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The United States will sell special non-marketable, 20-year zero coupon bonds to help Mexico refinan

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

Carriers Seek Nod On Discussion AccordThree liner companies and a rate-making body in the tr

A small, local Pacific port will become Mexico's newest marketing link to the Orient, according to a

Romania Says It Won't Need New Loans in '88BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania said it will be able

Although nothing has ever been built with $33.9 million in bonds issued in August 1985 by Barbourvil

The U.S. economy is likely to generate only 1.5 million new jobs next year, down sharply from about

Tue., Dec. 29, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

A second oil strike was reported off Ecuador by Taiwan's state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corp.

A Massachusetts utility has sued Boston Edison Co. for mismanaging the Pilgrim nuclear plant, and as

Argentina's austral currency is sliding and interest ratesare soaring amid growing doubts about pros

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. earned rare distinction in 1987 when its Nine Mile Point 1 nuclear plant

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Commonwealth Edison Co. is nearing the deadline to make key decisions before it can construct a coal

When a U.S. manufacturer tried to export plastic drinking cups to West Germany, his efforts flopped

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China Ready to Halt Utility Waste DumpingThe Chinese government has told fossil fuel- fired

A tattered Mexican crouches under the drooping paunch of a cigar-smoking banker, propping up the bel

The short-term outlook for a number of key resins still looks promising despite any potential econom

Spain Found Subsidizing Granite Exports to USSpain is subsidizing granite exports to the Uni

The big question in the U.S. importing and exporting communities is: When will Congress decide to ma

U.S. exporters and importers won't be jumping for joy New Year's Day. On that day, some 50 n

At least two of Asia's large textile producers are already expressing concern about the U.S. market

AIR CARGOThe U.S. Postal Service hopes to offer expanded services for business accounts incl

South Korea's exports exploded in 1987, rocketing 35 percent to US$47 billion, according to prelimin

The recent U.S.-Canada free trade agreement has boosted the fortunes of the ruling Progressive Conse

A Japanese sailing ship, the Nippon Maru, will visit Australian ports with a fleet of 200 such ships

WILTON, Conn. - William F. Souders, 59, was elected chairman and chief executive officer of Emery Ai

Investigators said Tuesday they did not know which ship struck the other in last week's ferry disast

Fewer than a dozen major U.S. banks would have to boost their capital under a proposed international

U.S. alligator is the rage in London. Louisiana crawfish are taking hold in Stockholm. What could be

Bids for projects to modernize and expand Bahia Blanca, Argentina's leading deepwater Atlantic coast

When the dollar began declining sharply in value against major world currencies in 1985, nearly ever

ICC Hopes to Examine Railroad Bid FastWASHINGTON - The Interstate Commerce Commission's staf

A compromise product liability bill being considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee will

Michael L. King's most unusual customers are witches and warlocks who are searching for exotic herbs

General Motors Corp. hopes to boost its sagging image by trumpeting positive news at a private auto

A nationwide survey indicates that the U.S. public strongly supports competition in making crash par

Underlying the bearish dollar forecasts is the conviction among traders and economists that the U.S.

Social Security payroll deductions go up this week, as do benefit checks, in a little New Year's gi