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Two Americans and three businessmen from Scotland are the first to be indicted in the violation of a

Japanese corporations invested more than $9 billion in U.S. businesses, manufacturing plants and rea

Construction contracting increased 5 percent in 1986 to a record $243.3 billion, according to a stud

GENERAL NEWSConstruction contracting increased 5 percent in 1986 to a record $243.3 billion,

Western Europe's system of target zones" for keeping different currencies in line with one another h

The broad range of proposals recommended by President Reagan to boost the U.S. economy met with a pa

Investors and insurance companies are waiting to see if Ronald EugeneFerguson will be able to show t

A bipartisan drive is under way in the Senate Banking Committee to close several loopholes in bankin

Lebanese Travel Curbs WASHINGTON - The State Department announced restrictions on travel to

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

The United States and the European Community appeared close to an agreement averting a potential tr

Special measures to reduce oil pollution in the Mideast and Persian Gulf cannot be introduced until

An uncertain stock market moved nervously up and down Wednesday as analysts looked over their collec

Foreign US Debt Buying Put at $46.5 BillionPurchases of federal debt by foreign residents ro

Increases in coal and iron ore shipments through the port of Toledo in 1986 helped offset sluggish g

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January 28, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

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

Texaco Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $50 million, or 21 cents a share, down from $307 m

Officials of a Houston-based manufacturing firm announced they were abandoning a plant in Taiwan in

San Francisco Fed Chief Issues Inflation WarningThe president of the Federal Reserve Bank of

GENERAL NEWSConstruction contracting increased 5 percent in 1986 to a record $243.3 billion,

The government has decided to double the number of authorized foreign cigarette retail shops to 1,00

Japanese banks have replaced U.S. banks as the most important national group in the sharply expandin

Singapore Economy Expected to Grow in '87Singapore's economy is expected to grow by between

Officials of a Houston-based manufacturing firm announced they were abandoning a plant in Taiwan in

Agency Will Resume Cruise Ship InspectionsThe Center for Prevention Services of the federal

U.S. computer chip makers can survive and prosper against powerful Japanese competition if they care

Japanese banks have replaced U.S. banks as the most important national group in the sharply expandin

Senior Chinese agriculture officials attending a ministerial-level re search seminar here on wheat a

Base metal prices will rise marginally this year, Market and Industry Analyst Metals and Minerals Re

The U.S. decision to target China for 1 million metric tons of wheat under the U.S. export bonus pro

Brazilian sugar exports in fiscal 1987-88 are expected to total 1 million metric tons, said an offi

The Board of Governors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange voted to increasemargins for S&P 5

Sea-Land Service, Farrell Lines, Hapag-Lloyd and Trans Freight Line are among the shipping lines tha

The National Cotton Council delegate body passed a range of resolutions dealing with the cotton prog

The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture called the cotton program one of the "outstanding suc

The Sri Lankan government reduced freight charges on tea exports to Australia and Pakistan, a statem

The U.S. Navy has canceled port calls for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz and its suppor

To serve a growing market for refrigerated containers, Pacific Europe Express replaced one of its sh