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News that oil-producing nations planned to meet to consider ways to stop the slide in oil prices app

West German Prices Rose 0.2 percent in FebruaryWest German consumer prices rose by 0.2 perce

The closing of a number of electronics assembly plants in recent years has decimated Barbados' expor

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Fueled by record annual earnings and rumors of a possible takeover, the stock of Tiger International

Conn. to Consider Ban On Smoking in TrainsNORWALK, Conn. - The Connecticut legislature's tra

RADIX GROUP INTERNATIONAL (New York) - Michael Samson was named corporate vice president and nationa

Despite the growing emphasis on containerized cargo, breakbulk cargo facilities are still a major pa

ASSOCIATING WITH GROWTH. Providing some extra push for electronic data interchange is at the

The United States and Japan are engaged in an increasingly bitter quarrel over public works project

Amtrak plans to invoke its little-known eminent domain powers for the first time and acquire tracks

CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST SERVICES INC. (Dallas) - Thomas M. Hagan will succeed Richard H. Cory as vice p

New Jersey Natural Gas Co. this week will begin construction of 8.2 miles of transmission pipelines

W. German Exports Of Machines Drop 3 percentFRANKFURT, West Germany - U.S. imports of German

Phelps Dodge Finishes ACCURIDE PurchasePHOENIX, Ariz. - Phelps Dodge Corp. has completed its

Procter & Gamble Co. has formed a joint venture with Syntex Corp. of Palo Alto, Calif., increasing P

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Wednesday, while the pound sterling reversed its morning weakness and

Wed., Mar. 9, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Masato Yanagi's store wouldn't raise an eyebrow in the United States. In Japan, it smells of revolut

The Federal Maritime Commission's recent disciplinary actions against ocean carriers in the North At

Christensen Leaves Surface Mining PostJed Christensen, director of the Office of Surface Min

IT'S UNOFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: The idea of merging Washington's two major mining industry lobbying grou

Enterprise Oil Reports North Sea DiscoveryEnterprise Oil, one of Britain's leading independe

ALLIANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORP. (Littleton, Mass.) - Koji Kaneko was named president and representati

Arco Chemical Co. is increasing its methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) capacity as a result of a new

Peruvian President Alan Garcia, who has run Latin America's most radical economic experiment for the

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

With little fanfare, Conrail recently opened the 13th terminal in a network designed to capture more

California's economy, aided by growth in manufacturing, will continue to lead the nation's economic

Port commissioners in Seattle plan to launch an international search on Friday for a new executive d

EC Plans to Lift Some Import BarriersThe European Community will scrap quantitative restrict

The state-owned Electronics Trade and Technology Development Corp. will open a sales office and ware

It's nothing but kid-glove treatment for this stone warrior and his companions, insured for $20 mill

Producer members of the International Cocoa Organization have refused to discuss with consumers a lo

One growing import for Great Britain is a commodity that other countries generally shun: hazardous w

The Resins & Specialty Chemicals division of National Starch & Chemical Corp. announced price increa

Leading gold trader John H. Hanemann, elected Tuesday as chairman of the Commodity Exchange Inc., pl

Railway Progress Institute, joint seminar with CSX Transportation on New Partnership for a New Era,

The Swedish government will put forward its plans on Monday to calm thestormy waters surrounding the