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While many types of mutual funds are enjoying a booming business these days, few are as hot as the i

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

The U.S. dollar was broadly lower Wednesday, reflecting the newly bearish sentiment overhanging the

When Japanese investors caught gold fever last month, U.S. bond markets sneezed. Long lines

Insurance and airline issues were among the notable decliners Wednesday as stock prices fell in acti

Emery Air Freight reported October shipments rose 4 percent and weight increased 8 percent over thos

The supply of platinum is expected to fall short of demand for the second consecutive year, accordin

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

Egypt Discussing Debt RestructuringPresident Hosni Mubarak said Egypt is holding talks with

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

France called on the Dutch and West German governments to join it in making demands for compensation

Insurance agents have a major job in explaining the truth of the insurance crisis, John P. Mascotte,

The Labor Department issued new rules designed to allow investment managers to invest pension plan a

Longshoremen in Mobile, Ala., continued a strike that began Monday after negotiations broke down on

Autocrats allied to the opposition Peronist movement have tightened their grip on Argentina's bigges

Brazilian steel exports are experiencing a dramatic decline as a result of heated demand on the loca

Samsung Shipbuilding Gets French OrderSEOUL, South Korea - Samsung Shipbuilding and Heavy In

Botha Speaks in France PARIS - South African President P.W. Botha said Western sanctions aga

IMF SENEGAL - $88 million from the International Monetary Fund in return for promises by the

Brazilians are waiting anxiously to see what measures will be taken to ease mounting strains on Pres

Some U.S. economists said they were not alarmed by the record $5-billion U.S. trade deficit with Jap

THE OTHER PARADE: Almost nobody noticed, but while New Yorkers were celebrating the Mets' World Seri

The Philippine government received a $204.3 million commodity loan from Japan Wednesday, highlightin

President Corazon Aquino appealed to Japanese business leaders to expand their investment in the Phi

Representatives of 32 countries concluded two weeks of talks aimed at establishing a legal framework

S. Koreans to Expand Semiconductor OutputSEOUL, South Korea - Anticipating booming exports,

With the official go-ahead for a third bottling plant, Pepsico Inc. believes it will be the largest

Duesseldorf Will Host Medical Trade ShowDUESSELDORF, West Germany - Medica '86, an important

GENERAL NEWSAbout 43,000 Ford Motor Co. salaried employees in the United States and Canada w

The Argentine Treasury claimed the budget deficit was down to the lowest level since the government

The Big Mac is coming to the Soviet bloc. Representatives of the McDonalds fast-food chain s

The Bond Corp. of Australia has faltered in its attempt to take over $275 million of debt in the Phi

American Biomaterials Corp. said Bavtrex GmbH of Munich, West Germany, can exclusively market Americ

Office vacancy rates in the United States are higher than they have ever been and will get worse unl

Proposed drastic reductions in Japan's coal output will mean more importsfrom the country's

About 43,000 non-management Ford Motor Co. salaried employees in the United States and Canada will s

And the Winners Are WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation selected 12 underwriters a

Next year will be a critical test of whether commercial banks will do their part in helping the econ

After more cliff-hanging episodes than any TV soap opera, Wah Kwong Shipping & Investment Co. Ltd. s

Truckers are turning the electronic revolution into a rebellion against electronic engineers.