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

A power struggle between the Hong Kong government and the stock exchange threatens efforts to reform

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

A year ago, Spearhead Industries Inc. handled its bulk shipments the old- fashioned way: manually.

After decades of studying wildlife in an unspoiled area of Antarctica, scientists have begun a new,

EC COMMISSION MOVING TO ABOLISH TAX HAVENSThe European Community Commission will propose mea

When it comes to clean air standards, truckers in other states are thankful they do not face the str

''ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." John F. Kennedy'

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

Feb. 6, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Other countries do much more to nurture new exporters at each phase in the process, according to a d

The number of working oil and natural gas rigs dropped last week by 17 to total 780 as the count con

PP&L RETAIL SALES ROSE ABOUT 6 PERCENT IN '88ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.

West Germany's trade surplus with the rest of the world may be widening, but its surplus with the Un

Tanker owners cannot afford to replace their aging vessels until earnings recover further, according

CARBIDE TO PHASE OUT RESINS AT W.VA. PLANTUnion Carbide Corp. said it was closing down solut

Ancient stories told of Vikings sailing to the New World. Today many see a new world for Nor

Compaq Computer Corp. is reducing resale price of its highly successful Compaq Deskpro 386s product

TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL BANNED FROM AID ROLEThe U.S. Department of Education banned Superior Tr

Booming airfreight business between the Far East and Europe is persuading British Airways to reconsi

US CONSERVATION PLAN PROCEEDING ON SCHEDULEThe U.S. Department of Agriculture Monday said th

Cotton futures have gradually advanced in recent months, after having been fairly low priced last Au

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other Bush administration cabinet agencies

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 2/4/89* Fully Utilized Textile Quotas as of 2/4/89

In eight years, when the British crown colony of Hong Kong is turned over to the communist governmen

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled 4 percent more containers of imported cargo in 1988

Top Federal Reserve officials huddle in Washington today and Wednesday to decide their broad monetar

The principal state-owned maritime carrier of the Philippines more than doubled net profit last year

The U.S. dollar declined slightly Monday in meandering trading after a round of joint central bank i

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

KELLWOOD TO ACQUIRE SAIPAN MANUFACTURERSST. LOUIS - Kellwood Co., manufacturer and marketer

While shipowners praise the Norwegian International Ship Registry, labor leaders in Norway say it ha

MEXICO, US TO SCRAP $3.5 BILLION LOAN PACTMEXICO CITY - Mexican and U.S. authorities have de

The volume of express mail handled by the U.S. Postal Service increased 20 percent during its first

Fortune tellers were doing a roaring trade as Asia awaited the arrival of the Year of the Snake.

Down East Mainers who make their living from the sea are by tradition an independent lot. But one ai

Insurers will face new financial reporting requirements in 1990 that will affect how they report rei

One says simply, "It's a matter of survival," while another asserts it is a chance to be "evangelist

That bastion of paperwork, the Internal Revenue Service, is taking a giant step into the computer ag