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The government of Indonesia, Asia's only member of OPEC, happily welcomes the group's decision to cu

A crew escape system will probably be installed in the space shuttle Discovery before its scheduled

Twelve of OPEC's 13 members, excluding Iraq, set the following price differentials at their meeting

December 22, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Mexico's Congress passed a controversial new tax code that may effectively raise corporate taxes eve

Egypt to Increase Oil Export PricesCAIRO, Egypt - Egypt decided to increase its oil export p

Crude steel production in the non-communist world in the first 11 months of the year was 384.2 milli

Telerate Inc. reached agreement in principle to acquire the 49.6 percent minority ownership of the A

Elf Aquitaine, the French national oil company, is determined to maintain its exploration activities

TNT Names ExecutivesTo New PostsTNT North America, a unit of the Australian transpor

The start of the new round of global talks to liberalize world trade will be delayed by at least a m

GENERAL NEWSA prominent Swiss banker weighs international repercussions from the Armsgate af

Concern is growing overseas that the Reagan administration's role in international economic and trad

Satisfying the demands of truck fleets for electronically controlled engines that can diagnose thei

The United States and Thailand reached a better understanding over bilateral trade problems after a

Nissan Motor Co., Japan's second largest auto manufacturer, may soon import passenger cars from Taiw

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

Fisher Camuto Signs European Shoe DealFisher Camuto Corp., U.S. distributors of women's foot

Japanese and World Bank officials have started talks on establishing a fund for Japan to funnel part

An Israeli entrepreneur has made a fortune selling bottles of water from the Jordan River, holy to

Japan's economy grew by 4.3 percent in fiscal 1985, ending last March, despite a setback in the last

The Greater Los Angeles World Trade Center can become a "world class" institution if it attracts the

GENERAL NEWSA prominent Swiss banker weighs international repercussions from the Armsgate af

The rapid growth of container traffic accompanying Taiwan's burgeoning industrial output in recent y

November Car Orders Down From OctoberNovember freight car orders totaled 668, down slightly

Dairy industry leaders and Agriculture Department officials are mostly enthusiastic about the advert

The state of California has fined about 35 truckers for not raising their rates as required.

Smaller trucks are chasing the new reality of the U.S. economy. America is thinking small. T

The U.S. dollar moved lower against all key foreign exchange currencies Monday in a decline attribut

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

P-I-E Nationwide's gleaming white trailers, emblazoned with the company's distinctive red and blue l

Australia will cut its donations of wheat or wheat-equivalent grain to Third World countries to a m

Oil issues moved higher and those of airlines declined Monday as the stock market gave back part of

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

7 Pa. Auto Insurers Seek to Boost RatesHARRISBURG, Pa. - Seven automobile insurance companie

Owners of the state's bars and liquor stores, faced with spiraling liability insurance costs, are tr

Merrill Lynch to Sell Interest in Real EstateMerrill Lynch & Co., the nation's largest secur

A group of European investors acquired an 80 percent controlling interest in Kalvin-Miller Internati

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

Monday, Dec. 22, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada