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Yeutter Urges Japan To Scrap Beef QuotaU.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter has called

Helping China's electronics industry to flourish won't be creating another rival for the United Stat

Ontario Hydro will terminate in 1990 a long-term contract with U.S. Steel Mining Co. that covers shi

Congressional negotiators cut Texas and Washington state from the list of preferred nuclear waste-du

The high cost of building and maintaining a high-technology jetliner with exposed engine fan blades

WHAT, AND LEAVE SHOWBIZ? At the annual Christmas press party of the Association of American

In a story published Friday, Dec. 18, about bonuses for hourly auto workers, The Associated Press er

Equitable Life Assurance Co. will sell part of its asset management unit in the first quarter of 198

A consumer group has blasted the State Health Department for holding back the release of a report on

After years of trying to improve the image of Philadelphia's beleaguered port, officials of the Phil

Dec. 18 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

CPC International Inc. announced it has signed agreements to buy three food companies in Europe and

Understanding Japan. Dec. 28. Irvine, Calif. Sponsored by the International Association of Students

Designer-label condoms may be the answer to increasing Malaysian exports to the United States, a Wes

Cargo volume through the port of Hamburg will be up by 4.6 percent this year, but port companies' in

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

You may not be dreaming of a red Christmas, but the world's biggest toy exporters certainly hope you

On the wall in Wendy Gramm's office is a photograph of the president. The inscription underneath rea

Government officials hope new exploration deals with U.S. and Canadian oil companies will help India

Occidental Petroleum Lists Stock in TokyoOccidental Petroleum Corp. listed its stock Thursda

Coal exports from the port of Philadelphia have plummeted this year, dimming hopes that the port wou

The trucking industry won't soon forget 1987, nor will the seven major truck lines that faced make-o

Fatalities jumped by more than 50 percent on highways where the speed limit was increased to 65 mile

House-Senate conferees working on a tax-increase package have agreed to keep a provision that would

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. will write off $162 million of its investment in the Nine Mile 2

Fri., Dec. 18, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Scottish carrier Highland Express could well stay grounded until the spring - but the airline insist

Patrick to Redeem Outstanding WarrantsJACKSON, Mich. - Patrick Petroleum Co. announced it wi

New Jersey state Senate Democrats have dropped their opposition to the Kean administration's plan to

Congressional tax writers put together a $23 billion plan that boosted the rail retirement system an

Two of California's most powerful special interest groups - the insurance industry and the trial law

Twelve ship lines that paid the Federal Maritime Commission $2 million after a rebating investigatio

A proposed 19 percent increase in charges at Piraeus, Greece's principal port, has drawn protests fr

1259.5 (Dec. 18) Previous day - 1264.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Yen's Rise in Value Boosts Japanese GDPBolstered by rising land and stock prices, Japan's gr

The European Community Friday said it will suspend trade benefits given to South Korea in retaliatio

Energy costs pushed U.S. consumer prices for all urban consumers up a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percen

The Mexican government plans to invest over $2 billion in new petrochemical plants and industries be

The Tennessee Valley Authority bought 10,000 tons of 2.58 percent sulfur coal with a high heating co

Cyprus Minerals Maps Plans to Sell 2 UnitsCyprus Minerals Co. said Friday that it has signed