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MIDLAND, Mich. Dow Chemical U.S.A., Midland, announced that effective March 1, the selling price for

FEEL FREE TO USE ME AS A REFERENCE: In the maritime industry, some names carry a lot of respect. Mae

Quintette Coal Ltd. reported net income of C$1.5 million for 1986, compared with a net loss of C$57.

Controversy was raised this week when Martin G. Malsch, deputy NRC general counsel, told a commissio

Pfizer Inc. will build an estimated $10 million precipitated calcium carbonate plant on site at Potl

Canadian Dollar's Rise Tied to Japanese BuyingTOKYO - Buying of Canadian government bonds by

An expanding turboprop airline in British Columbia is disposing of most of its remaining piston-engi

South Korean automaker Hyundai may build an assembly plant in the United States, the executive vice-

The port of Beaumont, under new management, has undergone some belt- tightening in recent months.

Inspiration, doled out in large dollops by former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann, pre

There are other corporate officials in the United States who take strong stands on international aff

Voting on a new constitution lacked both the drama and passion of last year's electoral showdown bet

Any terrorists who may have penetrated a ship safety conference in Athens last week will have left l

Two Dutch companies are to conduct one of the first majorfeasibility studies in China's five-year, $

Should the Iraqi army show signs of faltering under the Iranian military offensive, oil prices could

Dover Sets Record In Passenger TrafficBritain's top cross-Channel ferry port, Dover, handled

Traditional maritime countries face tough competition as China continues to ex pand its merchant fle

Sometime in the next two weeks, Cook County will begin heating its criminal court and hospital compl

Cash petroleum prices fell sharply this week, mainly influenced by milder weather in the Northeaster

The Reagan administration should consider stimulating oil supply while reducing demand to soften the

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

Combustion Engineering Inc. and the U.S.S.R Ministry of Oil Refining & Petrochemical Industries sign

Royal Dutch/Shell Buys Texaco Africa InterestsWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Texaco announced it sold

Corporate tax credits or deductions for contributions to employee stock ownership plans cost the fed

Tues., Feb. 3, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

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Canada may impose limits on EC pasta imports despite a government ruling that the imports do not cau

New computer terminal systems ordered recently by U.S. Customs will expedite cargo movement and impr

ITC Ends Patent Probe, Finds No ViolationsThe International Trade Commission said it found n

New York street peddlers are putting one over on consumers with scarves labeled as imports of 100 pe

Australian-made lawn sprinklers are now being shipped to the United States. Australia's Jam

U.S. Treasury Secretary James Baker III said the United States will have a healthy economy in 1987 a

Cuddle close to the fire and listen up, for the story of Hometown is one for a wintry day: T

Haiti to File Suit PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Jean-Claude Duvalier stole at least $120 million

Poland's economic growth rate rose to 5 percent last year but a lower-than- expe cted trade surplus

The British government is threatening to introduce legal controls on corporate takeovers if future a

Voters throughout the Philippines gave President Corazon C. Aquino an overwhelming mandate to govern

The economic benefits of the planned Channel tunnel between England and France - the so-called Chunn

The railroad industry would lose its exemption from federal antitrust laws under legislation propose

Chase, Paribas Brokers Get Japanese LicensesThe Finance Ministry licensed brokerage houses a