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Du Pont Sells BusinessTo ReemayE.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. completed the sale of i

Air cargo handled at the seven airports managed by the British Airports Authority (BAA) increased by

IMF HAITI - Approximately US$25 million from the International Monetary Fund in support of t

The steep fall in oil prices and the dollar should help maintain non- inflationa ry industrial growt

Fina Oil and Chemical Co. completed its previously announced purchase of the oil and gas properties

Borden Trades Wyler For Lipton Noodle UnitBorden Inc. said Tuesday it had exchanged its Wyle

The pace of privatization in France should accelerate early in 1987 with the sale to the public of o

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

Blame it on the Sunday drivers. Rising automobile insurance costs for families are beginning

About 8.3 million front-wheel drive General Motors cars are the focus of a reopened and expanded gov

On the final day of foreign exchange trading in 1986, the U.S. dollar fell to another new low agains

DHL Worldwide Adds 6 Far East DestinationsREDWOOD CITY, Calif. - DHL Worldwide Express, the

Gin drinkers who resisted making a New Year's resolution to give up their favorite tipple should sta

Suriname Aluminum Co. is concerned about its idle bauxite mines, which have been shut down for a mon

Mobil Oil Corp. announced that its affiliate, Mobil Producing Nigeria, discovered a northwestern ext

There is reason to believe that the Norwegian company K/S Norjarl A/S will cancel the contract for a

In these days of heavy promotion and hype, it would seem impossible to maintain a low profile and a

Merrill Lynch and IBM End Financial ServiceMerrill Lynch & Co. and International Business Ma

GENERAL NEWSThe Commerce Department expects 1987 to be as good a year as 1986 for industry.

Spain's national railway system, Renfe, is suffering heavy losses in passenger and freight revenue d

The mild winter so far in the U.S. Midwest has raised concerns in some wheat trading circles that th

Flying Tiger Names TwoTo New PostsFlying Tiger Line Inc., a subsidiary of Tiger Inte

Beefeater gin and Remy Martin cognac are among some of the top brands which could disappear from the

Coal reserves purchased by Chicagoan Fred Keady from Standard Oil Co. could be developed at a relati

Congressional delays in enacting highway spending legislation are disrupting projects throughout the

A dominant position as a major financial center dating back to the days of the California Gold Rush

MKT, Santa Fe Reach Agreement on MergerWASHINGTON Santa Fe Southern Pacific Industries has

Last-minute Christmas shoppers helped retailers finish the 1986 holiday shopping season with impress

Proposals to extend low-cost hydropower contracts with 22 western New York industrial ratepayers as

Egypt Increases Oil Export PricesCAIRO, Egypt - Egypt increased the January prices on all gr

United States Lines' bid to file for limited protection from creditors in Dutch bankruptcy court was

The Brazilian government is studying the possibility of releasing retail beef prices from government

The worldwide trend toward privatization of business firms is attracting increasing attention on sev

Failure to reach agreement with the unions is jeopardizing the proposed merger between the three Rot

The new U.S.-Canadian agreement imposing a 15 percent export tax on Canadian exports of softwood lum

The Soviet Union's first fully operational coal slurry pipeline is scheduled to be completed and rea

The overall market for hazardous waste management and disposal is expected to grow at an average ann

The government's best guess for U.S. industry in the new year is that if industry liked 1986, it'll

Profits of major U.S. corporations should increase about 20 percent in 1987 over last year, aided by

French ports and the national economy have been hurt by a strike launched in early December by tug b