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1087.5 (May 20) Previous day - 1094.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

BOX CARGO ON THE RISE: For the first nine months of fiscal 1987, the port of Charleston container to

The secondary market in Third World debt has spent several years developing a clever system that cre

United States Lines Inc. has asked a U.S. bankruptcy court for permission to sell some of its ship e

For John S. Reed, chairman of Citicorp, the Latin American loan problems that caused the nation's bi

Citicorp's decision to increase it's loan loss reserves by $3 billion is being greeted here with mut

TERMINALS EASY TO 'SELL': OOCL's Oriental Freedom unloads cargo at Wando Terminal. The harbor, meas

Citicorp's big decision to take a hit now on its Third World loans doesn't make the Federal Reserve'

Life insurers in Massachusetts will oppose vehemently, perhaps in court, a proposed state regulation

The surety and fidelity insurance industry's present rating-making system will most likely remain in

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Wednesday to approve reauthorization of the

Distillate fuel (gasoil) futures closed quietly lower Wednesday. The market was unimpressed by the "

A House subcommittee looking at the need for product liability law reform isfinding that the

Fireman's Acquires 9.2 percent Stake in A&AAlexander & Alexander Services Inc. announced Wed

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

May 20, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Tokyo-based Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. Wednesday announced it is inviting manufacturers to s

South Korea, alarmed by its fast-growing trade surplus with the United States, said it will restrain

The government of Thailand is moving to increase exports of textiles, for which the United States is

Sterling Continental Starts Brazil OperationVAN BUREN, Ark. - Sterling Continental Corp. sai

Blood Glucose Monitor Designed in Hong KongA portable blood glucose monitor that gives accur

Concern is growing in the U.S. leather and hide industry over sky-rocketing prices and over-reliance

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

A new service, Transatlantic Transfer, has been set up by a British venture capital group to help Br

Top Stories The odds are that Congress will approve a new tariff schedule called the ''harmo

Ex-Im Bank Suspends Cover for ZambiaThe Export-Import Bank suspended export credit insurance

The government plans to double output capacity at three of Liaoning province's largest iron and stee

The government plans to double output capacity at three of Liaoning province's largest iron and stee

Increased production of freshwater and marine fish farm products could become the dominant element i

Japanese camera and copier maker Canon Inc. is buying a stake in Energy Conversion Devices Inc. and

More foreign investment is needed if a key development area in southeastern China is to meet its gov

A $4.5 million eyeglass frame manufacturing plant developed by U.S., West German and Egyptian invest

More foreign investment is needed if a key development area in southeastern China is to meet its gov

While many Chinese provinces are making direct pitches for U.S. investment, southeastern Fujian is r

World Bank Approves Credit to ArgentinaThe World Bank approved $500 million in credit to sup

While many Chinese provinces are making direct pitches for U.S. investment, southeastern Fujian is r

It was the moon walk of the 1930s, the bridge that couldn't be built at a time when America despera

The stock market stretched its losing streak to four successive sessions Tuesday as the uncertain ou

The U.S. dollar drifted lower Tuesday as the foreign exchange market waited for clues to emerge from

A U.S. bankruptcy court Tuesday approved two contracts totaling $800,000 to keep key United States L