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January 7, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

A 700-ton ship-to-shore crane at Modern Terminals Ltd., one of Hong Kong's major terminal operators.

A genetically engineered vaccine developed by The Biocine Co., a joint venture of Chiron Corp. and C

U.S. consumers took on $2.2 billion more in consumer installment credit than they paid off in Novemb

In expanding economic relations with China, South Korea should initially stress technical transfers

Julian Lee, a public relations executive and former Journal of Commerce staffer, died this week.

AVIATION The president of the Air Transport Association says Congress shortchanged the airli

The New York Court of Appeals Thursday upheld the state Department of Environmental Conservation's a

A severe shortage of diesel fuel has resulted in train cancellations and forced farmers to leave tho

Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. Thursday vowed to pursue its quest for the Southern Pacific Tra

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1295.5 (Jan. 7) Previous day - 1284.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter and Willy de Clercq, the European Community's trade commis

Duff & Phelps Rates Commercial Bank LoanDuff & Phelps Inc., the Chicago-based credit rating

Californians denied health insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions would be eligible fo

An investigation into the availability of automobile insurance in Baltimore has revealed concerns ab

For steamship lines on the North Atlantic, the weaker dollar is a double-edged sword. It boosts expo

Even when a proposed toll increase of nearly one-third is imposed this spring, trucks and autos driv

AFG Completes Deal For Ford Glass UnitIRVINE, Calif. - AFG Industries Inc. completed the pur

The chief economist of Sears Roebuck & Co., the world's largest retailer, said that a recession is n

A Danish doctor and his wife invented what they claim is the world's first condom to be worn by wome

The Soviet Union has joined the exclusive capitalist club of banking with its reported decision to i

Like a boxer shrugging off a punch to the midsection, the economy absorbed the stock market crash of

The United States' ambitious program of planetary exploration, already years behind schedule and mil

Indonesia Aims to Hike Tin Output This YearJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia hopes to increase

OECD Increases Export Credit RatesGovernments providing subsidized export credits will have

George Bush, vice president and front-runner for the nation's top spot, may recommend innovative way

With the declining dollar making U.S.-made products cheaper in Japan, Sanyo Electric Co. - a leading

Vigorous attempts by Malaysia to woo investment are said to be paying off with a boost for manufactu

Charges Dropped In Arms CaseMIDLAND, Texas - Victor Fonseca left for Portugal after authorit

The former vice president of a New York electronics firm has pleaded guilty to violating export laws

Finance Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg said Thursday the nation's 1988 budget deficit will widen sharp

Investors have snapped up one of the first partnerships of its kind for the Japanese market, a $256

International Minerals & Chemical Corp. subsidiary Mallinckrodt Inc. intends to sell its Dietzenbach

Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita should expect to hear the same message when he comes to the

Syria has talked Iran into delaying its winter offensive against Iraq and ending attacks on Kuwait,

Chemfix Technologies Inc. announced the acquisition of the remaining 50 percent of its Louisiana aff

Despite a deteriorating unfavorable trade balance and warnings that it will become a victim of dumpi

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

Hong Kong banks probably won't impose any punitive negative interest rates as a means to ward off sp