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Boston Edison Co. is considering reopening a fossil-fueled power plant that was retired 10 years ago

The reluctance of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to offer discounts to

Despite healthy traffic gains in the third quarter of 1987, revenue and earnings for major railroads

Greater imports by the United States and lower domestic production are likely to cause a sugar short

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

CLASSIFICATION OF GLOVES. All gloves entered under 735.0660 or 735.0700 shall be entered under Singl

French Minister Cites Secret Dollar AccordPARIS - Finance Minister Edouard Balladur said in

Fifteen companies and organizations have notified the U.S. Department of Energy they're interested i

Better operating efficiency and tighter cost controls in the trucking industry should offset the imp

New England Pool Implements Power PactA winter contract to bring guaranteed power into New E

Despite earlier assurances and optimism, there is considerable doubt about a preliminary agreement t

Increases in primary metals, transportation equipment and defense hardware pushed new orders for goo

A carefully crafted evolution is unfolding at Atlantic Mutual Cos. From its 19th century roo

Indonesia has announced a sweeping package of economic reforms in keeping with its drive to deregula

U.S. Defense Department authorization allowing the Polish fishing fleet to be overhauled and repaire

December 30, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Nigeria said that it will not give discounts on official selling prices for its crude oil, the OPEC

Colgate-Palmolive Co. announced that its subsidiary, the Kendall Co., completed a previously announc

The Army said last week that the best way to dispose of its aging stockpile of chemical weapons is t

ChemClear Awarded Cleanup ContractWAYNE, Pa. - ChemClear Inc. has been awarded a $1.2 millio

Amtrak trains rocketing through this town at 120 mph still stir nightmarishmemories of a cra

The Justice Department says it did the best it could to prevent deaths caused by all-terrain vehicle

AIR CARGO Commerce Department forecast anticipates slightly greater growth in air cargo volu

The U.S. Customs Service has put out a fact sheet on counterfeit visas used on textile exports from

An Austrian company has developed an additional headlight for automobiles in which a special system

British Coal believes it can reach its goal of breaking even in the 1988-1989 fiscal year, provided

One month after Genentech Inc.'s new heart drug went on the market, drug distributors are reporting

China aims to use foreign investment to beef up its steel mills and reduce the country's reliance on

Oil analysts with stockbrokers Phillips & Drew have forecast in theirDecember Oil Market Out

The nation's two largest steamship lines are rapidly learning that some of their most profitable ste

* The U.S. insurance industry will see good profits this year, but potential losses from AIDS claims

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

Oxford Energy Co. said it sold its limited partner interest in a 1.8 megawatt hydroelectric dam to S

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

The dollar is likely to drop substantially in the first two weeks of this month, according to curren

TIME TO UPDATE the scorecards for the Miami shipping community as 1988 dawns. John Tureman i

The Commerce Department predicted that 1988 will be an unspectacular year for the nation's railroad

Federal Express to Add 35 Aircraft to FleetMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Federal Express Corp. will enlar

The unique program announced last week to use 20-year U.S. bonds to help refinance some Mexican debt

1263.5 (Dec. 31) Previous day - 1259.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in