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The Federal Reserve will most likely cut the discount rate one-half percentage point to 5 percent by

Legislation amending the Risk Retention Act should be signed into law by President Reagan, now that

Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley drew a $10,000 contribution from the California Trial Lawyers in his c

A total of 35 vessels were stranded Thursday while a stubborn barge fire limited access to the Houst

USDA Helping Fight Fatal Livestock DiseaseThe Department of Agriculture is participating in

It's no secret that construction projects in Britain can run weeks, months and sometimes years longe

The Greeks have received a formal government warning that they face at least another year of harsh

Stanford Divests Stock In Diamond ShamrockSTANFORD, Calif. - Stanford University said it has

Mohammad Alamgir strains at the pedals of his bicycle rickshaw, navigating the clogged streets of Da

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has taken an evolutionary step in giving Vermont officials limited

Ferro Corp. expects to show strong gains in both sales and earnings for the third quarter ended Sept

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

Prudential Insurance Co. of America is embarking on a strong push into Asia with a new venture offer

The development of a synthetic hormone that boosts a cow's annual milk output by as much as 28 perce

Ocean Transport and Trading Ltd., the shipping and distribution services group, sent letters to shar

The Houston Ship Channel remained closed for a second day Wednesday while firefighters continued the

The state-owned tin company of Indonesia plans to raise output sharply this year to 27,000 tons desp

Amoco Buys Interest In Texas WellsAmoco Production Co. entered into a formal purchase and sa

Canada had a C$437 million world trade surplus in August, a month after posting its first monthly de

Mexico's consumer price index climbed 96 percent in the past 12 months, prompting warnings from inde

FINANCIALBank of Japan Governor Sumita said he can see no immediate need to lower the Japane

Finland's largest commercial bank, Kansallis-Osake-Pankki, is making its presence felt in the U.S. m

After months of wrangling among three House committees and as many interested parties in the Senate,

The harvest of sugar beets in the U.S.S.R. may be running ahead of schedule in the west and north-ce

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

Leading indexes compiled by the Center for International Business Cycle Research at Columbia Univers

Wednesday, October 8, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. and Wacker-Chemie GmbH of West Germany signed a new technology licen

Union Texas Petroleum said it purchased a natural gas processing plant in central Texas from El Paso

DHL Airways Inc. must provide further information on its Far East market survey before submitting it

Air traffic controller error has been tentatively blamed by the Federal Aviation Administration for

Lufthansa to Operate Dulles, Frankfurt FlightLufthansa German Airlines will inaugurate non-s

The Federal Reserve Board has identified seven permissible insurance activities for national banks t

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. of Tokyo has licensed a new continuous casting process for steel de

Teamsters Members Vote Lettuce ContractSALINAS, Calif. - Members of the Teamsters union appr

Members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade rejected the Soviet Union's request to take pa

The state insurance department said it has not dropped an inquiry it opened last month into the insu

BAX Names Robin WilsonAs PresidentIRVINE, CALIF. - Robin H.H. Wilson, former preside

The four conferences governing the trans-Pacific shipping markets announced general rate increases o

Suez Canal transit tolls for 1987 will be increased for small cargo vessels but will be reduced for