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Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's maiden budget prompted a sharp fall on Indian stock markets and wides

The takeover of financially ailing Purolator Courier Corp. by an E.F. Hutton Group subsidiary and th

Monday, March 2, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Two members of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange have been expelled for trading violations, while thre

UtiliCorp United has closed its acquisition of West Virginia Power from Dominion Resources for appro

Celanese Increases Prices of 3 ProductsCelanese Chemical Co. announced price increases for t

Combustion Engineering Wins Chinese ContractSTAMFORD, Conn. - Combustion Engineering Inc. re

ICC May Eliminate Defense Rate ControlsThe Interstate Commerce Commission is considering eli

Japan Air Lines Co. intends to apply to the Japanese Transport Ministry for permission to increase w

Five key executives of Vancouver-based Canadian Pacific Air Lines have quit before new owner Pacific

Venezuela's energy minister has contended the nation's $32 billion foreign debt would be unpayable i

Delta Steamship Lines, no longer an active carrier but still legally alive, is taking its fight aga

Armco Inc. said its European steel mill merchandising department has been consolidated into its spec

The Supreme Court will determine whether the Interior Department has legislative authority to divert

Metropolitan in Pact With Seattle HMOMetropolitan Life Insurance Co. said it entered an agre

A Philippine delegation began informal meetings Monday with creditor banks prior to what are expecte

Construction spending rose 1 percent in January, the biggest increase in nine months, the government

New regulations issued by South Korea mean a sharp curtailing of incentives to foreign investors and

The chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee proposes a tough, new approach to

A senior Reagan administration official asked Japan to remove restrictions on farm product imports o

Recent price movements of industrial raw materials point to more consumer inflation ahead but probab

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

Farmland Industries Inc. announced it had broken off merger/consolidation talks with Land O'Lakes an

The British government and the Anglo-French consortium planning to build a tunnel under the English

Over 400 freight forwarding agents at Britain's top four cargo airports have decided to abandon for

Regie Nationale des Usines Renault, France's state-controlled automobile manufacturer, is making a l

The U.S. International Trade Commission found six countries are hurting the U.S. flower industry by

It may be possible under certain conditions to cut almost in half the combined deficit of Japan's si

Robert Maxwell, Britain's Socialist tycoon, is reaching out through takeovers in a multibillion-doll

New York state lawmakers are planning to look into all kinds of life insurance investment activities

Two influential congressmen joined senior citizens groups trying to turn the administration-backed c

Coast Guard Plans Security Zone ExerciseThe U.S. Coast Guard will establish a temporary secu

When it comes to trading with the Pacific Rim, we have met the enemy and he is us. That was

Three weeks ago, a joint government-industry task force recommended that the Pentagon spend $2 bill

GENERAL NEWSThe Journal of Commerce price index for industrial materials points to more infl

Following a path set by their economic power, Japanese leaders are branching out into new corners of

The United States has a pivotal role to play in restoring the price of tin to acceptable levels, the

CSCE Revises Margins For Coffee ContractsThe Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange is revising it

European spot oil prices tumbled below $16 a barrel Monday, reversing last week's rally, in spite of

Canadian Companies Reduce Oil PostingsCALGARY, Alberta - Petro-Canada and Shell Canada Ltd.