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Cash market prices are getting a boost from lower refinery runs, as major oil companies step up thei

The Mexican government has declared the jaguar a protected species. Under the decree issued

Japan Agrees to Lend $30 Million to ManilaJapan's Import-Export Bank has agreed to lend $300

Air Canada, the only major carrier now offering smokeless flights in the United States, says initial

British Caledonian Airways ordered an automated cargo handling system that will double throughput ca

Small package express couriers remain mum on what the industry's latest merger will spell for them.<

Starcom International Inc. is trying to form a cooperative of ocean carriers for whom Starcom would

EC Acknowledges Turkey's Bid to JoinTurkey's application to join the European Community was

An incorrect telephone number was listed in Friday's Maritime Calendar as a source of information ab

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

The Greek government has reacted negatively to a proposal to set up a marine stock exchange in Pirae

Caesar ordered Mark Antony to elbow his wife Calpurnia as he ran by in a foot race one March 15 long

Chubb Reports Operating ProfitWARREN, N.J. - Chubb Corp. reported first quarter operating pr

Integrated Resources Inc. of New York, a diversified financial services company, formally opened a r

The government's export financing arm is ready to underwrite riskier U.S. export sales. The

Panhandle Eastern Corp. Monday announced completion of a new business arrangement to import liquefie

We're still number one, the coal industry contends. The National Coal Association, based on

GENERAL NEWS The Senate began its budget debate for fiscal 1988 as the president turned asid

Most sectors of the transportation industry dodged the bullet by retaining their exemptions to Flori

BioTechnica International and W.R. Grace will collaborate in a project to produce a new enzyme by 1

M&T Chemicals Hikes Modifier PricesRAHWAY, N.J. - M&T Chemicals Inc. announced that it will

NY State Firm Wins Subway Overhaul JobALBANY, N.Y. - The state has awarded a $113 million co

Even a check for just $1.39 is worth keeping or cashing. At least, the Little Rock Port Authority is

Some roads going through Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn will be closed to v

The Massachusetts Port Authority and several private interests are trying to decide who will pay to

The state insurance regulatory system is a "toothless lion," much too weak to control properly a bus

Mexico's surprisingly vigorous export sector posted new gains in March, pushing the country's trade

Japan will open up its markets and expand flows of Japanese capital to developing countries in the f

Japan Agrees to Lend $30 Million to ManilaJapan's Import-Export Bank has agreed to lend $300

Chrysler Corp. said its first quarter earnings fell 24.4 percent from a year ago, a drop chairman Le

The Federal Trade Commission has begun an investigation of the surety bond business that an insuranc

Despite a mounting domestic anti-tobacco campaign, Japanese cigarette smokers huffed and puffed thei

GENERAL NEWS The Senate began its budget debate for fiscal 1988 as the president turned asid

The Reagan administration plans to send Congress within a month its finaldraft of the propos

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Mon., April 27,1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Following in the footsteps of Hoechst AG, four other European chemical companies have moved to test

President Reagan took a decidedly upbeat view of U.S.-Japanese relations. He told the U.S. C