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Codelco Denies Rumors Of Selling DifficultiesThe Chilean Copper Corp. (Cobelco-Chile) is con

Midwestern agricultural bankers foresee more farmers forced to sell off assets or go out of business

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

More companies are likely to rely on new products to fuel future growth, according to a Conference B

China National Technical Import Corp. has awarded a contract to M.W. Kellogg Co., a Houston-based mu

A high-tech factory will consume Minnesota timber to turn out 132,000 pairs of chopsticks in 60 minu

China will rely more heavily on commercial loans in the five years through 1990, bankers say, estima

Canada's Trade Surplus With the US DeclinesCanada's merchandise trade surplus with the Unite

Carmichael To Join ShelbyAs ChairmanShelby Insurance Co. announced that Dan R. Carmi

The Mexican government is trying to sell an airline, textile mills, and scores of other state-owned

A group of U.S. cement producers failed in a bid for anti-dumping duties on imported portland hydrau

The chemical industry is predicting a moderately good year in 1987 with shipments increasing by 6 pe

David M. Roderick, chairman of USX Corp., predicted that the U.S. steel industry will seek a modifie

HO HO HO: The Firestone Synthetic Rubber & Latex Co. is thanking shippers for making 1986 such a GOO

FINANCIALStocks rose sharply in moderate trading, with blue-chip issues leading the way. Pa

The U.S. Export-Import Bank wants Brazil to do more to assure its foreign creditors that it will cle

Fast-food in Japan is growing at such a staggering rate that teen-agers are putting down their chops

The United States and Brazil are close to a showdown on a computer trade and investment dispute.

Computer Trade Probe WASHINGTON - The Reagan administration will investigate Japan's super-c

Occidental Petroleum Corp. signed a contract with the Soviet Union for ajoint venture, said Dwayne A

Saudi Arabia's new oil minister declined to comment to reporters as he arrived in Geneva to attend h

Oil installations near the Colombian border are under military guard to protect them from Colombian

December 9, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

The number of working oil and gas rigs in the United States fell this week to 951, down three from t

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries must agree to oil production cutbacks of up to 1 m

Pfizer Unit, Polar Enter Marketing AgreementPolar Molecular Corp. agreed to give Pfizer Inc.

The Organization of Arab Petroleum-Exporting Countries called on members of the European Community t

Cash petroleum prices drifted lower this week, but traders expect higher oil prices resulting from t

A postal inspector warned that many businesses in the area have fallen prey to a phony delivery serv

Almost before he knew what was happening, Tom Hogan had let go 125 employees, stacked his company's

Flying Tiger Seeks Machinist Wage CutsFlying Tiger Line has asked members of the machinists

ICC Weighs New Rule On Cargo LiabilityThe Interstate Commerce Commission is considering elim

Top customs officials around the world are examining ways to speed up handling of air express shipme

The million-mile truck may be just around the corner but it won't necessarily be bringing prosperity

Ottawa and the provinces are bogged down in controversy over the nature of the new safety code that

Surging electronic data interchange interest has several railroads scratching their heads wondering

Characteristically, L.A. Wichers resists considering issues in stark terms of black and white. He ha

The Union Pacific Railroad called on the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve the proposed merg

A proposed two-year contract calling for $27 million in wage and benefit concessions was rejected by

The flight of West German ships from the national register to flags of convenience will accelerate b