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The closely controlled Indonesian steel and plastics sectors may be opened up to outside investment

Asian nations are plunging into battle again with U.S. farmers in an oil war: U.S. soybean oil vs. A

A U.S. embargo against the import of all Iranian goods would cut the flow of oil into the United Sta

Philippine Jet Makes Emergency LandingA Philippine Air Lines jet carrying 188 people made an

Unions representing the 750 striking workers from the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Wednesday blas

Lomas & Nettleton Buys Life GroupLomas & Nettleton Financial Corp. announced it has complete

Wed., Sept. 30, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Cross-border shipments between European Community nations are supposed to be trouble-free come 1992,

An Iranian gunboat attacked a Greek tanker in the southern Persian Gulf early Wednesday, as a U.S. w

The International Longshoremen's Association, licking wounds from one defeat, withdrew a request for

Exploration Cruise Lines, of Seattle, Wash., wants to order a sistership to a $40 million, German-bu

The Coast Guard has opened an inquiry into a tanker collision that sent one ship to the bottom and p

Mexico's minimum wage went up 25 percent Wednesday with workers complaining the increase doesn't mat

The finance minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Abalkhail, on Wednesday urged the United States not t

Dow Chemical Co. is recalling its pesticide cyhexatin because of the risk of birth defects, the Envi

A draft report prepared for Vice President Bush recommends that utilities be offered a special two-p

The post-Labor Day gasoline price slump reached into the Downstate area during the week of Sept. 18-

The slow reaction of European airlines to the growth of air cargo and in particular express services

Sept. 30 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

1045.0 (Sept. 30) Previous day - 1043.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Richard D. Smeloff has joined A-P-A Transport Corp. as director of marketing for the common carrier

The U.S. dollar was mixed Wednesday, held virtually immobile as bullish technical factors offset neg

Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone Wednesday said Japan will be isolated in the international communit

The top CSX Distribution Services executive Wednesday repeated his pledge that CSX Corp. and Sea-Lan

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

The state of Illinois has announced plans for a $200 million world trade center in Chicago that will

Shipping lines operating on the North Atlantic are seeing little evidence of any significant improve

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

Amid much flowery, self-congratulatory speechifying stood the stark words of Jay Morris, acting admi

In the third government shake-up affecting key energy sectors, the minister of electric power and a

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

Jardine to Purchase 20 percent of Bear StearnsNEW YORK - Bear Stearns Cos., the ninth-larges

W. German Imports Of Oil Up From JulyFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German crude oil imports

Safety Agency Plans November MeetingsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will

Japanese, French Firms To Produce MonosilaneDenki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. of Japan and L'Air Liqui

Low temperature bleach and bleach activators in household laundry detergents in West Europe are fore

Reports that Deputy Transportation Secretary James Burnley may be named to replace Elizabeth Dole as

Xerox Corp., after four years of negotiations, concluded a US$30 million contract with Chinese inves

Treasury Secretary James Baker's proposal for industrial nations to consider commodity price trends

Manville Corp., in an attempt to avoid a repeat of its costly experience with asbestos, has launched