July 1, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

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

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

The Bank of England published draft proposals broadly outlining terms under which it plans to allow

Traders are looking for the Bank of Japan to intervene in the currency markets and halt the dollar's

The World Bank Friday said it has recommended an increase in total loan loss provisions to $500 mill

BANKS OF MID-AMERICA INC. (Oklahoma City, Okla.) - Frank X. Henke III was named chairman and chief e

Small- to medium-sized U.S. exporters are better off doing business with foreign banks or smaller U.

Gov. Mario Cuomo has signed into law a measure extending the state's ability to set limits on medica

BANK OF AMERICA SIGNS CHINESE BANKING PACTBank of America said it signed a correspondent ban

Japan has unveiled a string of economic indicators that showed May to have been one of its best mont

A high-level government agency in Taiwan is pushing for reform of that country's insurance law.<

SEAT BELT LAW FINES MAY BE HIKED IN CALIF.Motorists cited for failing to use seat belts woul

Lawyers are setting their sights on a high-tech form of radiation they say causes cancer and poses a

New Jersey auto insurers say there could be a moratorium on claims payments next year unless auto pr

NY RAILS OPEN-MINDED ABOUT DRUG TESTINGThe U.S. Department of Transportation proposal for ma

The Maritime Administration will accept offers through July 22 for three obsolete Coast Guard and Na