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Thursday, Nov. 6, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

One of Canada's major petrochemical groups is joining the ranks ofproducers setting up in Singapore,

The New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced a joint task force that wi

What environmentally minded consumer wouldn't buy biodegradable plastic garbage bags that are made o

Western Canada's export sulfur industry earns C$2.6 billion a year and is said to help feed nearly o

Foam Aids ExplorationOf TitanicBuoyancy materials developed by W.R. Grace & Co. assi

Soft Market Keeps AspirinDepressedThe market for acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin, i

Two Mobil Chemical Co. plants, in Woodland and Bakersfield, are being singled out for their advance

Hercules Inc. and Henkel KGaA, Dusseldorf, West Germany, agreed to the creation of a joint venture

GENERAL NEWSThe Democrats' strong showing in this year's Senate races leaves their leadershi

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

The plans of Energy Minister Moshe Shahal to throw the Israeli oil market wide open to free competit

Stockholders of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. approved a plan of recapitalizati on. Under th

Two French oil companies, Elf Aquitaine and Total Marine, could fall into disfavor with Norwegian au

Leaders of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council have ended their annual summit with a vow to prot

Petroleum inventory statistics as reported by the American Petroleum Institute will be neutral for t

Chevron Lifts Freezes On Hiring, Pay HikesChevron Corp. said it lifted freezes on hiring and

Swedish shipping companies are increasing their chartering activities. Stena Bulk AB and Con

Supplies of distillate fuel oil were unchanged and gasoline supplies declined, the American Petroleu

The price of the Pacific Northwest's traditionally low-cost electricity, produced by huge federal hy

A proposed settlement that could end the strike by the sugar division of Local 1814, International L

Radioactivity levels in some Swedish farmers have risen dramatically six months after the Chernobyl

Private funeral services will be held Friday for James J. Henry, founder and president of the naval

Polycast AcquiresUniroyalSTAMFORD, CONN. - Polycast Technology Corp. announced that

A supervisor was fired and three employees disciplined for carelessly handling radioactive fuel in a

The Jebsen Group of Bergen had a poor first half of 1986. The shipping group reported a net

Investors haven't given up on new insurance companies after all. Enhance Financial Services

Fokker BV, the Dutch aircraft manufacturer, announced the sale of up to 100 jets to a new, joint-ve

New Jersey auto insurers are enthusiastically backing a state Insurance Department plan to cut a $30

CNA Financial Reports Operating Profit RiseCNA Financial Corp. reported third quarter operat

C.E. Heath, one of Britain's largest independent insurance brokers, may have fought off a contested

I.C.H. Seeks Funds For Insurance MergersThe I.C.H. Corp., a Louisville, Ky., holding company

Eastbound cargo traffic on the North Atlantic continues to show signs of improvement, according to t

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine the reach of state product liability statutes following argume

The Federal Aviation Administration will hold the second of two annual lotteries on Dec. 9 to alloca

Three national insurance agents groups filed suit against the comptroller of the currency over its r

Rail Industry Outlook Conference, sponsored by Railway Progress News. Nov. 6, Washington Hilton Hote

The British government is planning to tighten airport security after an all- party committee of memb

Tiger Weighs Future Of Flying Tiger UnitTiger International has confirmed it will hold a spe

A former Teamsters official was convicted Wednesday of helping mobsters force air freight companies