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Occidental Hikes Caustic Soda PriceOccidental Chemical Corp. announced a $30-a-ton increase

First-quarter earnings for the paper and forest products sector outperformed market expectations and

Thermoset resins demand in the United States is projected to increase 3.4 percent yearly to 11.4 bil

Canadian Oxy Chem Earnings Rise 11 percentCALGARY, Alberta - Canadian Occidental Petroleum L

Bayer AG, the West German chemicals group, said pretax group profit rose 11.2 percent to 795 million

Novo Agrees to Buy ZymoGenetics Inc.BAGSVAERD, Denmark - Novo Industri A/S and ZymoGenetics

Consumers probably won't see immediate results, but the makers of Dom Perignon champagne and other w

Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. reported net income of $31,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1988, on reve

Exxon Chemical Co.'s Australian subsidiary Altona Petrochemical Co. is investing $16 million in upgr

Yugoslavs to Liberalize Imports, Revise TaxesBELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Premier Branko Mikulic s

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

Yields on government bonds in the world's major capital markets are more closely aligned than at any

Working under the assumption that 210 Japanese companies operating in Georgia can't be wrong, Yasuda

Iraq said its warplanes attacked a ship in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, but there was no immediate

The U.S. dollar reversed three days of declines by pushing higher Wednesday in reaction to a series

The Labor Department will investigate whether investment managers are voting stock they handle for p

The entire terminal complex at the Port of Wilmington, N.C., has been designated a foreign trade zon

The multibillion-dollar aid package for the Philippines that U.S. officials have started to discuss

Yugoslavia Says Banks Fail to Supply SupportBELGRADE, Yugoslavia - The communist government

Only E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. so far has offered the Federal MaritimeCommission any mid

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

PAINEWEBBER INC. (New York) - Elizabeth Mugar Eveillard was named a managing director and head of th

Island officials vow they will get fire protection at San Juan's port even if they have to do it by

The general counsel for the New York Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association is asking the

Wed., May 11, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

The British government on Wednesday formally agreed to contribute to a new lending facility of the I

Montreal, Canada's leading general cargo port, reached another milestone by handling its five millio

A new promotional group at the Port of Baltimore includes representatives of labor, management, and

Bigger Wheat Crop Expected in AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia - Australia's 1988-89 (April-May) w

George Ball, chief executive of Prudential-Bache Securities Inc., said Wednedsay that he advocated t

Higher base metal prices are putting pressure on at least one industrial user of nickel and cadmium

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -0.16

In an attempt to cut financial losses, much of Brazil's crushing industry is slowing operations, in

Cotton and products Quantity: 1,500 mt. Quality: 1'1/8 to 1'3/32 - micronaire 3.8 to 4.2 - I

Two U.S. senators have introduced federal legislation that would offer incentive grants to states th

Major U.S. banks led by Chase Manhattan Bank raised their prime lending rate a half percentage point

A delegation of U.S. insurance industry representatives is going to China this week to teach about t

In an effort to reverse a potentially damaging situation, Reagan administration officials are claim

The seamen who have brought Britain's cross-channel ferry services to a virtual standstill in a desp

A $1 million lawsuit has been filed against the New York Board of Education by a group of homosexual