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Increasing hostilities in the Iran-Iraq war led insurers Thursday to increase war-risk insurance pre

Thu., Sept. 3, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The dollar continued to tumble Thursday and interest rates kept rising, making it likely that U.S. b

Mexico is examining options for using its $15 billion foreign currency reserves to reduce its $100 b

United Technologies Automotive Inc. and Augat Inc. have announced a joint venture agreement for the

Soft drink giant Seven-Up has taken Coca-Cola to court here over allegations that its rival was cond

Boeing's decision to delay for a year the production of its proposed 7J7 passenger airliner is drive

Isuzu Motors Joins Thai Engine VentureIsuzu Motors Ltd., a leading Japanese maker of small t

Saudi Arabia, the largest importer of U.S. feed barley, Tuesday apparently suspended imports for up

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

U.S. officials said Wednesday they have sent U.S. exporters a list of companies and government agenc

A major French winemaker has bought nearly 100 acres of land to start a vineyard in the Willamette V

Most farm experts agree that trade barriers make it harder to sell crops abroad, but there is a disp

Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Utiliz

A Swedish company has developed a tool that makes it easier and safer to draw liquid from barrels.

Lee International To Acquire PanavisionA British company announced an agreement to buy the m

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

Free trade has been compared to heaven. Everyone thinks it's a nice place to be, but no one wants to

Thai Firm to Supply Footwear to ReebokReebok International Ltd., a market leader in athletic

Chinese officials formally opened a $100 million glass factory here this week, praising the U.S.-Chi

A new general-purpose foreign trade zone has been approved for the Greater Detroit Foreign Trade Zon

A New York toy maker is putting his Hong Kong fun factories to serious use - making a low-budget dev

French automaker SA Automobiles Citroen has won a federal lawsuit filed against a gray-market import

The Transportation Department beat Congress' return with the announcement of a "Truth in airline sch

Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole is ready to set the example for the cause of transpo

The president of Fairchild Aircraft Corp. confirmed Wednesday that he and other senior managers are

Canadian Airlines International has continued to beef up its cargo operations in Europe with the app

Inventories of key petroleum products continued on normal seasonal trends with gasoline supplies dec

All-cargo Jet Destined For Singapore AirlinesSingapore Airlines Ltd. is gearing up its cargo

The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad has started a program for handling and shipping of steel coils, p

BN Sets New Mark In July Coal HandlingBurlington Northern Railroad delivered more than one m

The Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad's new "ladle car" hauls molten iron from an Inland Ste

Merit Steamship Agency has established an exclusive Japan Lines Sales and Marketing Division.

The New York City Transit Authority has admitted clumsy installation of computers at its headquarter

Liners Will Shelter Boston ConventioneersTwo passenger liners are due in Boston next Sunday

The melodic name of Kalama is often mistaken for one of the many native American names found in this

The man at the head of the new, Bergen-based Norwegian International Ships Registry is optimistic ab

Foreign cargo preference laws, foreign regulations and discriminatory taxes block expansion of the U

Iranian guerrillas in speedboats attacked a record five ships in 24 hours in the Persian Gulf, shipp

An artist's rendering shows how the British-owned containership Contender Argent might be refitted a