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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

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

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

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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