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The prospect of increased shipments of coal from China is the one bright spot in a dry cargo market

Evergreen Lines will more than double its cargo capacity on the West Coast Monday when it begins to

UK Clears BTR's Bid For Pilkington Bros.The government cleared on Thursday BTR PLC's hostile

One of Britain's largest but lowest-profile trading and service groups is reorganizing its Far Easte

Voluntary" restrictions on shipments of Japanese motor vehicles to the U.S. market will be renewed i

A senior Japanese official announced a new plan that he said would boost industrial exports from Sou

Two leading experts on China offered different assessments concerning the impact of political troubl

SC Electric & Gas Told To File Rate ReductionCOLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina Electric & Gas

Britain's Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) has no fears about its ability to meet energy

A Moroccan cement manufacturer, Cement Oriental, is close to selecting a supplier for 20,000 metric

Israeli authorities decided to suspend negotiations with China for thepurchase of coal.<

Tennessee Valley Authority purchased coal for the John Sevier, Kingston and Widows Creek steam plan

Despite problems with ball-type safety valves at the Nine Mile Point 2 nuclear power plant, Niagara

AmTrans Plans Service AmTrans, a unit of Crowley Maritime Corp., announced plans to start a

GENERAL NEWS U.S. consumers were more confident in December than in many months, the Confere

Canada's ambassador warned that his country faces dire consequences if it ignores protectionist pres

The week-long rout of the U.S. dollar in foreign exchange markets continued Wednesday, bringing its

Retail Sales Jumped 4.4 percentIn DecemberRetail sales in the United States, bolster

Although the White House and Treasury have rejected a published report Wednesday that Washington wan

U.S. banks are getting increased access to foreign markets, a U.S. government survey finds.

Otis Engineering Corp. decided last year to end its six-year hold on trying to sell its oil and natu

The Supreme Court unanimously approved attempts by national banks to conduct discount brokerage acti

Postal Service AnnouncesAppointmentsThe United States Postal Service has announced t

The saga of attempts to collect outstanding funds from National Bank of Brunei enters a new chapter

Japan's NEC to Build UK Production FacilityNEC Corp., Japan's largest manufacturer of semico

A local spokesman denied a report that BankAmerica Corp. of the United States had informally approa

Passenger cars manufactured by South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. will be imported into Japan by Mitsu

The Export-Import Bank this year will be more aggressive in promoting U.S. ex ports, and the aircraf

Supplies of distillate fuel oil declined marginally, while gasoline inventories rose substantially,

Interphex, the pharmaceutical and cosmetics exposition and conference, will be held at the Javits Co

The Boeing Co. and Japan Air Lines are trying to get lawsuits filed by thefamilies of some o

General Electric Information Services Co. Ltd., a British subsidiary of the Geisco division of Gener

India Voices Concern NEW DELHI, India - The Indian government expressed deep concern over th

Wednesday, January 14, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

EC Proposes Code For Bank Credit CardsBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission said it wi

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

Baby Set Suits Needs The Abracadabra Baby set from Britain is a single unit made of natural

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Will its bias toward the volatile U.S. insurance market at a time when other London-based insurers a