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Mon., May 2, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

Silver is on the edge of a significant upward move that will take prices higher over the next few ye

As U.S. and Soviet negotiators head into their second, more technical round of talks on a new long-t

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -0.56

Attendees of a seminar here to examine the feasibility of transportation futures generally agreed by

Soviet Grain Goals Seen UnrealisticWASHINGTON - The Soviet Union's 1988 targeted grain produ

Soybeans 5 mt a month. Best quality for use in the manufacture of tofu. Institutional packag

The continued presence of U.S. military facilities will have a bearing on future foreign investment

Scientists here believe there is money beyond wealth in shiitake mushrooms, a popular Japanese delic

Japan's trade surplus declined in March from the previous year's level for the 11th straight month,

Construction spending, powered by a big gain in government projects, shot up 1.5 percent in March, t

The productivity of U.S. non-farm businesses rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.9 percen

Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods climbed 1.6 percent in March, the biggest increase i

Contracts for new construction dropped 3 percent in March, weakened by a sharp decline in commercial

This index alphabetically lists all companies and other operating organizations such as ports mentio

AVIATION Behind well-publicized aircraft inspections at Eastern Airlines are allegations of

After years of being considered the little sibling of broadcast television, some say the cable TV in

Texas Air Corp.'s controversial plan to create a new subsidiary for Eastern Airlines' air shuttle se

The Federal Aviation Admistration's national structure has been decentralized for years. Nin

While Eastern Airlines' push for labor concessions has drawn the most attention recently, President

Walls have gone up during the long and bitter battle between Eastern Airlines and its employees.

Sea Containers Ltd. should have a record year in 1988, according to both its president and analysts

The talks between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and independent oil producing co

The Supreme Court adopted new academic economic theory Monday in a 6-2 ruling that vertical price re

The U.S. Department of Transportation last week took a major step toward removing one of several obs

Some ports have formed their own export trading companies to assist local businesses in selling over

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

The Gulf Ports Association voted to go full speed ahead with an effort torepeal a reservatio

The Senate Friday approved the nomination of Elaine Chao to chair the Federal Maritime Commission.

A runaway barge that became a $5 million headache to the Army Corps of Engineers after it wrapped it

More than 100 separate bills were introduced before Congress during 1987, petitioning for a temporar

Union Camp Corp. announced price increases on selected resins and acids effective April 28.

Hoechst Celanese Increases PricesHoechst Celanese Chemical Group is increasing the selling p

U.S. sales of environmental control technology are forecast to reach $5.4 billion through 1992, repr

Plans by Thailand to establish facilities for production of pure terephthalic acid, or PTA, in the s

Johnson & Johnson Reports Earnings UpNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Johnson & Johnson's first-quarter

McDonnell Douglas Reports Income UpST. LOUIS - McDonnell Douglas Corp. reported income of $5

General Signal Corp. Sells Its Ceilcote UnitSTAMFORD, Conn. - General Signal Corp. said Frid

Thomas Kreis has flown between Frankfurt and West Berlin 15 or 16 times. The 26-year old German dent

Northwest, Mechanics Reach Tentative PactEAGAN, Minn. - Northwest Airlines has reached a ten