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Iran threatened last week to close the Strait of Hormuz in the escalating Iran-Iraq tanker war.<

Beef comes from cattle. Bread comes from grain. And olestra comes from Cincinnati. Olestra i

Himont USA to Hike Polypropylene PricesWILMINGTON, Del. - Effective Oct. 1, 1987, Himont U.S

Hoechst Celanese and Sumitomo Chemical Co. announced they will jointly develop organic dye-based Wri

Alby-Olin Changes Sodium Chlorate PricesSTAMFORD, Conn. - Alby-Olin, a joint venture of Olin

Kodak Acquires Biotechnology FirmROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. announced it has comple

The British discovered gravity, split the atom and brought the first test- tube baby into the world,

ATA Names French To New PositionAmerican Trucking Associations announced that Mark French wi

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1063.5 (Sept. 4) Previous day - 1066.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

A Soviet shipping line is to resume trans-Pacific service to Vancouver after an absence of two years

Following the near-bankruptcy of Tateho Chemical Industries Co. last weekbecause of yen bond

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

There appears to be no end to the troubles of Scindia Steam Navigation Co., in heavy debt and in the

The United Auto Workers declared a victory in its dispute with Mack Trucks Inc. as an arbitrator gav

Argentina has agreed to pay the Soviet Union in grain and oilseeds to dredge Argentina's Bahia Blanc

A new grouping of carriers is seeking Federal Maritime Commission permission for a new cooperative a

Bank customers have transferred more than $1 billion from Panama to banks abroad since late June bec

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

Chile Will Establish Offshore Mutual FundsSANTIAGO - Chile authorized the establishment of o

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

The U.S. economy continued to expand in August, the nation's purchasing managers said in a report re

U.S. banks are being hit the hardest by Brazil's continuing moratorium on foreign debt interest paym

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Despite sharp increases in non-oil commodity prices this year, fundamental economic forces and curre

Truck leasing companies that need to have their computers talk to each other have a new tool.

An $18.6 million contract has been awarded by the port of Tacoma for construction of its new contain

Hyundai Motor Corp., following the lead of BMW, Saab and Peugeot, says it is moving its South Atlant

The Maryland Port Administration has signed an agreement making two heavy- lift floating derricks av

Mexico's surplus labor may become a growing problem for both the United States and Mexico over the n

West Germans have become the world's No. 1 foreign travelers, lured abroad by cheaper tours and a s

Following are excerpts of the English translation of an interview Thursday with Mexico's President M

The rain begins to fall as the crowd gathers on a lawn in a posh section of this old capital to hear

AVIATION Japanese parliament cleared way to open JAL for private sale. 5BContinental Airline

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

Unlike most of its Caribbean neighbors, Trinidad and Tobago has never paid much attention to tourism

Hale Shipping Corp. named three managers for its operations at different ports. Peter Clark

New legislation enacted Friday will tighten Japanese restrictions on shipments of highly sensitive e

Harmonized System Training Course. Series of three-day courses sponsored by the National Customs Bro

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