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A delegation of Great Lakes Seaway officials and shippers will travel to Europe in 1987 as part of t

Glaxo Inc. announced it signed a contract with Roche Laboratories, the pharmaceuticals division of H

The majority of Lloyd's of London underwriting agencies, who manage the affairs of members of the in

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. will supply 200,000 metric tons of urea fertilizer to a number of compa

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

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

MARKET ENTRY TO JAPAN ORIENTATION WORKSHOP. Workshop's introduction to the Japanese market will be g

Federal officials are welcoming the public to a dump for radioactive material on the remote desert s

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

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

The Union Pacific Railroad expects to meet soon with regional truck lines to consider forming a nati

Baker Talks Set WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III will meet with the financ

GENERAL NEWSThe National Association of Purchasing Managers expects moderate growth in 1987.

A Thai chemical firm is going into technical partnership with Crompton & Knowles Corp. to produce di

Tuesday, December 9,1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 has the nation's coal producers crying the blues, the Virginia Center for

Less than two weeks after announcing it was being shelved, Malaysia says an ambitious natural gas pi

December 8, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Union Carbide Corp. announced that it has received tenders (including guaranteed deliveries) of appr

Austin Dedicates Solar Electric PlantAUSTIN, Texas - The city of Austin dedicated the first

The U.S. dollar turned mostly higher at midday Monday after trading narrowly mixed throughout the mo

A 137-day strike, estimated to have cost the province's economy more than C$2 billion, ended here th

P&O Switches Cover To Insurance MutualPeninsular and Oriental Steam-Ship Navigation Company,

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, at its annual winter meeting here, will conside

Australia's wool industry has made a dramatic comeback to support the country's exports, but its fut

Failure isn't a dirty word for insurance and banking joint ventures. We're trying to learn f

The White House unveiled what it hoped was a believable economic forecast for 1987, and came close t

GENERAL NEWSThe Reagan administration and business economists project moderate growth and hi

Mitsui & Co. Ltd., a major Japanese trading company, has placed a $500 million order for five MD-11s

Air Canada reported third quarter net income increased to C$56.8 million (US$41.2 million) from C$14

Brace yourselves for another foreign car exporter hoping to drive off with a substantial chunk of th

MARITIME MARCH SHIPPING LIMITED (Montreal) - Jean Legentil was named president and chief ope

All Nippon Airways, Japan's largest domestic airline, will purchase 20 Airbus A320-200 aircraft from

Gelco Corp.'s earnings for its fiscal 1987 first quarter ended Oct. 31 fell to $3.7 million, or 28 c

Zaire's financial officials and bankers hope to work out a debt rescheduling plan this week during m

Ghana is to start negotiations with the World Bank for a credit of $100 million. The bank has agreed

China is hoping its first onshore oil exhibition and conference opening today in Canton will help at

Carl E. Bagge, president of the National Coal Association and chief spokesman for the industry for 1

Mitsubishi Expects Extension of LNG PactJapan's Mitsubishi Corp. said it expects its 20-year

Societe Chimique Prayon-Rupel SA and Nitron Chemical Corp., its U.S. sales agent, denied dumping an