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The House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, already testy about unresolved complaints over cargo prefere

Concerns about acid rain and affordable fuel supplies will lead many countries to clean coal burning

The French government will maintain its subsidy of the unprofitable national coal company, Charbonna

A number of state and local officials have taken the opportunity to speak out again against the prop

A Taiwan trade mission announced plans to buy roughly $5 billion of U.S. goods, the latest step in T

Egypt Considers Coal-Fired Power PlantTEL AVIV, Israel - Egypt is considering building a coa

The European Community Commission Tuesday approved a $7 billion plan to restructure the European ste

The Cabinet Tuesday endorsed controversial legislation that would protect U.S. copyrights on literar

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

There is a milk shortage in Mexico that is forcing the government to import more than 138 tons of po

Want to be in a place where you can talk to people in both Asia and the U.S. mainland during normal

Frankfurt Autumn Fair Set for Aug. 22-26The 79th Frankfurt Autumn Fair will be held Aug. 22-

Yeutter Reiterates Need to End Farm AidU.S. corn exports are unlikely to expand as long as g

Siemens Information Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that Tokyo-based Canon Inc. will distribute its U

Strong exports pushed South Korea's balance of payments surplus in June to an all-time monthly recor

Japan's $40 billion package of economic pump-priming measures will help reduce the country's trade s

Seven years of war with Iran, a fall in oil prices and the sinking value of the U.S. dollar have sen

Salomon Brothers expects a pickup in U.S. economic growth and inflation relative to Japan and Europe

Chase Manhattan Corp. President Thomas G. Labrecque said his institution remains "quite optimistic"

The U.S. dollar turned higher against the West German deutsche mark and pared early losses against t

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

Bank Capital Accord Seen by End of YearWASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volc

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

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Tue., July 21, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Three big U.S. banks, as well as American Express Co., Tuesday reported large second quarter losses

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

Monsanto Co.'s net income rose slightly to $154.0 million, a 4 percent increase from $148.0 million

It's a sign of the times: a third group aimed at representing airline passengers soon will join the

The resins and specialty chemical division of National Starch & Chemical Corp. announced price incre

Naval stores producers suggest that strong inventory levels this year compared to 1986 have slightly

The National Private Trucking Association has endorsed a legislative proposal to require compliance

The Massachusetts Port Authority is offering Logan International Airport as a test case for a propos

Pan American Airways remained silent in the face of charges by unions that the carrier plans to forc

West Germany's radical environmental party, the Greens, is demanding tough new regulations for the t

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955.5 (July 21) Previous day - 948.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

After a full day of wrangling in federal court, members of the United Auto Workers came close to win

Boom times for the top builders of heavy trucks continued in June, capping a brisk six months of sal

Todd Shipyards Corp. said it wants to close its San Francisco ship repair yard. Todd, which