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Wed., May 6, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. has agreed to acquire the assets of ETD Technology Inc., Shoreview, Mi

The United States and Kuwait have yet to strike any agreement that wouldallow Kuwaiti oil ta

An environmental report says starting an otter colony on San Nicolas Island would result in a $600,0

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

Tue., May 5, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

The Food & Drug Administration is working with the wine and liquor industry to remove urethane, a po

Pittston, WTC Execute Acquisition AgreementsGREENWICH, Conn. - Pittston Co. and WTC Internat

Trailer Train Co., the Chicago-based rail equipment company owned by 18 major U.S. railroads, has de

The Navy has re-entered the controversy over whether tanker owners should be allowed to repay their

Movements of containers at nine major Japanese ports are returning to normal today following an unus

Binding arbitration hearings began in Philadelphia between members of the United Auto Workers and Ma

Consumers here will be paying less for credit insurance next year if legislation before a House comm

No, not another Silicon Valley company that started in a . . . In a . . . Yes, a garage. ''I

South Korean manufacturers of video cassette recorders have been asked to increase immediately their

EC Fines Steel Mills For Exceeding QuotasBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commissi

Stewart Smith Holdings named Jeremy D. Cooke president of its Stewart Smith East Inc. insurance brok

Valves at Nine Mile 2 Pass Leakage TestingSYRACUSE, N.Y. - Eight replacement valves at the $

U.S. coal exporters are looking at the possibility of sales to Japan in a new light. Their r

A sharp decline in the volume of litter and solid waste dumped into landfills in California is likel

FINANCIAL A Swedish bank's London securities unit has joined with a Nashville, Tenn., securi

Congress should not try to reduce the nation's record $166 billion trade deficit through protectioni

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

The Senate Finance Committee took a major step toward a compromise with the White House by softening

Marsh & McLennan Cos. reported first quarter revenue of $560 million, with insurance services contri

The National Association of Securities Dealers plans to link its electronic quotation system, NASDAQ

State-owned Air Canada is to more than double capacity on feeder routes in western Canada, the heart

Two-Alarm Fire Hits Brooklyn Navy YardA two-alarm fire ripped through a building in the Broo

Insurance companies are having a hard time swallowing a proposal subjecting their financial statemen

The Florida Insurance Department, pressured by federal officials to protect delivery of $29.5 millio

The reluctance of insurance companies to write coverage for asbestos removal work is preventing arch

Japanese capital is pouring into Australia real estate. Japanese investors, corporations, co

Williams Natural Gas Co., Tulsa, Okla., an interstate natural gas pipeline company, put gas shippers

May 5, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

NERCO Inc. said first quarter net income rose to $15 million, or 45 cents a share, compared with $7.

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

The job that brought American Telephone & Telegraph Co. to China may be finished, but it has no inte

The Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority has dropped its bid to buy United States Lines' Latin Am

Washing windshields in summer and winter can be easy, according to a French company that is introduc

In his first public appearance as president and chief executive of Norfolk Southern Corp., Arnold B.