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

1630.0 (March 29, 1988) Previous day - 1641.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Excha

Second 737-400 Joins Boeing Test ProgramA second 737-400 has joined Boeing Commercial Airpla

The 30th season on the St. Lawrence Seaway opened Tuesday morning with Canadian Great Lakes carriers

The legal limits on foreign ownership in U.S.-flag airlines may need to change as the lines between

General Steamship Corp. announced the promotion of Scott Watterworth to executive vice president and

The government is proposing to establish a new corporation to run inland container depots and contai

Leading Japanese economists and monetary specialists predict an exchange rate of between 90 and 110

The economy of Malaysia should see 5 percent growth in real gross domestic product this year, up fro

Another of Hong Kong's diversified conglomerates reported Tuesday it enjoyed higher profits in 1987

Medical Product Firms Sign Marketing PactBio-Medicus Inc. and Medtronic Inc. announced Tuesd

Soviet fashion designers are looking for U.S. apparel manufacturers interested in producing and mark

The 12-nation European Community loses at least $250 billion a year in extra costs and lost economic

Sears, Roebuck and Co. appointed Everett L. Buckardt as executive vice president, catalog and direct

The International Finance Corp. Tuesday released the first of what will be a series of fact books on

A British company has developed a two-dimensional component-inspection system suitable for measuring

A new subsidiary of China's most powerful investment entity is taking aim at U.S. real estate and fi

Congress May Extend Caribbean Trade PactCongress could approve legislation this session to e

BANK LEUMI TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK (New York) - Richard C. Kane was named president and chief operatin

World Bank Seeks 17 New Bond Sale AgentsWASHINGTON - The World Bank is asking 14 U.S. compan

Canadian native leaders are lobbying in London this week in an effort to persuade the British govern

Spring is supposed to be a time of rebirth and renewal, but the new season finds apparel retailers s

Tue., March 29, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The Federal Reserve Board approved an application by Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal, to acquire Domi

The Trinidad and Tobago government is restructuring and divesting several of its 67 state enterprise

The iron and steel industry builds bridges, ships and skyscrapers that last decades, but it has trou

Ultimately, the lesser developed country debt crisis is a problem of trade and financial flows, Fede

The government's main tool for estimating future economic strength rose in line with expectations, s

Sales of new single-family homes surged in February after falling for months, the government reporte

Though Provident Mutual Life Insurance managed a $3 million profit from its operations last year, th

Four state legislators are working to create a mutual insurance company that they say would offer au

Recent growth in the U.S. economy is beginning to abate and may lead to a recession by early 1989, a

ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. (Northbrook, Ill.) - Lawrence H. Williford was named senior vice president an

The United States and Japan Tuesday reached an accord on opening the Japanese public works market to

Sen. Albert Gore Jr. kicked off his presidential primary campaign in New York Tuesday by offering hi

Representatives of four states met with New York officials Tuesday to discussthe antitrust lawsuits

Backers of an insurance reform initiative hauled a truckload of manure to a major car insurer, but w

Thomas R. Denniston, vice president and general counsel with Bradshaw & Associates, cited several st

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