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

Two years ago, a number of farmers turned violent against bankers who were foreclosing on their prop

Thu., Mar. 3, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Argentina's ability to service its $52 billion foreign debt will continue to weaken, and thus probab

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Most U.S. exporters could increase their profits immediately by at least 4 percent to 5 percent if t

Diversification of its product base and increasing its size to become the country's largest engineer

A trade mission representing 10 leading Taiwan companies will visit the United States in May to purc

The Japanese government appeared Thursday to be edging closer to phasing out its controls on beef an

Mobile Pizzeria Set To Open in MoscowPISCATAWAY, N.J. - A mobile pizzeria is in on its way t

Canada Is Top Buyer Of US ElectronicsCanada was the top U.S. market for electronics goods in

U.S. computer and computer chip manufacturers have agreed to wage a joint effort to boost their worl

China has no plans to give copyright protection to computer software, chemicals or pharmaceuticals d

A British company has developed an electronically controlled bench-top instrument as an alternative

Japan's mini vehicle manufacturers will sell a record 1.7 million units this year to domestic and fo

Three years of price increases are beginning to take their toll on foreign car sales, as buyers taki

James J. Kirk at first can't see the comparison between himself and the late Robert Moses, New York'

Working for a private company after spending years with a public agency - the Port Authority of New

William T. Duke abruptly resigned this week as port director at Gulfport to work for an advertising/

Arnold Davis is out on the waterfront these days, talking with fishermen who will use the newly crea

At cocktail parties, ears seemed to perk up when John Brill talked about his position as acting mana

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. reported net income for the third quarter ended Dec. 31 of $5.3

Montedipe, Montedison Group's plastic materials and intermediates subsidiary, has acquired Strasbour

PharmaKinetics Laboratories Inc. announced that it has signed a $2.2 million product development con

Dow Chemical U.S.A., a division of Dow Chemical Co., is raising the selling price for all shipments

The long-static naphthalene market may warm up over the short term as a result of new applications a

National Starch & Chemical Corp. announced a price increase of 5 percent to 6 percent on its complet

Wall Street sources suggest that the $1.3 billion unsolicited tender offer for Philadelphia-based Ko

The number of identified hazardous waste sites in New York state increased by 65 in 1987, including

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The Food & Drug Administration chief warned aspirin manufacturers against making advertising claims

For a leading Brazilian electronics manufacturer, two of the most attractive spots in Brazil's consu

Minebea's US Unit Forms New CompanyCHATSWORTH, Calif. - NMB (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of Mine

British Columbia's Alcan Aluminum Ltd. is scouting the pulp and paper industry for partners to build

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter has rejected suggestions by South Korean businessmen that

For nearly 10 months, construction has proceeded furiously at USX Corp.'s Fairfield Works steel mill

Republic National Bank of New York has agreed to transfer millions of dollars in Panamanian funds to

A new law barring Japanese companies from federally funded public works projects apparently has cost

U.S. electronic data interchange standards are on the march. Ballots will be sent out soon t

AIR CARGO J.C. Penney has chartered eight flights to supply goods for its Exhibition India p