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Australian Dollar Soars to 3-Year HighSYDNEY, Australia - The Australian dollar rose above 7

Salomon Brothers Inc. is taking less risks in the marketplace as part of a new management philosophy

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Major U.S. money center banks and some Japanese banks will be under the mostpressure to rais

Wed., May 4, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Canadian dollar bonds outperformed U.S. debt last year and are still attractive because of the yield

World sugar futures traders here generally ignored recent news of Chinese purchases of raw sugar fro

The Bundesbank will not change its assessment of European monetary issues or relax the firm precondi

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -1.32

IBP Inc.'s recent purchase of 40 Heinold Hog Market Inc. buying stations has met with mixed views on

The world's major trading countries need a framework for global agricultural trade by next year if c

Interest Rate Fears Seen Pressuring GoldFRANKFURT, West Germany - Near-term gold prices are

During his eight years in the Office of U.S. Trade Representative, Charles H. Blum traveled around t

Midwesterners Seek New Textile Trade ActOMAHA, Neb. - More than 60 representatives from 36 a

Grapefruit Fresh grapefruit. Quantity: to be negotiated. Quality: top grade. Packaging: stan

A special government task force is beginning a detailed study of emigrationfrom the colony -

Traditional Exports Beef, lamb, dairy products, wool.Potential ExportsFoods: venison

New Zealand is finding bigger markets in the United States as the demand for healthier foods increas

West Coast steel importers are being warned to expect that the voluntary restraint agreements on for

AVIATION Texas Air Corp. Chairman Frank Lorenzo repeated his public stance that Texas Air's

A large contingent of Chinese business leaders will arrive in Washington on May 10 with more than 40

A Draconian monetary tightening would be needed to head off rapid inflation if the dollar's value fe

The United States suffered setbacks Wednesday in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade rulings on s

Move Isn't Expected To Help Trade BillA congressional move to strip an Alaskan oil export co

Negotiators Wednesday ended their second round of talks on a new U.S.-Soviet long-term grain agreeme

Texas Air Corp. Chairman Frank Lorenzo repeated his public stance that Texas Air's Eastern Airlines

Navieras de Puerto Rico, the government-owned shipping line, has recoveredfrom its days as a

Despite widespread complaints from farmers that a shortage of railcars has slowed shipment of grain

Maritime industry leaders say they want to work more closely with the U.S. Customs Service to preven

Hans Vlessing sank down, down, down into the overstuffed luxury of his $10,000 chocolate brown leath

Goods moving between the United States and Canada soon may lose their paper companions. And the U.S.

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the world body that regulates most world trade, agreed W

Several months ago Larry Sund needed to convert a ship into a fish processing factory trawler. Lured

Soviet and Alaskan officials are negotiating over whether to set up several joint ventures entwining

Ocean carriers serving the trans-Pacific trade say their ships are sailing full westbound because of

Leading retailers say higher prices for goods from Asia mean they will import less for the fall and

Officials of Frito-Lay Inc. and Mobil Oil Corp. have confirmed that their fleets will be among the f

Executives of Japanese insurance companies, traditionally large-scale purchasers of U.S. Treasury bo

U.S. and South Korean trade negotiators ended their second day of talks Tuesday with no word of agre

A House committee staved off three so-called killer amendments to legislation that will permit oil a