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Eastman Kodak Co. has stopped making the much-ballyhooed disc camera because the style has fizzled i

The evolving role of labor-management relations in the U.S. and world economies will be a main topic

U.S. officials Monday praised last week's agreement by the United States and 15 Western nations to t

The Federal Maritime Commission's plan for automating its vast files of ocean carrier tariffs drew f

When rival giants International Business Machines Corp. and American Telephone & Telegraph Co. annou

Industry reluctance to supply timely data forced American Trucking Associations to halt its weekly t

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

Chicago-based World's Money Exchange Inc. plans to set up an export and investment company in India

The 22 crewmembers of a Greek-owned freighter apparently were rescued and taken to Iran after their

Crash Study Clears Portfolio InsuranceThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff found n

Monsanto Co. announced the start-up of its facility in Japan to produce Santoprene thermoplastic rub

FABERGE USA INC. (NEW YORK) - Mark R. Goldston was appointed president of the company. Formerly exec

China is changing tariff rates on more than 40 import and export items to bring them more into line

AIR CARGO Federal Express's bid to increase the size of express packages it can carry to Tok

Federal Express Corp., which recently won the right to fly express packages to Japan, now wants to c

Belgium's Petrofina Posts Drop in ProfitBRUSSELS, Belgium - Petrofina SA, Belgium's largest

Ten thousand mining supervisors launched a 24-hour strike Monday, halting most coal production in Br

Oil Workers Accept Offer From AmocoLAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers In

General Accident Insurance Co., which writes about 1.4 percent of all Massachusetts insurance, has j

The St. Lawrence Seaway handled nearly 40 million metric tons of cargo in 1987, mainly bulk cargoes,

Trade barriers affecting fruits, coffee and non-agricultural goods from tropical countries could beg

Stronger and less permeable plastic films will help drive demand in the fastest growing segment of t

A threatened strike that would seriously disrupt ferry services between Britain and continental Euro

The port of Dover in southeast England handled a record volume of cargo last year. Cargo thr

U.S. construction spending fell 0.4 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $409

The U.S. dollar rose broadly Monday, largely on favorable expectations for this week's Treasury refu

Major U.K. banks raised their base lending rates 0.5 percentage point to 9 percent, effective today,

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

Mon., Feb. 1, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Four shipping lines in the North America-Australia/New Zealand trade route haven't yet been able to

Japan's oil trading companies have mostly concluded their pricing contracts for the first quarter, o

Commission Corrects NVO's Tariff StatusThe Federal Maritime Commission has corrected its ina

1399.5 (Feb. 1, 1988) Previous day - 1393.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchang

MERIT STEAMSHIP AGENCY INC. (New York) - Anthony Scarfaria was named vice president, sales and marke

US Diamond Exports Picked Up Steam in '87U.S. diamond exports surged in the first three quar

The Soviet Union seeks to form a wide variety of joint ventures with Japan to help modernize its eco

U.S. toy giant Mattel Inc. will shift production of its best-selling Barbie doll to existing plants

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Jan. 29, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

PLM Cos. Inc. plans to expand its international operations with the spinoff of its equipment leasing