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Market watchers are mystified by the big drop in crude oil prices last week and tend to attribute it

Gasoline may seem expensive, but prices in the United States generally are a bargain compared with t

European ministers and senior aerospace executives will make a last-ditch attempt in Paris today to

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

Representatives of a variety of U.S. industrial concerns voiced reservations Monday on the U.S.-Cana

Maritime industry executives said it was business as usual at the Panama Canal Monday despite the ca

Walter Shea's telephone never stops ringing. Most of the calls flooding the Teamster vice pr

A recent frantic search for a European chemical company's corporate profile ended with Graham & Tro

Moody's Investors Service says it is continuing to review the credit ratings of Philadelphia Electri

A salvage crew raised a sunken oil barge Sunday from the murky depths of Guemes Channel, one month a

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

Port Group Renames NJ Railroad StationJERSEY CITY, N.J. - Taking notice of a spanking new mu

AIR CARGO Lufthansa opened its new cargo terminal at Los Angeles International Airport just

U.S. companies may lose as much as $61 billion a year due to patent,copyright and trademark

The Federal Communications Commission is signaling foreign governments that the United States remain

Tennessee Valley Authority purchased 20,750 tons of steam coal under five spot contracts awarded dur

Feb. 26, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

European spot oil prices closed the week at two-month lows, responding to an unexpected surge in Org

Water Meter Prevents Damage From LeaksAn electronic device that monitors damage caused by ma

Stiff limits on strike actions by tug crew workers and boat owners were being shaped by U.S. Distric

Fertilizer Use Up For All GroupsConsumption of U.S.-produced fertilizer materials rose for e

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