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Boeing Commercial Airplane Co.'s decision last week to proceed with development of its 7J7 airliner

A new attempt by U.S. textile interests to restrict imports was predicted by Hamish Macleod, Hong Ko

IF THERE WILL BE NO BUDGET SUMMIT SOON, when will a real blueprint for fiscal 1988 emerge? N

A.T. Massey Coal Co. and Island Creek Corp. became the latest two U.S. companies to strike new cokin

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The U.S.S.R. will import 26 million metric tons of grain in 1986-87, compared with the previous esti

The U.S. dollar moved up 1.2 percent against the deutsche mark Thursday and somewhat less against ot

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

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

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

GENERAL NEWSThe Congressional Budget Office gave Congress its annual options list for spendi

Mission Agrees to File Under Chapter 11Mission Insurance Group Inc. said it will agree to a

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

Stocks rose smartly in active trading Wednesday, with gains in energy and airline issues leading the

Africa reaped a record grain harvest in 1986, but five countries still need emergency food aid and l

Tenneco's Earnings Decline SharplyTenneco Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $3 mill

Specialty steel imports declined 4.6 percent in 1986 due to trade agreements on two products categor

The American International Toy Fair will be held in New York at the Toy Center, 200 Fifth Ave., from

Phillips Petroleum Co. and Conoco Inc. said the U.K. Department of Energy gave consent to their Brit

Some 3,000 tons of radioactive whey powder originally slated for export to Egypt will be destroyed,

Double-stack railcars have proven to be a godsend for auto parts shippers and the ocean carriers tha

Choosing a mutual fund isn't an easy task. The profusion of funds - growth funds, select por

Starcom International Inc., an electronic rate and tariff publishing service, is narrowing its focus

Talks aimed at ending the strikes in Rotterdam's conventional cargo sector began Wednesday and carri

One era ended and another smoothly began as Seaboard Marine Ltd. launched the first non-union operat

Supplies of key petroleum products followed normal seasonal patterns, with gasoline inventories incr

The American International Toy Fair will be held in New York at the Toy Center, 200 Fifth Ave., fro

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' production is running less than 15 million barrels a

Hammering home the emerging Japanese superiority in semiconductors, a Japanese company plans to anno

Regency Navigation Co., a new steamship line, will initiate regular monthly container service in mid

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

Vista Chemical Co. completed its acquisition of the U.S. polyvinyl chloride compound business of BP

Commerce Sets Limits On Sri Lankan KnitwearThe Commerce Department has set import limits on

U.S. consumers may soon be able to buy live Norwegian farm salmon transported across the Atlantic Oc

WHAT DID THEY DO TO KEN? Two consuls general aired their trade views at the second annual port of Bo

Siemens AG, West Germany's largest electronic group, said itexpects rising sales this year but warne

Operating Profit Of Travelers SoarsHARTFORD, Conn. - Travelers Corp. reported fourth quarter

Weds., Feb. 4, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.