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A judge promised to rule quickly on a lawsuit that could determine whether an 11-year-old leukemia v

BAT Unit to Urge Talks With FarmersLOS ANGELES - Farmers Groups Inc. said Monday that a subs

The directors and officers liability market eased another notch with the move by Aetna Casualty & Su

Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis introduced a state auto insurance reform bill Tuesday, drawing pr

The U.S. dollar declined broadly Tuesday, after rising and then falling in reaction to the congressi

Bank directors and officers can buy $250,000 in coverage for legal expense reimbursement if they are

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

FIRST OF AMERICA BANK CORP. (Kalamazoo, Mich.) - Thomas W. Lambert was named chief financial officer

National Westminster, Britain's largest bank, posted a pretax profit of 704 million ($1.2 billion)

US to Grant Argentina $550 Million LoanWASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Tuesday said it will p

Compucom Research Inc., a New York-based currency speculation firm, has adapted the techniques of po

Japanese institutional investors are preparing to mark down billions ofdollars worth of fore

U.S. Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III is expected to prod South Korea to accelerate its appreci

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

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

Tue., Feb. 23, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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Several U.S. organizations representing family farmers joined Tuesday with the Japanese agriculture

A six-member Arab business mission representing Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone is busy in Japan this we

The European Court of Justice Tuesday aned a controversial European Community ban on the use

U.S. fishing equipment is hauling in more than fish these days. Exports of U.S.-made fishing

Chinese Buy Wheat From US ExportersExporters have sold China an additional 405,000 metric to

U.S. computer makers, always looking for new markets, may soon find a big one behind the Iron Curtai

Steel production rose to 1.942 million tons in the week ended Feb. 20, an increase of 4 percent from

Italian Fashion Designs Coming to New YorkThe fall 1988-89 collections of Donna Moda, showca

The first thing Shanghai must do is improve its investment environment toallow foreigners to

When Choh H. Li retired from his job as research director at Honeywell Inc. in Minneapolis, after wo

Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia have been given increased export quotas for the fiscal year beginn

Chinese membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the Geneva- based world trade body

Asia's first domestic telecommunications satellite will be launched and operated by Hong Kong, Briti

Matsushita Will Open New US DivisionSECAUCUS, N.J. - Matsushita Electric Corp. of America an

Employment in the nation's steel industry fell to an average of 163,300 people in 1987, the lowest n

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states, not landholders, own non- navigable wetlands subject to

U.S. textile makers are shooting themselves in the foot by not talking to the people who design and

The European Community Commission's attempt to police EC exports of deadly pesticides to developing

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that multi-employer pension plans cannot appeal to federal c

The Commerce Department reported that orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least thre

1st Chrysler Shipment Heads for W. GermanyThe first shipment of Chrysler Corp. automobiles t

U.S. manufacturers should be able to boost their share of the world market in the next two years bec