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

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -1.02

Tue., April 26, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE (Chicago) - Kazuya KK Kodama was appointed special adviser to the exchange's

KCBT Raises Limits For Equity FuturesKANSAS CITY, Kan. - New daily price limits became effec

South Korea soon may follow in the footsteps of Taiwan in buying large quantities of gold to show a

When Jeanette O'Malley joined 13 businessmen for a Matchmaker business trip to Saudi Arabia, she was

The awarding of a U.S. Patent Office first-ever patent for an animal - a mouse from Harvard Universi

Optimistic prospects for aluminum have prompted Aluminum Co. of America to consider expansion of its

Soybean oil Importer of fresh, chilled and frozen foodstuffs seeks U.S. suppliers of soybean

National Car Rental System Inc. and Nippon Rent a Car of Japan signed a 10- year pact that will crea

Japan Supports Uruguay RoundJapanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita Tuesday pledged to Arth

Japanese imports of manufactured goods climbed by a record 25 percent last year to a value of $66 bi

EC Urged to Define Trade Reform GoalsThe European Community needs to get serious about seeki

Many British exporters are having to cut profit margins in order to maintain overseas sales, accordi

An automatic titrator from Britain determines the water content of oil and gas samples in hazardous

Allis-Chalmers to Sell Unit to Swedish FirmAllis-Chalmers Corp. Tuesday announced the signin

An Australian lamb agency will launch a $2 million promotion campaign in mid- September that could h

Chrysler Corp.'s announcement that it is transferring K-car production to Mexico from Detroit is onl

Asian textile manufacturers this month found themselves locked out of what has been billed as the la

The U.S. apparel industry says it took a major step in strengthening its position against foreign im

In the glow of good statistics on economic growth, inflation and trade, President Reagan's chief eco

It was the government's broadest reading yet of how the economy is faring so far in 1988, and it was

Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan met in Washington just four months ago and already their effo

Congress could pass a second trade bill in a week if the pending legislation fails, a senior Reagan

With the Senate gearing up for a vote on the trade bill as soon as today lobbying interests on both

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

AIR CARGO The New England business community is still inadequately acquainted with air cargo

NV Bekaert, the Belgian steel wire and cord maker, said Tuesday it has signed an accord with its uni

Trade Talks Begin Between Taiwan, USTAIPEI, Taiwan - The United States asked Taiwan Tuesday

The new executive director of the West Coast's busiest port approaches his job cautiously. T

K mart Corp. and Cartier Inc. slugged it out before the Supreme Court Tuesday in a high stakes battl

An electronic bridge is being built between North American retailers and Korean manufacturers.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Takashi Sato departed Japan for Washington Tuesday with

U.S. suppliers are mounting a new blitz on Asian computer software pirates, saying they lose many mi

Production of crude glycerine, including synthetic material, in January 1988 totaled 28.6 million po

The prospects for developing an AIDS vaccine could depend on how current shots for hepatitis B fare

Synthetic fiberfill materials are fluffing up the non-woven market with a 1987 contribution of $281

SmithKline Beckman Reports Rise in NetSmithKline Beckman Corp. announced first quarter net i

Combined production of Frasch-recovered sulfur and elemental sulfur in January totaled 794,000 metri