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Mexico Asks US Help On Bond Swap PlanMEXICO CITY - Mexico has asked the United States to giv

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

Mon., Feb. 22, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said he is concerned about the use of imports of sugar-con

The Japanese yen and the European currency unit should become key reserve currencies along with the

The president of a New York-based commodities brokerage firm is etching a bullish picture for the pr

Chrysler Corp. executives are holding talks with Mitsubishi Motor Corp.'s Thai affiliate on plans to

Japanese Stand Firm On Rice Import BanJapan will not comply with foreign demands calling for

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

The leading telecommunications companies in the United States and Britain are joining to build a hig

EXPORT CERTIFICATES REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS FROM MEXICO. The United States and Mexico h

The commitment of British industry to the United States could be seriously damaged by threatened pro

Japanese Car Output Slipped 2 percent in JanuaryJapanese automakers produced fewer cars, tru

British manufacturers of car components are hoping to take full advantage of a shift in strategy by

Most Florida orange growers say they support U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter's campaign to

Inviting foreign experts to visit China appears to be this year's strategy for acquiring overseas kn

When Roh Tae-woo recites the oath of office Thursday to become South Korea's president, the 55-year-

Government sources in Brazil are divided over whether President Jose Sarney will veto local producti

AVIATION The popularity of frequent-flier awards programs means that millions of travelers w

Fiat, Brazilian State Near Debt Swap PactSAO PAULO, Brazil - Fiat SpA of Turin, Italy, and t

Rio Grande Industries Inc. Monday submitted its plan to control the Southern Pacific Transportation

The Supreme Court will decide whether the Labor Department must reopen at least 94,000 black lung be

Any sizable reduction in U.S. forces abroad would hit the U.S.-flag merchant marine hard. St

The U.S. trade deficit with the United Kingdom shrunk in 1987 for the first time in years and should

TOP STORIES: Cargo volume at Alaska's commercial seaports is growing again after three years

Many state lawmakers consider the two-year legislative session that ended last month unusually produ

Catalyst Resources Inc. announced a price increase of 7 percent to 10 percent for several product l

Pennwalt Division Plans Price HikeBUFFALO, N.Y. - Pennwalt Corp.'s Lucidol division will inc

The 2,000 tugboat workers who went on strike last week in New York harbor entered the fight in a pos

Their words are diplomatic, even cautious, but the smiles on their faces speak volumes. Mari

A federal judge has scheduled a March 1 auction for five Lancer-class containerships formerly operat

Contrary to a story in Friday's editions, A/S Ivarans Rederi will carry paying passengers on the mai

A CAREER PATH to admiral in the Navy used to require attendance at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, M

EASTMAN CHEMICAL PRODUCTS INC. (Kingsport, Tenn.) - Sam Stevenson was promotedfrom a senior

MacroChem to Develop Drug Delivery SystemWOBURN, Mass. - MacroChem Corp. announced the signi

Air Products & Chemicals is increasing its stake in the $4.3 billion Pacific Rim industrial gas mark

One full week after ratification of a new five-year coal labor contract, it's still too early to tel

The Tennessee Valley Authority purchased 15,000 tons of coal from Shemco Inc., Oliver Springs, Tenn.

Uncertainty surrounds plans to construct a large coal terminal at the Portuguese port of Stines beca