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Wood Product Exports Rose 24 percent in First HalfExports of wood products were valued at ne

Indonesia Reports Rise In Exports of PlywoodJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's plywood exports

The nation's two premier bulk commodities truck lines posted lower second quarter earnings than a ye

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

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

The Federal Maritime Commission is investigating a charge that a six-year lease crafted to channel C

Texaco Inc. has asked the Texas Supreme Court to reverse a landmark $10.5 billion judgment awarded P

Congress may force the Reagan administration to enact punitive measures against Toshiba Corp. stemmi

Akzo Chemie America announced a price increase on sodium gluconate effective Oct. 1. The new trucklo

Kaisertech Ltd., a division of Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., has purchased Chevron Corp.'s 50 pe

Armand Products Co., an equal partnership between Church & Dwight Co. and Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Norway cut its foreign trade deficit for the first half of 1987 by more than 50 percent compared to

Argentina's trade surplus continues to slide, and some bankers worry over how the country will get t

Little England is growing restive. Richie Haynes, the finance minister of Barbados, has resi

Small cigar makers here are finding out what giant automakers and electronic firms long ago discover

September 1, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

The International City Management Association has published a reference guide for the municipal mana

The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating complaints that a flea and tick repellent made

Home heating oil prices in the Northwest are stabilizing after a short-term price hike was set in mo

GE to Cut 500 Jobs At Jet Engine PlantEVENDALE, Ohio - General Electric Co. said it will cut

Decades ago, in a book of English aphorisms, I came across a morsel that counseled mistrust of any s

Used ships are worth more these days for two reasons. One, the price of new ships has skyrocketed, a

The Union Pacific Railroad ordered 100 specialized railroad wheel assemblies and 175 RoadRailer truc

1105.0 (Sept. 1) Previous day - 1111.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Aeroquip Selects Site In Ky. for Home BaseJACKSON, Mich. - Aeroquip Automotive Inc. has sele

It can be a jungle out there in the rat race of the modern world, but apparently for some people tha

Traffic Deaths Rise On 65 MPH HighwaysSANTA FE, N.M. - Traffic deaths on New Mexico's inters

Mourners of the 398 victims of last year's Admiral Nakhimov shipwreck made a memorial voyage to the

Electric Boat's director of security has been suspended and placed on an indefinite leave of absence

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

Tue., Sept. 1, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Bankers Trust, Exxon Tokyo Unit ApprovedNEW YORK - Bankers Trust New York Corp. and Exxon Co

Singapore's first bout with recession in 20 years is definitely over," according to the U.S. embassy

The Export-Import Bank would have shown a $1.9 billion to $3 billion deficit for the 1986 fiscal yea

In a second straight day of demonstrations, hundreds of aircraft industry workers stormed the runway

Hong Kong officials and business executives are in high spirits following remarks by a visiting U.S.

Rohm & Haas Co. and Northrup King have successfully grown tobacco plants that are genetically resist

Mergers and acquisitions in the natural gas industry have benefited shareholders and consumers despi

Shell Oil Co.'s recent agreement to explore for oil in Argentina has touched off a regional squabble

The airline Dragonair issued a strongly worded statement Tuesday denying that its aircraft was invol