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The productivity of non-farm businesses fell at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.2 percent in

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

Premier Turgut Ozal on Thursday announced a series of measures designed to halt speculation in forei

When Japanese farmers wanted to protest American pressure against Japanese trade policy, they didn't

H.J. Heinz Co. says it has entered into a merger agreement to acquire Bumble Bee Seafoods Inc. of Sa

A mislabeled cargo package was responsible for forcing an emergency evacuation of 125 passengers on

Fed May Have Bought Treasuries for JapanNEW YORK - The Federal Reserve bought three-, five-

An overnight Iraqi attack left an Iranian tanker on fire in the northern gulf, the London-based Lloy

Vista to Produce Flexible PVCVista Chemical announced plans to begin producing a flexible po

Survival through acquisitions and mergers may emerge in the biotechnology industry this year, accord

Thermo Environmental Buys Consulting FirmWALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Environmental Corp. announc

The Boeing Co. says a supersonic transport is becoming more and more technically feasible, but also

Amtrak Collision Is 2nd in a WeekOMAHA, Neb. - An Amtrak train collided with a Burlington No

The U.S. dollar reversed course and turned sharply lower against the deutsche mark and pared earlier

China's State Council will issue 9 billion yuan ($2.4 billion) worth of treasury bonds this year, th

On an icy winter evening there is something quite cozy about the Harvard Club. The bar and dining ro

Soaring container cargo and passenger volumes led the Port Everglades Authority to record net income

The British government indicated Thursday that it is not worried that British Petroleum Co. PLC's ef

McDonnell Douglas Corp. has launched its marketing program for the MD-91 and MD-92 aircraft, the fir

The Mahoning Valley Railway Co. has been allowed to acquire two rail lines in Ohio from the LTV Stee

Interested in bringing a Soviet ship line back to Seattle, and in probing ashift of cargo to

The U.S. Commerce Department has appointed Joel W. Barkan director of the New York District Office o

With Mount Baker in the background, a boat loaded with oil spill containment booms circles a partial

Representatives of seamen's unions met Thursday with United Nations Secretary- General Javier Perez

Operating Income Increases at ChubbChubb Corp. Thursday reported that operating income for t

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

Japanese Report Shows Trade DeficitJapan posted a preliminary unadjusted trade deficit of $5

More than one Soviet enterprise in eight lost money last year, and the nation's factories have been

A senior Treasury official told two House subcommittees Thursday that the United States hadn't promi

AIR CARGO Mislabeled hazardous cargo on an American Airlines jetliner sent fumes into the pa

The Congressional Budget Office has told lawmakers it projects slower economic growth and higher inf

The U.S. St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. said that plans for its fourth annual trade mission c

The semiconductor industry is in the midst of its mildest recovery in recent memory, and many observ

Federal officials, buffeted by budget concerns and a continued public outcry, have shelved plans to

More than 1,800 Mobil Corp. workers in California, Texas and Washington statewent on strike,

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. (St. Louis) - Sanford N. McDonnell will retire as chairman and chief executi

Iveco Trucks of North America Inc. has started a Valued Customer Program aimed at increasing custome

The Legislature passed bills Wednesday to establish voluntary arbitration in malpractice cases and l

Reports that Washington is seeking Britain's help to force a revaluation of the Hong Kong dollar sho