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British Columbia Forest Products Ltd. has launched a $238 million modernization plan to upgrade its

St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. Inc. bucked an industry-wide earnings slump last year by posting a 20 per

The global market in interest rate and currency swaps reached full maturity in 1987, according to Pa

Lloyds Bank, one of the big four U.K. clearing banks, slid into the red last year as a result of its

Baker Urges S. Korea To Speed Rise of WonSEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Treasury Secretary James

TWA Union Election Upheld by US CourtThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

The volume of world trade grew 4 percent last year, the second-biggest increase of the 1980s and is

Marks & Spencer PLC's announcement that it plans to buy Brooks Brothers ends a long search by Britai

Consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in January as the year began with a moderate dose of inflation, the

Exports of Chinese coal may hit 17 million tons this year, 30 percent over 1987, an official said.

Island Creek Unit Receives AwardCRAIGSVILLE, W. Va. - Island Creek Corp.'s Gauley division r

Evidence is mounting that members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are selling c

Nedlloyd, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, has been selling more and more shares

Reversing a trend that has prevailed for several years, North American synthetic rubber consumption

The Environmental Protection Agency looked to state governments late last week to help prevent conta

Clinical Data Unit Gets Drug Research PactsThe Drug Research Services division of Clinical D

Fri., Feb. 26, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Lufthansa Airlines will not hold the official grand opening ceremonies for its new cargo terminal at

Dennis McGinnis is the International Project Team chairman of the American National Standards Instit

TOP STORIES: Push for global standardization of computerized documentation takes giant- step

William J. Donlon was elected chairman and chief executive of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., effective

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The head of the House Space Subcommittee says the Commerce Department may be trying a power grab by

India Expects Growth Of Less Than 2 percentNEW DELHI, India - The economy is likely to grow

The United States is unlikely to pare its trade deficit to below $100 billion a year without much st

Japanese Again Deny Move to Ease QuotasAgriculture Minister Takashi Sato has again denied in

The joint winemaking venture between Glenora Wine Cellars and a French winery that was introduced tw

US Company Testing Condom for WomenA new contraceptive that resembles a condom but is worn b

Container traffic through the port of Gothenburg increased by 10 percent in 1987. The port handled 2

Thirty-five years before Frank B. Hall opened his office on Wall Street in 1862, The Journal of Comm

The dollar remains locked within a narrow trading range, a condition that most traders and economis

Brazil's Oil Imports Declined in JanuarySAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil imported on average 534,0

Truck Line to Impose Accessorial Fee HikeEXTON, Pa. - Chemical Leaman Tank Lines will impose

U.S. tariffs on some key Romanian goods will rise sharply in July, the State Department announced.

The United States imported 6.4 million barrels of crude oil from Iran in the two months after Presid

Agricultural Trade Between Japan and the United States: Future Potential, Current Perspectives. Marc

Proposed Brazilian government efforts to find alternatives to the U.S. market are an exercise in fut

A congressional study of sugar-containing products imported into the United States has been delayed

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a final action to remove 36 substances from the list o

Powder River Basin coal blended with western Canadian coal of higher heat value can be sold in Pacif