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The farms sit side-by-side in some of the richest land for growing wheat without irrigation in the U

Mexico should abandon its traditional quest for total energy self-sufficiency and begin fueling some

Nepal's Foreign Minister Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya Wednesday asked for Japanese aid to build dams f

A Jordanian government official denounced Israel's move to strip an Arab-run electric company in Jer

The Hope Creek nuclear power plant, which is not yet a year old, has shut down six times in as many

Southern Co. Services Inc. said it purchased 280,000 tons of coal on the spot market for consumption

CMS Energy Corp., Jackson, Mich., has lined up more natural gas supplies for its Midland cogeneratio

Consumers Power Sets Gas Supply AgreementsJACKSON, Mich. - Consumers Power Co. said it enter

The Containerization and Intermodal Institute is offering half-price dues for any shipper who joins

The natural gas industry is well positioned to expand its market share, American Gas Association Cha

December 9, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

A Canadian, West German and U.S. oil consortium signed an agreement with the Greek government on Wed

Natural gas users would be able to use utility-owned storage facilities for gas bought directly from

If OPEC sets quotas close to 17.6 million barrels a day based on forecasts of demand in 1988 by econ

Heating oil prices posted seasonal increases in New York state during the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3, bu

Calling the port's failure to pay port director James Dwyer more a disgrace," Seattle port commissio

Con-Way Eastern Opens New CentersRUTHERFORD, N.J. - Con-Way Eastern Express has opened new f

Sale of SS Rapid To Navy ApprovedWASHINGTON - The Maritime Administration approved the sale

Truck makers looked like they were getting ready to turn Black Monday into White Christmas with spir

A brother and a son of Mayor Eugene Sawyer have recently acquired two trucking companies that have c

Federal transportation officials will choose between precise national standards and broad state disc

National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, Innovative Methods of Reducing the Transportati

Dec. 9 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

The American Legion, one of the nation's most powerful veterans' lobbies, has reaffirmed its longsta

Two U.S.-flagged Kuwaiti tankers and a chartered U.S. military tankerentered the Persian Gulf Wednes

Korean Trade Surplus Expected to IncreaseSEOUL, South Korea - A research institute predicted

1270.0 (Dec. 9) Previous day - 1259.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

A Singapore-flagged tanker continued to burn Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz, but tugboats had sto

Longshoremen at the port of Montreal are threatening to begin a series of work stoppages in the days

A British company has developed a high-speed, high capacity X-ray system to scan incoming mail for e

FBI tapes of conversations by defendants in a waterfront corruption trial involving a top official o

Wed., Dec. 9, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Japan dominated world banking in the first half of this year, with peoplefrom other countrie

International stock and bond investments still offer an effective means to diversify risk, despite t

Bankers and analysts here said capital adequacy standards expected to be announced today by the Bank

Despite speculation that recent discount rate cuts by central banks in Europe might lead to a simila

"I lived through the worst down cycle in the history of insurance," said Edward J. Muhl, president o

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

BankAmerica Signs China Banking PactHONG KONG - Bank of America signed a cooperation agreeme

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