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Thursday, Feb. 5, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A meeting of sugar producing nations and exporting firms in the Dominican Republic early this week b

The International Wheat Council, in its monthly report, increased its estimate of 1986-87 world whea

The Suriname Aluminum Co., a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America,closed its alumi

Liquidation of Mission Insurance Co. by the state could result in consumers paying higher premiums t

While Pakistani and Indian diplomats negotiated to ease tensions over a troop buildup on their borde

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry is considering allowing Daihatsu Motor Co., Jap

The European Community soon will examine proposals for definitive anti- dumping duties on imports of

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney accused the senior U.S. trade envoy of insensitivity for questioning

In an effort to correct what it admits is a backward industrial sector, China is planning major chan

Pressed by incentives granted other multinational competitors, IBM do Brasil is farming out producti

James A. Baker III, U.S. Treasury secretary, said the market will determine the value of the dollar.

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals filed a new drug application for a controlled release form of Procardia (nife

A U.S.-Canadian pact to limit toxic chemical releases into the Niagara River system has been signed

Polycarbonate (PC) is one of the workhorses of the engineering plastics business, where new applicat

T Cell Sciences Inc. announced that it signed a $3.7 million, three-year product development agreeme

U.S. drug companies, after increasing their research spending by 12 percent last year and winning fi

Reichhold Unit Hikes PriceOf LatexThe Emulsion Polymers Division of Reichhold Chemic

THE TOOTHLESS BITE NOW WEARS DENTURES: U.S. Customs officials can assess penalties up to $30,000 for

Import Limits Increased For Indonesian ProductsThe Commerce Department announced increased i

Farm use of the major chemical pesticides for killing insects, controlling weeds, and preventing pla

Reytrace Fault Locators Monitor Electric CablesNow available from Britain are transmitting u

TITLE III: UNFAIR INTERNATIONAL TRADE PRACTICES INVESTIGATIONSSubtitle A: Mandatory Enforcem

Leaders of five industrialized nations may meet late next week in Paris to coordinate policies on fo

Japanese Protest Tax TOKYO - Opposition parties, protesting a proposed 5 percent sales tax,

Continental AppointsNewmanContinental Corp., a multi-line insurance holding company,

The Reagan administration is moving faster than expected toward easing U.S. export controls.

Some high-growth U.S. businesses have performed well in the global marketplace in recent years, and

General Motors Corp.'s fourth quarter profits plummeted to a level 69.5 percent below those reported

GENERAL NEWS What's good for General Motors is good for the country. Page 2AGeneral Motors

Lee A. Iacocca accepted an offer from Chrysler Corp.'s board of directors to remain chairman of the

John A. Georges, chairman and chief executive officer of International Paper Co., was elected a dire

U.S. automakers scheduled the assembly of 175,221 cars in domestic factories this week, Ward's Autom

GENERAL NEWSA congressional commission on small business urged tax incentives and other inno

The Japan Shippers Council will keep pressing two eastbound steamship freight rate conferences to po

The United States bowed to demands from Canada, the European Community and Mexico over Washington's

One of Japan's leading builders of offshore oil platforms will look for evi dence of oil and gas ne

The European Community has threatened to fine Hoechst AG, the West German chemicals giant, 1,000 Eur

In the Jan. 30 editions of The Journal of Commerce, the data in the key of a graphic entitled Trade

The golden arches of McDonald's fast food restaurants were back in business Wednesday after shutting