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The French government bond market currently is the best bet for international institutional investor

The severe imbalance in the world's tanker market could worsen over the next couple of years unless

The parent company of Matson Navigation Co. agreed to pay $153.5 million to buy back 3 million of it

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

Saudi Arabia this week began operating a stock trading floor, described by financiers as a landmark

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

Stocks rose in cautious trading Wednesday, as traders kept one eye on thedollar and the othe

The U.S. dollar turned lower at midday Wednesday on market anxiety that today's merchandise trade fi

The local banking sector appears to have recovered from a two-year battle against sluggish growth an

Spain Takes First Step Toward Joining EMSMADRID, Spain - Spain has signed the Basle Accord a

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Wed., May 13, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Rohm & Haas Co. announced the formation of a venture with Toyo Soda Manufacturing Co. of Japan, to m

Reichhold Division Hikes Latex PricesDOVER, Del. - The emulsion polymers division of Reichho

Dow Chemical Co. has sold its bromine chemicals business to Ethyl Corp. for approximately $50 millio

Novo Industri A/S, based in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, reported flat first quarter net income of 122 millio

LCP Chemicals Boosts Price of Caustic SodaEDISON, N.J. - LCP Chemicals & Plastics Inc. annou

The chairman of USAir Group Inc. told stockholders that government rejection of the carrier's plans

Airco Industrial Gases is building a $50 million industrial gas plant in Claymont, Del., with a prod

Amid signs that some employees are growing disenchanted with his leadership, C. Edward Acker, chairm

The Transportation Dept. is not expected to decide until December whether to approve the $1.65 billi

The Norfolk International Airport air cargo terminal has realized substantial growth over the past f

Lockheed Corp. is considering a plan to consolidate its aircraft division, which includes Southern C

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reminding chemical companies handling certain extremely

Boeing officials say the only way it could sell 36 jetliners for $2.1 billion to its largest custome

Delta Air Lines said Tuesday it disagreed with Eastern Airlines' proposal to reduce sharply the volu

Emery Says Shipments, Weight Rose in AprilWILTON, Conn. - Emery Air Freight Corp. reported A

The Urban Mass Transportation Administration raised questions about the safety of the ventilation sy

France's state-controlled coal company, Charbonnages de France, is accelerating a plan to close down

Diablo Canyon Unit 1 Expected at Full PowerSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The Unit 1 reactor at D

Federal law should be changed to allow foreign-flag cruise ships to be based in popular U.S. cruise

The Maritime Transport Overseas Group confirmed Wednesday that its subsidiary, BCR Lines, has suspen

Queen Elizabeth II bid bon voyage Wednesday to a fleet of replica tall ships re-enacting the epic, 1

Iran's navy commander says his units have deployed anti-ship missiles at ''sensitive and strategic p

Gov. William Donald Schaefer has established a special committee to study the Maryland Port Administ

Ship Hits Scaffolding On Brooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge was briefly closed to Manhattan-

A subsidiary of a major European insurance company wants to develop a U.S. market for European-style

The British ferry that capsized off the Belgian port of Zeebrugge March 6, killing at least 186 peop

Leaseway Shareholders To Vote on MergerLeaseway Transportation Corp. shareholders will vote