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

Chemical companies are beginning to reap the benefits of plant shutdowns, divestments and other rest

Thursday, September 25, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanad

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

The price war between flags of convenience has intensified with Panama slashing its registration fee

Government officials from the United States and Japan plan to exchange views on trans-Pacific shipp

Japanese shipyards have not received a single order for a large tanker so far this year, according t

1986 Cocoa Agreement Is Signed by NigeriaNigeria Wednesday signed the 1986 International Coc

American Association of Port Authorities. 75th annual convention. Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 at Omni Interna

The International Wheat Council estimated 1986-87 world wheat production at 511 million metric tons,

The International Coffee Organization has agreed on a trigger price of 145 U.S. cents a pound to for

Argentina exported 1,848,745 metric tons of grain, oilseeds and grain subproducts in August, down fr

Britain will propose next week that the European Community take about 7.5 million acres (3 million

The U.S.S.R. is expected to import 35 million metric tons of grain in 1986-87, but imports could be

Grasshoppers, rats, worms and other pests have destroyed crops in Nigeria worth more than $4.85 mill

For the second time in less than a week, Korea Shipping Corp. was the subject of a complaint to the

For decades, the southeast side of Chicago was one of the nation's leading manufacturing centers. No

The Senate voted 71-26 to defeat an amendment to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reauthoriz

The former head of Hong Kong's Commodity Exchange, Peter Scales, was jailed for 18 months after admi

The nation's inland waterways have ridden a cycle of boom and bust and need to regain their equilibr

Caribbean countries are turning more and more to investment from Asia to stimulate their economies.<

Minibridge service may dominate in the trans-Pacific trades, but all-water service is still the pref

Caribbean countries are turning more and more to investment from Asia to stimulate their economies.<

For the first time in recent memory, a financial austerity program is making all Egyptians - from th

There's hope on both sides of the Sacramento River at a point about 110 air miles northeast of San F

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it will buy spot coal for the rest of September for the Widows C

Public Service Co. of Colorado will remove its Fort St. Vrain nuclear stationfrom its rate b

It would be hard to promote prunes as the most romantic or sexy fruit around,wrinkled and pu

Jones-Black River Service Inc. will sell the electric output of its 49.9 megawatt coal-fired plant t

Cyprus Minerals Co. signed a contract to deliver 17 million tons of coal to the Intermountain Power

British export projects to China will be given a boost through rare soft-loan facilities supplied by

Hungarian environmentalists opposing a mammoth power project they say will cause lasting damage to a

The coal industry expects to receive a formal tender soon from the Egyptian government which is look

The clout that heavy industrial users of electricity, such as steel, chemicals and aluminum manufact

Gov. Mario Cuomo confirmed that he has selected Peter Bradford, chairman of the Maine Public Servic

American Electric Power Service Corp. bought 300,000 tons of steam coal forKentucky Power C

Niagara Mohawk Raises Rate-Hike RequestALBANY, N.Y. - Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. increased i

London remains by far the largest international banking center in the world despite the recent growt

Mexico's $6 billion fresh loan request and proposed $52 billion rescheduling pact should be approved

Bank of America spokesmen confirmed here and in San Francisco Thursday that the bank reached an out-