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The Agriculture Department said private exporters have sold the Soviet Union an additional 400,000 m

U.S. companies are closer to becoming successful exporters than they might realize. At least

Tiny Hong Kong, a total area of 412 square miles, has 6 million inhabitants who are turning into som

Source: International Development Systems Inc., May 1987.

USDA Targets Saudis For Additional BarleyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has targeted Sau

Plastic handguns are a "triple-barrel terrorist threat" whose availability in the United States must

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

Communication Link Developed for DiversBritain's Marconi Underwater Systems has developed a

Canada Approves Lumber Pact With USA controversial lumber agreement with the United States,

When Alistair Jackson wanted to import wet suits into the United States from his native England in t

Exports of electronic components from Malaysia could rise as much as 11 percent this year, with the

Labor Secretary William E. Brock warned U.S. steel executives that direct government aid to their co

It's not yet a "done deal" officially, but there aren't many on the street who doubt Crowley Maritim

Dravo Mechling Corp. just signed a one-year contract with a major coal supplier to barge export coal

A 50-mile container destuffing rule in the port of Vancouver is expected to be abolished in the fall

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

The port of San Francisco's director, Gene Gartland, has been cleared of conflict of interest charge

The House Merchant Marine Subcommittee approved a bill to increase the power of the Federal Maritime

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Annual spring meeting and Ship Technology and

The U.S. dollar eased from higher morning levels at midday Thursday in very subdued trading.

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

One of the more conservative borrowers among developing countries, India is exploring the possibilit

Stocks broke a string of five consecutive losses Thursday, as buyers were attracted by a relatively

"Risk capital" from abroad is helping U.S. venture firms crack foreign markets. Start-up com

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

Thu., May, 21, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Tokyo Futures Trading Seen Starting SlowlyJapanese residents will be allowed to begin tradin

National Maritime Day brought traditional tributes to the merchant marine's contributions to the nat

Citicorp chairman John Reed's decision to shift $3 billion into loan loss reserves and take a second

Mobil Chemical Co. has broken ground for a major expansion and modernization of its oriented polypro

The port of Brownsville might be one of the few places in Texas where bigger isn't necessarily viewe

Great Lakes water levels are retreating, giving thousands of shoreline property owners a long-awaite

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority awarded $21.6 million in construction contracts for the first part

No link exists between trucking deregulation and the nation's serious highway safety problems, accor

New York City Bridges Get Funds for RepairsTwo New York City bridges will be repaired in par

Demolition crews clearing 200 houses for an extension to Interstate 287 bulldozed a small cottage by

In Phoenix, the project is called the Papago Freeway, a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 10. In Los Ang

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Lockheed Shipbuilding Co. has withdrawn its bid for a $1 billion Navy destroyer contract, fueling sp

1084.5 (May 21) Previous day - 1087.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L