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Federal Reserve Board Governor Wayne Angell on Thursday formally proposed that the nation's central

McDonnell Douglas announced that Iberia Airlines will acquire 17 of its MD-87 twin-jet aircraft for

Japan Air Lines, already the world's largest owner and operator of Boeing 747 aircraft, has taken de

Northwest Will Start Mass.-Amsterdam RunST. PAUL, Minn. - Northwest Airlines will inaugurate

The Soviet Union has ratified a proposed United Nations fund to stabilize commodity prices, virtuall

FMC Sets Agenda For Dec. 16 MeetThe Federal Maritime Commission at its next meeting, Dec. 16

EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT IRIS. IRIS, as just about all in the insurance industry now know,

Most Americans would be stunned to learn that more than 96 percent of all goods entering or leaving

One of the casualties of Thursday's trade report was the J-curve," a currency-related effect that wa

The management of the embattled Scandinavia Fund Inc., a diversified, closed- end management investm

The Tokyo Stock Exchange will sell 16 to 17 new seats to foreign brokerages in a move to dampen crit

Swedish Bank Plans 2 Overseas BranchesNEW YORK - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banking Group, based

Sanyo Electric Co. is bringing U.S. management techniques to Japan. The major electronics ma

Two of the nation's best-known freight haulers are reaping the first fruits of their billion-dollar

Mobay Produces PBT for US MartMobay Corp. has begun production of Pocan polybutylene terepht

British Airways stepped up its battle with Scandinavian Airlines System for a linkup with British Ca

Wider highway access for long tractor-trailers: We've got precisely conflicting guidance com

Subsidy outlook: No changes in prospect for a maritime subsidy program, which the administra

James Burnley believes he offers a policy mixture of continuity and flexibility as the new transport

By the turn of the century, electric vehicles could gain a fair piece of the automotive market and b

Pa. Outlines Expansion Of Medicaid CoverageHARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Robert P. Casey announced

Exxon Chemical International Inc. is planning to invest $6 million to increase capacity for hydrocar

Air Products to Buy UK's Anchor ChemicalALLENTOWN, Pa. - Air Products & Chemicals Inc. said

The lengthy reconstruction of one of the four main runways at Los Angeles International Airport will

Anti-Dumping Duties To Continue on TVsThe U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that

Economists watch all sorts of indicators for clues to inflation, but in recent weeks The Journal of

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

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

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

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

Chinese authorities are beginning to cancel major import deals with Japan in an apparent show of dis

Grain handlers at this west coast port went on strike early Wednesday to press demands for greater j

Wharf Holdings Ltd., flagship of Sir Yue-kong Pao's commercial empire, suffered a sharp slowdown in

Green State Airport's passenger terminal here must be expanded if the facility is to continue to ser

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

The U.S. dollar drifted lower Wednesday in light trading, after touching a postwar low in Tokyo agai

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Insurance companies asked the state Legislature Tuesday to allow them to test policy applicants for

A major creditor of Public Service Co. of New Hampshire demanded the company pay off a $425 million