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The U.S. dollar turned slightly higher at midday Monday, after drifting slightly lower earlier, but

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

Lloyd's of London and British insurance companies have welcomed an European Community agreement that

The six-month-long takeover battle for British Caledonian Airways was settled Monday when the BCal b

Once again, Guilford Transportation Industries Inc.finds itself at the center of a disruptive labor

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GM's Market Share In Europe Falls a BitGeneral Motors Corp. sold a record number of Opel and

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday announced the shipping schedule for sugar imported into th

MONITORING OF PASTA (TSUS 182.35 and 182.36) FROM EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COUNTRIES. Pasta imports classi

A seven-story hotel set sail Monday on a 2,175-mile voyage to open for business as a floating resort

A tank truck loaded with gasoline rolls over, the huge tank ruptures, and in a matter of minutes, hu

The U.S. government posted a total deficit of $25.77 billion for November, or lower than those of Oc

December 21, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Efforts to revive the New York Insurance Exchange continued Monday, as insurance experts discussed w

Most of the recent news made by Pan American World Airways concerns efforts by management and others

After record airplane orders in 1986, this year was supposed to have been modest at The Boeing Co.,

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp.'s attempts to buy back the more than 23 million shares of its stock

The lure of treks to Nepal, ocean cruises and African safaris are fading for some yuppies who prefer

Joy Jones is working overtime these days, and she couldn't be happier about it. The 34-year-

The Finance Ministry announced tariff cuts Monday for 194 items effective Jan. 1 in a move to ease t

Wang Laboratories Inc. pioneered the electronic calculator, making the slide rule obsolete. And in t

Half of China's 131 forestry administrations will have no trees left within 10 years if the nation d

Coast Guard Eases Rule On Seaway NotificationThe Coast Guard no longer will require vessels

Longshoremen at Montreal are holding their third one-day walkout within a week today amid no signs o

1260.0 (Dec. 21) Previous day - 1259.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

The disastrous collision between a domestic passenger ship and an oil tanker illustrates what for ye

Coal shipments at the port of Thunder Bay will shatter previous records by a large margin in the 198

Marine insurers are still assessing their liability for the ferry collision in the Philippines in wh

John F. O'Leary, 61, chairman and chief executive officer of the General Public Utilities Corp. and

U.S. Steel Mining Co.'s loss in 1990 of a long-term coal contract with Ontario Hydro could turn into

Crude oil prices plunged in the waning minutes of trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, closi

Mines and Energy Minister Subroto said Monday the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may

The Canadian government on Monday formally approved the takeover of debt- ridden Dome Petroleum Ltd.

Financial and monetary leaders of the Group of Seven major industrial democracies are reportedly dra

Massachusetts would become the first state in the nation to offer all its citizens health insurance

Santa and his reindeer have cleared the last bureaucratic hurdle, clearing the way for speedy delive

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Mild weather saved Americans $510 million in heating bills in November, with residents benefitting e

Joint Venture Aiming To Form US Rail LineBombardier Inc. and Alsthom of France have created

The Travelers Cos. Foundation announced Monday that it has awarded a $30,000 grant to the Connecticu