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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that New York City can force privateclubs with more than

The largest Sino-American business conference ever opened Monday with both sides hailing recent trad

The landmark Cipollone cigarette liability case boiled down to a few key questions, not all of which

Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul A. Volcker expressed concern about the volatility of exchange r

FED WATCHERS SOUND INTEREST RATE ALARMCredit market analysts who track the Federal Reserve's

California Insurance Commissioner Roxani M. Gillespie Friday denied an application by Batus Inc. to

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

Less than a year after taking control of Trans Freight Lines, Britain's largest container shipping l

Monday's agreement to phase out Japanese import controls on beef and citrus was praised by Florida C

Barge traffic on the Mississippi River ground to a halt again, just hours after a week-long tie-up a

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

North and South Yemen agreed to set up a joint company to explore for oil along their border, where

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

A Port of Seattle executive will become executive director for one of the nation's most active log e

June 20, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

Corn futures have rocketed to 3 1/2 year highs, as the crop faces a critical period in its growth.

US REPORTEDLY REJECTS CHINA BID FOR WHEATKANSAS CITY, Kan.- China's bid for 500,000 metric t

McDonald Steel Corp. said Monday it is preparing a petition to be filed simultaneously with the U.S.

California's consumer products liability law, which grants immunity to cigarette makers among others

When stocks crashed in October and Wall Street used black humor to cope with Black Monday, the joke

The Supreme Court Monday strengthened the hand of corporations that place language into commercial c

William H. Hutt, an economist who championed free enterprise and attacked South Africa's apartheid s

Sales by Hong Kong companies at this month's summer consumer electronics show in Chicago were sharpl

European officials are watching nervously as congressional tax writers consider a plan to double the

Low water levels on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers threaten to force coal consumption cutbacks at t

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

June 17, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

European oil prices swiftly shed initial gains following the OPEC agreement and plunged sharply last

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INTERNATIONAL BORROWING DECLINED IN MAYPARIS - International borrowing totaled $27.6 billion

The Eurobond market clearly is alive and kicking, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Ba

DOMINICANS DENY ROLE IN CANADA SUGAR DEALDominican Republic Vice President Carolos Morales h

A British company has introduced equipment for the in-situ testing of ferromagnetic tubes, said to b

The insurance industry is not enthralled with the idea of creating two-year long-term care policies

Baskin-Robbins International Co. has scooped out a franchise in Moscow for its ice cream stores.

Lumber production, orders and shipments increased in 12 Western states during the week that ended Ju

Sea-Land Service Inc. took another step toward receiving federal operating subsidies last week.<

For April 1988 vs. April 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)RegionApr. 88 Apr.

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 1,900 tons of coal under three spot contracts awarded

Chemical export volumes were virtually flat in April at 3,332,700 metric tons, compared with 3,337,4