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Japan and the United States should work together to encourage economic prosperity and political stab

Two shipping lines may be fined millions of dollars by the U.S. Customs Service because large shipme

U.S. cocoa buyers are keeping mum on their plans, but analysts predict imports into the United State

A star-studded conference to open Hong Kong's new trade and exhibition center is being delayed for f

Independent insurance agents in the Midwest are locked in a legal battle with insurance regulators o

Iran has been forced to increase its imports of refined petroleum productsbecause Iraqi air

Motorists paid less at the gasoline pump during the past two weeks but the price drop - an average o

Soviets Agree to Cut Price of Oil to FinlandHELSINKI, Finland - The Soviet Union has agreed

Operations at the Petroterminal de Panama pipeline, which carries more than 500,000 barrels of Alask

Two U.S. oil majors signed contracts Monday with Indonesia's state energy monopoly Pertamina, as an

March 14, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A belief that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will not intervene in the energy mar

The strike at the Indian Head Mine is in its fifth month, but neither management nor union miners ar

Oil Demand Outpaces Forecasts, Report SaysOil demand in the United States, Japan, West Germa

Employees of Arch Mineral Corp.'s Breathitt County, Ky., subsidiary voted last week to reject a prop

While negotiations between Pittston Coal Group and the United Mine Workers continue, union members i

Nine Mile 2 Operates 2 Days, Shuts DownOSWEGO, N.Y. - The Nine Mile 2 nuclear power plant, w

The U.S. dollar was mixed Monday in quiet trading, while the pound sterling rebounded from early wea

Goodyear Sales Staff Cited for AchievementAKRON, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s Industr

Both the owner and the unions of the Springfield Terminal Railway have asked for an arbitrator to ta

New York regulators are refining rules that advocates say will prevent electric utilities in the sta

The steep rise in dry cargo freight rates over the past few weeks could mark the beginning of a sust

The Illinois Insurance Exchange reported gross written premium of $14.55 million for January, down f

Now that all 50 states have passed age 21 drinking laws, lobbyists for highway safety are turning th

Risk Retention Market Slowing Down in Vt.MONTPELIER, Vt. - Tough state reviews and a softeni

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Is the United States in danger of being placed in financial bondage to foreign owners and creditors

Political turmoil and financial uncertainty in Panama have led to an erratic secondary market for th

B.A.T. Industries PLC, the British tobacco, financial services and retailing multinational, said it

Congress probably will not enact post-crash futures market legislation, a panel of congressmen and s

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

The volume of Japanese currency circulating overseas soared in the past two years due to the steady

BERKSHIRE CAPITAL CORP. (New York) - W. Stevens Sheppard was named managing director of this indepen

IMF Begins Talks With South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea - The International Monetary Fund began

Mon., March 14, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Sweden is investigating U.S. claims that Swedish-made boats are being supplied to Iran and used in t

Five former United States Lines Lancer-class ships brought $44.1 million for the package in a bankru

GONDOLIERS SINGING ITALIAN SONGS should be enough to make any celebration festive, but Tom Burke, ex

Indian ports soon will switch to levying dues on the basis of gross registered tons rather than net