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Oceanborne general cargo moving through the bi-state port of New York reached a record volume for th

On a secondary CP Rail line in western Canada, engineers using radio signals are aligning switches

Canadian ILWU Wins First Round of FightVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Canadian west coast lon

Faltering fourth quarter earnings for a handful of regional carriers are the key feature in this wee

Monday, March 16, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said he would favor a new export bonus offer to the U.S.S.

The Offer and Acceptance System of determining storage rates paid by the U.S. Commodity Credit Corp.

Richard Lyng, secretary of Agriculture, said Congress might pass the administration's "0/92" plan, b

US 1986 Wheat Sales Totaled $5.4 BillionWheat sales by U.S. farmers totaled about $5.4 billi

Ivory Coast Agriculture Minister Denis Bra Kanon is delaying his arrival for the International Cocoa

March 16, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis's entry into the 1988 Democratic presidential primary campaign wi

Bulgaria's state-run Chimimport Oil Co. agreed to carry Iranian oil destined for Eastern Europe fro

The U.S. Congress will be "under pressure" to address cattlemen's concerns about cattle futures trad

Oil production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries this month has averaged about 14

U.S. Seaway Administrator James L. Emery said he found increased interest in the Great Lakes-St. Law

Egyptian Oil Selling Above Spot Mart PriceCAIRO, Egypt - Egypt, by reducing its own oil prod

About three miles off the coast of California are billions of barrels of crude oil that could mean

Prompt heating oil prices were higher Monday, while prompt gasoline prices were little changed, cash

Seven U.S. banks that are owed approximately $154 million by United States Lines Inc. have filed sui

Brazil has started talks with creditor banks because it needs a debt agreement before it can finance

When Samir Lahiri tells friends about his efforts to build a steel- fabricating plant in Cameroon, i

Filipinos should boycott Japanese products and terminate business deals with Japan in response to th

From board rooms to pulping plants, to sawmills to logging sites, the Northwest's timber industry se

Indonesia and East Germany signed agreements to eliminate double taxation and cooperate in merchant

Explosion in China BEIJING - An explosion at a flax factory killed 45 workers and injured 18

GENERAL NEWS U.S. consumer confidence bounced back. Page 3AThe U.S. lumber industry is show

Equitable Life Assurance Society is giving new recognition to one of its life insurance agents who l

Despite encouraging rhetoric by some European officials in recent months, Australia sees no signific

U.S. automakers may soon be forced to surrender their small-car market to Japanese manufacturers, Ge

American factories, mines and utilities operated at 79.8 percent of capacity in February, the highe

U.S. consumer confidence bounced back in February after slipping in January, the Conference Board sa

The declining dollar and tax reform have helped raise business expectations for higher profit and sa

GENERAL NEWS U.S. consumer confidence bounced back. Page 3AThe U.S. lumber industry is show

Small countries scrambling for market share in the developed world are practicing the art of the imp

Chrysler Corp. plans to absorb and dismantle American Motors Corp. by year's end if its proposed buy

Chinese Newspaper Comments on StocksTurning medium and large state-owned enterprises into st

That distinctive pink-shade of salmon is gracing plates in many Osaka restaurants, thanks to an air

A third industrial park may be needed before long in the face of increased demand for manufacturing