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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has been hard at work developing a margin system that is directed at

Optimism among plant managers of U.S. manufacturing facilities nationwide rebounded sharply, though

The Securities and Exchange Commission said a proposal by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to trade f

Trade in the Asia-Pacific region is likely to grow as countries open their markets, the head of Hong

Chemical Unit to Serve As Futures MerchantThe Federal Reserve Board said it approved an appl

Next week's meeting between the OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers could be a historic opportunity to s

The Supreme Court Wednesday declared Congress can tax all income from interest on state and local bo

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

Wed., April 20, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Banca Commerciale Italiana Wednesday sweetened its bid for Irving Bank Corp. to $75 a share from $65

The Interstate Commerce Commission voted 3-2 to expedite its consideration of Amtrak's request to co

The battle over who will pay for pollution liability claims is far from over and companies with pote

Western companies may receive permission during the next few months to sell civilian aircraft to the

Asia's newly industrialized countries, as well as China, posted strong growth last year, according t

State insurance departments should receive 10 percent of premium taxes collected instead of the curr

The Alliance of American Insurers says a proposal to establish a state-run auto insurance system fun

President Reagan Wednesday afternoon issued an executive order prohibiting a strike on the Chicago a

While Gov. Michael Dukakis savored his victory in the New York primary, aides were scrambling to put

War-Risk Rates Up For Persian Gulf ShipsInsurers have raised their premiums for war-risk ins

A vacuum in demand for dry cargo vessels has pushed freight rates sharply lower over the past month,

The possibility that CSX Transportation and 17 rail unions representing 38,500CSX workers mi

Olin Announces Price IncreasesSTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. is raising prices for Polypeg-E 4

The southern Chinese island of Hainan has been selected as a location for a major petrochemical cent

Dow Chemical Net Soars in First QuarterMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co. reported first-quar

CP Chemicals Co. recently announced copper chemicals and metal cyanides price changes due to changes

South Korea's national steelworks, Pohang Iron & Steel Co., appears on the verge of selling the Tano

April 20, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

THE COAL AND RAILROAD INDUSTRIES have been at loggerheads for years. Coal men complain the r

BASF Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million PenaltyBASF Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.3 million civil pen

The pending Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement will play a major role in expansion plans for Trans Mou

Mobil Oil Co. Plans Cogeneration FacilityMobil Oil Corp. said it would spend $75 million on

Foster Wheeler Corp., Clinton, N.J., said it signed a $90 million contract to provide two more boile

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Spotlight Fades in US On Enhanced RecoveryTULSA, Okla. - Low oil prices have lead to a 28 pe

Supplies of distillate oil and gasoline increased moderately last week, according to the American Pe

Southeastern Warehousemen & Movers' Assoc./American Warehousemen's Association, front line supervisi

Conrail Reports Fall In 1st Quarter IncomeConrail reported first quarter income of $48 milli

Some truck manufacturers think the national shortage of qualified drivers may help to drive up sales