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The French state-controlled utility, Electricite de France, has altered its electricity pricing poli

Railroad Lawsuit Bill To Be Re-introducedSen. Dennis DeConcini, D- Ariz., and Rep. Mike Syna

The fast-growing pharmaceuticals industry is expected to help drive U.S. demand for amino acids from

N.J. Sen. Frank Lautenberg has proposed a nine-point program of rail safety improvement that was end

The new Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway will start an intermodal short- haul service to rival

The New England Intermodal Terminal in Palmer, Mass., is a long way from Long Beach. But the little

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U.S. wheat exports to South and Central America could increase, but political and economic problems

INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATES Canada U.K. Germany Holland SwitzerlandDa

Prices farmers get for raw products in January dropped an average of 1.7 percent, beginning the new

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

Canadian live hog exports to the United States in 1987 are forecast at 501,000 head, down from the 1

Peoples Energy Corp. reported net income of $18.8 million, or 58 cents a share, for the quarter ende

Chinese Region Boosts Output of Cane SugarNANNING, China - Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region,

Diamond Shamrock Corp. offered shareholders a cash counter-offer of $17 a share or $340 million in a

U.S. corn plantings this spring will be down at least 10 percent from last year, with any additional

The state energy monopoly of Indonesia, one of the world's largest exporters of natural gas, is buil

Japanese Firms Sign Kuwaiti Oil ContractsThree Japanese trading houses signed contracts with

Iran boosted its oil production to an estimated 2.2 million barrels a day after a three-week lull in

Seattle Silicon Sets Operations in EuropeBELLEVUE, Wash. - Seattle Silicon Corp. opened a Eu

Cargo movement over Port Longview's docks last year set an all-time record, despite a dearth of grai

By 1990, Ford Motor Co. plans to equip 500,000 to 1 million of its passenger cars with driver-side a

Insurers Attack Fla. Tort Reform LawTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Attorneys for more than 240 insuranc

Financially troubled BankAmerica Corp., the nation's No. 2 banking company, said it agreed to sell t

Individuals trying to buy life insurance in the nation's capital have faced an increasingly tight ma

When Bob McDowell says "let's talk turkey" about his "game plan," he isn't asking for a discussion

Opportunistic Warren E. Buffett has hired three top officers from American International Group Inc.

Foreign companies trying to establish affiliates in Japan must improve their image to attract qualif

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

When an American travels abroad with an eye on new markets for farm products, it's best to be on goo

China contracted to send a U.S. communications satellite into orbit in 1988, in its first foreign sa

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

Financially troubled BankAmerica Corp., the nation's No. 2 banking company, said it agreed to sell t

Use of imported parts in weapons systems should be identified and limited, the Reserve Officers Asso

Commerce Rules Chile Dumps CarnationsThe Commerce Department made a final determination that

Yugo America Inc. says it will add an updated base car and two new models to its low-priced U.S. lin

House Speaker Jim Wright joined steel-district lawmakers in ceremoniously dumping a set of foreign-m

Oil producers will have a hard time getting a higher price for their product in the next year or so,

New CIA Chief Named WASHINGTON - CIA Director William J. Casey, recovering from surgery for