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GENERAL NEWS New government figures underscore fears of a soft economy beset with ever- fast

Controlled Carrier List Includes 4 More LinesThe Federal Maritime Commission put four more f

Hitachi Zosen Corp., the Tokyo shipbuilder, recently delivered three new vessels to owners. The Toch

900 NJ Liquor Vendors Join Insurance SystemTRENTON, N.J. - About 900 of New Jersey's 12,000

Negative 3 percent growth in the first quarter of 1987 has made Mexico eligible for US$500 million i

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

Nippon Cargo Airlines urged the Department of Transportation to renew its authority to operate a tot

Wang Laboratories Inc. said it is planning to invest in and manage a joint venture with Taiwanese go

Striking crews of two ships blocked traffic in and out of the southern port of Algeciras, Spain's ga

Pricing pressures eroded first-quarter profits for several large regional trucking companies, data f

After record results for last year, a local retailer with strong U.S. links is looking for further e

Trade legislation to prod other countries to drop farm subsidies or face more intense subsidized com

A Caribbean production program that benefits some U.S. importers seems to be coming under fire in Wa

Britain's international trading prospects have improved dramatically in recent months, thanks largel

Imports of textiles and apparel hit the highest first quarter level in history, the American Textile

Latin American countries are reducing their foreign debts through a sophisticated financing arrangem

President Reagan nominated Lawrence M. Heckler, a former pilot and airline executive, to be deputy a

The price at which U.S. coking coal will be sold to Japan's steel industry this year remains unsettl

Meekatharra Minerals Ltd. of Australia said exploration near Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, has incre

Spain's coal imports, especially steam coal, are set to rise over the next five years as new coal-fi

Northeastern British Columbia metallurgical coal prices will hold despite threats by Japanese steel

U.S. companies are importing successfully from Mexico under that country's 20-year-old maquiladora c

Guardian Industries Corp. announced that a subsidiary will construct a new float glass manufacturing

May 15, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Opposition members of Parliament and other legislators have criticized a planned amendment of a copy

Taiwan Proposes Cuts In 300 TariffsTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan may cut tariffs on 300 items in M

Fuel Pump Defect Triggers Isuzu RecallJapan's Isuzu Motors said it is recalling 177,215 of i

Fluid Dispenser Has Digital ReadoutA portable digital burette that measures and dispenses up

Fri., May, 15 ,1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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

The New York State Public Service Commission approved a request by Gas Alternative Systems, the deve

In the heart of this southern city that touts itself as India's Silicon Valley, U.S. computer giant

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it paid $21.14 a ton f.o.b rail to threeKentucky coal pr

Chateau St. Jean Names New PresidentKENWOOD, Calif. - Sonoma Valley's Lyeth Vineyard Preside

Owners of a freighter carrying food to Mozambique and Jordan that is marooned at Port Everglades can

Despite some well-publicized exercises, the overall pace of Soviet naval operations worldwide declin

Masked shipyard workers hurled four Molotov cocktails at police and pelted them with nuts and bolts

Akzo Chemie Boosts Price of GluconateJournal of Commerce StaffCHICAGO Akzo Chemie A

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter hailed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Devel

The cost to consumers of a wave of insurance company failures in the past three years may reach more