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

Diesel engine makers have made great individual efforts in the last three years to apply electronics

Sweden has unveiled its plan to keep its ailing commercial shipping fleet afloat under its own flag.

A British company has developed a heat treatment center for use in fabricated workshops that combine

BN Plans to Use Non-Union Rail UnitSaying that talks with its own unions on crew size had br

Production drilling is expected to start this year at a gas field in Jordan that will provide about

AVIATION A DOT request for preliminary conference delayed a hearing by the Federal Labor Rel

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

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

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

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

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

Fruehauf Corp. narrowed its fourth quarter loss to $6.1 million on sales $433 million. In the 1986 f

Prudential Insurance Co. of America may be about to lose an ally in the case of the missing zeros, a

The softening insurance market is slowing growth in the residual property insurance market.

The big welcoming party planned by Honda officials for the scheduled March 22 arrival of the first U

BioTechnica International Inc. of Cambridge has won permission from theEnvironmental Protection Agen

The process of certifying product quality to customers is the key to establishing a long-term supply

The Federal Maritime Commission will consider limiting the adjustments ocean carriers can make in ra

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Japan's Chip Shortfall Stings US ComputersA shortage of Japanese computer chips is rattling

Government trade figures show U.S. agricultural exports in the first three months of the 1988 fiscal

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

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

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

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

Irving Trust Co. called for the formation of an insurance company, to be owned and managed by major

Dow Chemical U.S.A. is increasing the selling price for phenol by 8 cents a pound less a 2 cent/lb.

Occidental Chemical Corp. has announced a $25-a-ton increase on its off- schedule price for sodium

Olin Corp. is adding a line of disulfonate surfactants to its broad line of cleaning products throug

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Panama failed Sunday to redeem yen-denominated bonds valued at 5.2 billion yen (about $41 million),

Recent political developments in Panama have put Japan in the awkward position of having to choose b

As the nation explores new types of fuels to reduce motor vehicle emissions, the results of one test

Scandinavia has taken tough action in the airline war with the United States and Great Britain.<

Eastern Cuts Flights As Labor Woes MountEastern Airlines, embroiled in labor problems, has b

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

1583.5 (Mar. 14, 1988) Previous day - 1582.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

Taiwanese Hit Plans To Ease Import CurbsTAIPEI, Taiwan - A group of lawmakers demanded Monda

Many crude drugs are moving up due to seasonal shortages, so traders are turning to new sources in I