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Longshoremen in the Pacific Northwest scheduled a one-day work stoppage for today to protest proposa

State-owned Philippine National Oil Co. is embarking on a substantial upgrading of its tanker fleet,

Defense attorneys hammered away again Wednesday at a key government witness in a waterfront corrupti

Rep. Helen Delich Bentley, R-Md., promised to watch over enforcement of a tougher new law on U.S. ci

Gov. Booth Gardner wants to make Washington a center of international trade and finance. He

Brazil's international flagship airline Varig is denying recently published reports that it suffered

Wed., Jan. 13, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Recent demands by U.S. congressmen for changes in Canadian building code provisions to increase U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp. expects to produce a record number of automobiles in 1988, although exports will

IT'S UNLIKELY that any director at Port Everglades, Fla., has gotten along with his bosses on the po

Nissan, Jerr-Dan Ink Joint Marketing PactNissan Diesel America Inc. has entered into a joint

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A highly successful local weapons manufacturer, who got his start because of the U.S. arms embargo a

The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to revise its rules governing farm workers' exposur

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

The worldwide glut in oil production is expected to disappear over the next five years under present

A further decline in the dollar will be needed to reduce the U.S. balance of payments deficit "to an

European Monetary System countries may be pursuing policies that will force West Germany into stimul

Tozzoli to Receive NY Forwarders AwardAnthony J. Tozzoli, president of the New York Shipping

Activity at the port of Montreal was disrupted again Wednesday when longshoremen staged their 8th on

1369.0 (Jan. 13) Previous day - 1361.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

The four major debtor countries in Latin America have the potential to make debt-equity swaps worth

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

Carbide Plans Accruals To Cover LitigationDANBURY, Conn. - Union Carbide Corp. said that it

Farm exports are riding an upward trend and should reach $32 billion in fiscal 1988, a full 15 perce

Units of W.R. Grace & Co. have developed a process for manufacturing powdered ceramic-like material

The Capitol Hill squabble over the reappointment of Frederic N. Andre to a seat on the Interstate Co

Cessna Aircraft Corp. recorded a major success last year with deliveries of its workhorse 208 Carava

U.S. companies complain of barriers to entering Japan's construction market but few have shown real

The Philippines is exempting its export products from a new tax system introduced Jan. 1 to boost th

Airbus Industrie expects to deliver 68 of its A300 and A310 wide-bodied jets this year, more than do

After ending 1987 on a strong note, petrochemical prices are forecast to increase by a minimum of 10

Insurers are facing greater challenges to their economic welfare and must unite to defend themselves

Faced with American pressure on its currency and the threat of protectionism, Taiwan is adopting a r

New Insurer Specializes In Worldwide ServicesThe formation of Industrial RE-International, a

An apparent victory for the truck industry over the Environmental Protection Agency could backfire,

Edward V. Hickey Jr. was buried in Arlington National Cemetery here Wednesday with full military hon

Wine will continue to be big business in the United States in 1988, but experts predict that most se

The U.S. dollar moved broadly higher Wednesday on a U.S.-Japan agreement calling for a stable dollar

The United States and Japan have agreed to shore up resources to defend thedollar on world c