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The government said Tuesday that its main forecasting gauge of future economic activity edged down 0

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Cocoa users in the United Kingdom are worried that French government support could help the Ivory Co

Thirteen Northwest lawmakers urged President Reagan to maintain tariffs on cedar shakes and shingles

Developing the sales of chemical byproducts is one of the top priorities of the new owners of the Gr

NRC STAFF RECOMMENDS 25 PERCENT POWER FOR SHOREHAMThe Shoreham nuclear power plant on Long I

To impress potential buyers and investors including U.S. regional airlines and banks, Brazilian airc

Storeboard Inc., a Dallas research firm, tried three years ago to put together a directory of mail-o

A lot of work is needed to make labor-saving technology a reality. This is especially true w

1378 (Nov. 1, 1988) Previous day - 1373 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Financially troubled Venango River Corp. may already be sorry it stirred up a hornet's nest by forci

A federal judge in southern New Jersey has set Nov. 9 for the auction of a small freighter whose cap

The Canadian dollar continued its slide for the second consecutive day Tuesday as shifting political

California Insurance Commissioner Roxani M. Gillespie is charging that consumer groups wrote their b

One of the joys of my life is the fact that we have so many talented and dedicated people working fo

Genentech Inc. announced that its foreign licensee, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, has rec

In the headline of a story on Miles Inc.'s first year quinolone sales published on Nov. 1, the value

Nov. 1, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

ONE OF THE GIVENS in airline-forwarder relations is the domination by a small cluster of major forwa

The state railroad SNCF will spend 4.1 billion francs ($683 billion) over the next five years to bol

A presidential panel has recommended that the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. and the Brotherhood

The chronic overcapacity in world shipping eased slightly during 1987 because of a rise in the volum

In its latest required review of U.S. ports, the Maritime Administration concludes that 1986 port im

After months of passionate discussion and some apparent popular support, the government decided Tues

The Eastern Air Shuttle is going. The Kansas City hub is gone. So are 14,000 employees, the computer

The Federal Maritime Commission has narrowed somewhat its proposal to bar ocean carrier conferences

Shaking off the sluggishness that has marked its cargo growth in recent years, the Port of Miami rec

Shell International Inc. of London has established a U.S. corporation to act as owner of three lique

Britain's new European commissioner this week added his voice to the European Community's assurances

Tue., Nov. 1, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

K '89. A rubber and plastics trade show for exporters and importers. Nov. 2-9. Dusseldorf Fairground

More than 2 million metric tons of U.S. grain are expected to be sold overseas in the next two month

PATENT OFFICIALS SEEK GREATER COOPERATIONPatent officials from the United States, Europe and

A double exhibition focusing on investment from and exports to the United States will be mounted nex

A story on page 1A of the Nov. 1 edition of The Journal of Commerce described a recent tie vote by a

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in two major cases involving the constitutionality of fo

Venice on Tuesday passed a law banning the sale and use of detergents with high amounts of phosphoru

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UK OIL RESERVES RISE ABOVE FORECAST LEVELSBritain could remain self-sufficient in energy lon