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

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

Tenneco United Co., a general trading and marketing unit of Tenneco Inc. of Houston, Texas, has open

A California congresswoman who sought to create a seaport park to preserve historic ships died the n

The boards of Berry Petroleum Co. and Norris Oil Co. unanimously approved a resolution authorizing m

The Oyster Creek nuclear generating station might not have quite the aura of a national monument, bu

The Navy's Pacific Fleet intends to phase out long, expensive ship overhauls in favor of quicker, ch

Patrick Petroleum Co. and Bayou Resources Inc. agreed to a merger, in which Bayou will become a subs

Weekend stoppages at Europe Container Terminus, Rotterdam's largest container handler, fueled fears

US Exports of Lumber To Japan Could RiseExports of U.S. forest products to Japan could incre

Tanker Blast Kills One, Injures Three SeriouslyLE HAVRE, France - A crewman was killed and e

In a report that could signal the semiconductor industry's long-awaited pickup, Intel Corp. of Santa

Output of gold from China was up 14 percent last year on 1985, with a much larger contribution from

The federal government is considering whether it should extend automobile safety standards to light

Stevedores here struck Friday two days after they agreed to follow the new work rules imposed for lo

The California Public Utilities Commission approved a 15 percent rate increase for truckers that mov

The New York State Department of Insurance plans a public hearing Feb. 20 on proposed amendments to

The Laurentian Group Monday officially opened the first integrated financial services center in Cana

In 1984, Janet and Charles Collins flew to Lisbon, rented a car and drove 11,000 kilometers through

Turkish Leader in US ISTANBUL, Turkey - Premier Turgut Ozal flew to the United States Monday

After a slight trade surplus in 1985, France's trade balance with the United States was once again i

Jefferson Smurfit Group PLC, one of Europe's largest packaging manufacturers, said it will acquire s

The value of exports of Norwegian manufactured goods to Sweden declined by 10 percent in 1986. Accor

Sakharov Invited MOSCOW - Dissident physicist Andrei Sakharov has been invited to take part

U.S. business ties with Ivory Coast, a prosperous West African state of some 10 million inhabitants,

The barriers separating traditional banking and securities activities are being chipped away and ind

The Justice Department asked a federal judge to lift restrictions that have prevented the seven regi

Construction Spending FellIn DecemberConstruction spending dropped 0.5 percent in De

As protectionist threats gain force, the South Korean authorities appear to be moving more rapidly t

The U.S. dollar's value has reached a point at which further declines could quickly push import pric

Rolls-Royce Names MosherA DirectorLYNDHURST, N.J. - Howard I. Mosher, vice president

GENERAL NEWS Marketers pay more attention to packaging. Page 2AConstruction spending droppe

Breyers had long been a leader in premium ice cream in the Northeast, but its packaging drew so many

February 2, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Huntsman, GE AnnounceJoint VentureHuntsman Chemical Corp. announced that a new joint

Montedison SpA and Ferruzzi Group, both of Italy, and Biospherics Inc., of Rockville, Md., announced

NRC Finds Violations At Nine Mile Point 1SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The federal Nuclear Regulatory Com

Shell, Exxon Hike PricesFor BenzeneBenzene contract prices are reported to have move

Union Carbide Corp.'s Linde division signed a contract to upgrade Monsanto Corp.'s nitrogen plant in

Gynex Inc. secured Food and Drug Administration approval of two new generic oral contraceptives deve