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GENERAL NEWS The Supreme Court refused to review the Transportation Department's decision no

Top Stories Austria's new coalition government makes economic growth a first order of busine

A record surge in assets last year enabled the Ford Foundation to make special grants aimed at three

The Supreme Court refused to become embroiled in the controversy over whether air bags should be man

Stanford Erickson was named editor of The Journal of Commerce, Don C. Becker, publisher and presiden

20th Century to Hike Auto Insurance RatesWOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - 20th Century Insurance Co.

Insurance market conditions continued to deteriorate last year although signs of improvement began a

Maternity leave is one employee benefit where the cost has remained relatively stable, a new study s

National Council on Compensation Insurance holds annual meeting April 1-2 in Boca Raton, Fla. Infor

Nuclear Insurer Posts Higher NetAmerican Nuclear Insurers, one of three pools that provide i

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

The U.S. dollar declined again against most foreign currencies Friday despite renewed talk in the ma

Ontario's minister of financial institutions, Monte Kwinter, will meet European government and busin

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

Corporate America's restructuring wave seems made to order for Clayton & Dubilier Inc. A maj

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

Tokyo Stocks Soar To All-Time HighStocks soared to a record high on record volume Friday, as

Friday, March 27, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The household sector was a big seller of stocks last year, despite themarket's sharp rally, accordin

The following is an exerpt of an interview with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyn

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has proposed a ban on dual-trading by some floor brokers and fines u

West German coffee consumption rose 2 percent in 1986, West German Coffee Association head Frieder R

Broker Permit Plan Set For Corn Syrup FuturesThe Minneapolis Grain Exchange will allow trade

The Japanese government may appeal to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade if the United State

March 27, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Texas oil man T. Boone Pickens predicted Thursday that Saudi Arabia will be able to keep oil at $18

Papua New Guinea has the capacity to produce 100,000 barrels of oil a day by 1991, a former oil advi

Some 13,000 gallons of motor oil escaped last week from a pipeline of a company in Southern Moravia

The rally in North Sea oil prices continued with Brent crude ending the week at $18.35 a barrel for

Noble Affiliates Inc. made a significant natural gas discovery on Ship Shoal 80, about 10 miles offs

Israel is facing a paradox. Whatever happens to the price of crude oil, up or down, the results won'

The oil search in Kenya is moving into a decisive period in 1987 as this East African state seeks to

The wholesale electricity purchases that utilities must make under federal law should be competitive

West Resources Announces DiscoveryNOWATA, Okla. - West Resources Ltd. announced discovery of

There are encouraging signs that the worst times for the U.S. oil industry may be ending, the chairm

Utah Power & Light Co. plans to reduce its Utah retail rates by $60 million over seven years in an e

The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, plans to spend between $120 million and $140 million on

Atomic Industrial Forum and the U.S. Committee for Energy Awareness, the two principal pro-nuclear t

Niagara Mohawk To Sell Roseton StakeSYRACUSE, N.Y. - Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. is planning

Discussions between Quintette Coal Ltd. and its Japanese steel mill customers on a reduced price for