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Roche Vitamin & Fine Chemicals, a division of Hoffman-La Roche, announced a price increase for vitam

Interest Rates Spur Resales of HomesConsumers' apparent worries over rising interest rates p

Evidence that the Greeks are drawing on their savings to support a buying spree, at a time when both

Japan's Daihatsu Motor Co. and Bombardier Inc. of Canada have abandoned plans to jointly produce car

This nation's oldest nuclear power plant was judged safe by the International Atomic Energy Agency,

NCR Corp. announced a new computer program that will let engineers design custom computer chips more

Four Japanese manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks have halted exports to North Korea temporarily beca

Coffee Exchange Plans Options on InflationWASHINGTON - The Commodity Futures Trading Commiss

Three U.S. warships steaming to the gulf to escort Kuwaiti tankers through the gulf war zone complet

917.0 (June 24) Previous day - 925.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

As Japan gradually internationalizes its financial system, its banks face a growing responsibility t

The two commuter ferries that collided off the fog-shrouded Monmouth County, N.J., coast were not us

The Supreme Court is expected to act soon on two more truck tax cases following this week's importan

Tobacco product manufacturers and their insurers are facing the biggest challenges yet to their unbl

Calif. Panel Urges Drilling Request DenialThe staff of the California Coastal Commission has

The Italian car group Fiat announced Wednesday the signing of a joint venture project for the assemb

Japan, China Sign Loan Accord for 1987Japan will provide China with 85 billion yen, or $586

GENERAL NEWS Top superconductor physicists predict a room-temperature superconductor will be

For the past decade, the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil has presented annual Million Dollar

The American Association of Port Authorities has a new president - Erik Stromberg, formerly the asso

Stationing the battleship U.S.S. Missouri and 10 other warships in the city will not pose significa

Iranian fighter jets shot down an Iraqi helicopter early Wednesday after it had attacked a Turkish m

Legislation to end what the government calls "malpractices" by shipping agents is drawing a storm of

Ten to 12 cars of a northbound Santa Fe freight train derailed near the Beacon Oil refinery in south

Wed., June 24, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Lime producers at 96 plants sold or used 1.3 million short tons in April, about the same as the mont

Tort Reform Movement Gains 13 More StatesCivil justice reform gained support of 13 more stat

The health insurance industry seems to be accentuating the negative in the debate over proposals to

Two prominent New York senators working to regulate the financial guarantee insurance business appea

Domestic exports in May shot up after a sluggish April, with re-exports and imports growing at a slo

Tighter U.S. import restraints could seriously harm U.S. automakers who rely on engines produced by

The Reagan administration and a broad business trade coalition lashed out at the Senate omnibus trad

The National Coal Association wrapped up its 70th anniversary convention here this week amid a bit m

A British company has introduced a dewpoint monitor for natural gas, said to be a major advance in t

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

Marad, Yards Launch Cost-Cutting ProjectThe Maritime Administration set in motion a governme

Rockwell International Corp. is considering a move into the heavy truck transmission business, but o

Proposed tax changes in Canada may add to the country's problems with distance and scattered populat

Even as Thomas J. Donohue savored his Supreme Court victory in the Pennsylvania flat tax case, the A

Mass. Town Rejects Railroad ProposalBELCHERTOWN, Mass. - Voters in this small central Massac