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Total foreign exchange reserves stood at US$10.47 billion at the end of June, according to figures f

The U.S. Customs Service is nearing its goal of creating a paperless world for clearing cargo at por

Fertilizer Consumption Fell in July Domestic fertilizer consumption declined slightly in Jul

Total foreign exchange reserves stood at US$10.47 billion at the end of June, according to figures f

China is promising foreign investors that the government will do something about the high costs, red

Waterman Steamship Corp. lost an unusual challenge to the sale by Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. of

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement said it will charge a currency adjustment factor of 21 per

Trans Freight Lines said it will call at Fos, France, as part of its weekly Mediterranean service.

Senate and House conferees must still resolve several major issues before legislation authorizing po

The nation's best soybean growers face a growing challenge from booming oilseed production around th

Compania Trasatlantica Espanola and Italia di Navigazione announced their short- and long-term progr

After a period of relative optimism, Australia's barley marketing outlook has been clouded by furthe

It has been less than a year since Congress, with a leap of faith and a sigh of relief, produced a n

The Nakasone government should purchase American rice and then ship it directly to developing count

A budget reconciliation package agreed to by Senate leaders from both parties would require USDA to

Last year government finance officials dropped a bombshell on India's shipping industry by proposing

Malaysian Tin Output Rose During JulyMalaysia's tin production in July totaled 2,501 metric

Evergreen Marine Corp. agreed to take a 30 percent stake in the Malaysian transportation company Kon

American President Lines Ltd. apparently raised a troubling issue for the Mari time Administration w

Eight seamen can look homeward again, now that the abandoned freighter on which they were stranded f

Contract talks have resumed between leaders of British Columbia's 3,400 longshoremen and maritime e

BASF Set To ExpandIts FacilitiesCHARLOTTE, N.C. - BASF Corp. is building a second pr

A Soviet newspaper has revealed that a fire and explosion at a coal-fired power plant caused energy

Dow B. Hickam Inc., a Houston-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, announced it has acquired Unifiber,

The improper reinstallation of racks in a spent fuel pool at Diablo Canyon atomic power plant violat

Independent stevedores are impatient for a ruling on their challenge of the ''sub scription agreemen

The House Friday stripped away the rights of states to set their own safety standards for pesticides

Utilities' overall fuel bills are substantially less because they purchased more spot coal in 1986 t

The growth in European demand for thermal coal for the period from 1985-2005 is forecast to outstrip

Combustion Engineering To Close Pa. FactoryEAST MONONGAHELA, Pa. - Combustion Engineering In

Officials on Friday gave the first breakdown of the costs of cleaning up after the Chernobyl acciden

Scientists claimed a major breakthrough in developing a vaccine for malaria, the mosquito-borne dise

The U.S. dollar was mixed Friday in typically quiet pre-weekend trading. Analysts said the d

GENERAL NEWS Congress is likely to give final approval to the tax reform bill this week, des

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

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

SEPTEMBER 21-25 - Independent Insurance Agents of America, 90th Annual Convention - Toronto

Friday September 19, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU.

Consolidated Freightways Inc. will continue to expand its services through a capital spending progra

Union Pacific Ratings Placed on CreditWatchStandard & Poor's Corp. said Union Pacific Corp.'