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Occidental Hikes Price of SolventsOccidental Chemical Corp. is increasing the price of its c

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

The worst may be over for the ailing shipping industry, but care is needed to prevent the patient fr

An informal meeting of regulators to examine how to police the world's securities markets is likely

A leading index of economic activity in Japan has improved markedly, indicating rapid growth in the

Aluminum prices may rise in the first quarter of 1987 because of projected Japanese demand, David Mo

The Maltese government intends to reactivate the former Esso terminal on the island to assure bunker

The Brazilian Coffee Institute President Paulo Graciano is to meet with minister of finance Dilson F

Van Ommeren, a Rotterdam-based worldwide maritime service organization, has acquired Elizabeth River

The government last week launched a privatization campaign and a drive to sell non-performing-assets

Freightliner Corp., a major U.S. producer of heavy trucks, has announcedplans to sell its Po

The U.S. dollar turned lower against most major foreign currencies Friday after moving higher during

International Marine Sees Record ShipmentsInternational Marine Terminals said it will ship a

GENERAL NEWSLow producer prices and the rise in business inventories bring only a little che

In a season with jolly economic figures, why do we keep hearing mumblings of bah, humbug? Wh

Oil tanker movements in the Persian Gulf do not show that Kuwait is exceeding its 990,000 barrel-a-d

Kaneb Services Inc. announced significant personnel reductions affecting the company's general corpo

The British government agreed to hold a formal investigation into the sinking of the Derbyshire, the

An Italian company won a C$12 million (about US$8.76 million) contract to equip Vancouver's busiest

Sunrise Medical Inc. Completes AcquisitionsTORRANCE, Calif. - Sunrise Medical Inc. said it c

LOOKING DOWN THE TRACKS: The Burlington Northern Railroad probably will become the main target of ra

A Canadian government-backed consortium has won the race to provide a radar monitoring system for Ho

SPI Expects Plastics SalesTo Rise 4 percentThe Society of the Plastics Industry is f

Friday, Dec. 12, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

NCA Briefing Today A briefing will held today by the National Coal Association on the key co

The Chicago & North Western Railroad is considering selling or abandoning nearly one-third of its 6,

The U.S. trade representative warned that negotiations with the European Community over farm trade w

Belton to Head New ExchangeIn CanadaThe Canadian Insurance Exchange named Ted Belton

Japan's Food Agency rejected a Japanese businessman's attempt to import California rice to Japan, ch

State income taxes will increase in 33 states, in some by one-fifth or more, unless those states adj

Texas Eastern Corp. and Noble Affiliates Inc. completed a previously reported agreement for Samedan

62 percent Surveyed Support Idea of Informing JuriesOAK BROOK, Ill. - Juries should be told

Brazil and Colombia denied allegations by the United States that they and other Latin American coffe

The Norwegian owners of a ship damaged by a mine in a Nicaraguan harbor cannot sue the U.S. governme

Paceco, Dalian Ink Pact On 2 Container CranesGULFPORT, Miss. - Paceco Inc. has reached an ag

The government of Taiwan is weighing several options to protect its farmers after bowing to U.S. pre

PWA Would Trim Debt Of Pending AcquisitionVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Pacific Western Airl

Japan should become a world leader in helping solve global trade and debt problems, according to a g

THE CONGRESSIONAL SUMMIT on debt and trade held in New York in the first week of December was notab

A heavy sales job to promote China's southern region to foreign oil companies has won endorsement fr