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Agriculture Secretary Richard E. Lyng, riled by recent reports of widespread salmonella in the natio

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

First they take the caffeine out of coffee and cola drinks. Then they take the fat out of potato chi

U.K. cereals production estimates for the 1986-87 (July-June) crop year have been revised upwards to

DHL Corp. expects the coming year to be a rough one for air courier firms, but it intends to be a su

Friday, April 2, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Plans to relocate the New York Futures Exchange may be linked to a reported move by the NYFE to pick

Spurred by fresh speculative and investor interest, silver is expected to lead a rally in the precio

Beef Export Prices Decline in AustraliaSYDNEY, Australia - The Australian Meat and Livestock

Destinations for Brazil's February sugar exports as estimated by West German statistician F.O. Licht

April 3, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Crude output from British oil fields from November 1986 to January 1987 totaled 216 million barrels,

Phillips 66 Co. is expanding its aviation fuels and lubricants marketing into southern California.<

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will be forced to reassess its December accord to

North Sea oil prices are testing the $19-a-barrel barrier as traders anticipate a short-term squeeze

Long Island Lighting Co. is making a push to convert residential home heating customers to natural g

Some independent gasoline station owners could be driven out of business by proposed federal regula

In the wee hours of the morning, when the nuclear reactors at the Peach Bottom power plant were runn

Occidental Sells Division to HenkelDARIEN, Conn. - Occidental Chemical Corp. announced that

The nation's unemployment rate hit its lowest level in seven years in March, but economists said the

The nation's economic growth in March improved over its February pace, according to the latest repor

General Reinsurance Corp. promoted Peter M. Nance to senior vice president. He remains in charge of

Alaskans aren't candid about recession blues. They talk of past hard times, the state's attempt to d

MasterCard International Inc. named Arthur B. Ziegler chairman of this payment systems concern.<

The notion that Japanese have passed Americans in average income sets off alarms in some quarters.

A bill to create the first three private television channels in Spain was approved by the governmen

Argentine officials said Argentina might "suspend" debt talks unless overseas bankers proved more fl

At 6:45 p.m., all across Japan, the office lights stay lit. Above Tokyo's neon streets, here in blue

Top Stories Guangdong Province continues its role as a major export center. Page 7ASpring f

Iran is introducing new import regulations in an effort to curb black marketing and stop the outflow

GENERAL NEWS Car sales by the Big Three U.S. automakers Improved 15.2 percent in late March.

GENERAL NEWS Car sales by the Big Three U.S. automakers Improved 15.2 percent in late March.

Paul Channon, British trade and industry secretary, denied that a trade war with Japan was looming.<

Finance Minister Dilson Funaro formally has stated his nation's position on restructuring its $108 b

Some truck equipment manufacturers see a potential windfall in the raising of the speed limit to 65

Freight Traffic Rose 5.4 percent in FebruaryU.S. airlines carried 5.4 percent more freight i

THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD may be put up for sale shortly, some transportation observers believe,

Overland Express Inc.'s fourth quarter loss widened to $5.2 million from $2.5 million a year earlier

Financial profiles of trucking since deregulation have concluded that the industry has enjoyed only

A mid-sized California truck line joined the expanding ranks of motor carriers launching initial pub