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Lawrence H. Kaufman was appointed intermodal editor of The Journal of Commerce, Stanford A. Erickson

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

Port Canaveral Sets Ship, Tonnage RecordsPORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Records were set for vessel

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the first time has approved a new proprietary veterinary d

Japan's first offshore banking facility opened in the nation's capital Monday with 181 financial ins

Yves St. Laurent, top French designer, is lending his technical expertise and designer's sense to th

Anti-apartheid activists launched a Christmas boycott of white-owned businesses around Johannesburg.

General Motors is dismissing about 100 of its salaried employees in advance of the operation's sale

Ozone Layer Proposals GENEVA - A 60-nation meeting on ways to halt destruction of the Earth'

The United States and other nations resume talks in Nassau, Bahamas, this week toward a possible rec

American Telephone and Telegraph Co. and Philips Medical Systems Inc. agreed in principle to jointly

GENERAL NEWSThe Supreme Court agreed to review cases involving pensions, age-21 drinking law

Occidental Pipeline Shut Down for RepairsOccidental Petroleum's Claymore field export pipeli

A chemical company headquartered here announced the development of a calcium carbonate precipitate w

King Kong Loses To Donkey KongIn a case that could be called "King Kong Meets Donkey Kong,"

King Kong Loses To Donkey KongIn a case that could be called "King Kong Meets Donkey Kong,"

The Treasury Department approved the request of a large group of importers for a total exemption of

GM Revamps Key Units;Perot QuitsGeneral Motors Corp. said H. Ross Perot, the billion

Royal Insurance is settled into its new $30 million U.S. headquarters here, and it appears to have

Harold J. Pareti could be described as the Lee Iacocca of the airline industry. Like the fam

Japanese truck makers are tightening their belts rather than raising their prices in an all-out effo

The U.S. dollar plunged to its lowest level against the deutsche mark in nearly six years Monday on

Saudi Arabia's proposal to raise crude oil prices to $18 a barrel faces major obstacles despite supp

Monday, Dec. 1, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. took part in international bidding for an Iraqi oil pipeli

Below-quota crude-oil exports from Iran and Iraq have offset the effects of increased production by

FBI agents and a General Motors Corp. official raided a Taiwanese importer's California warehouse la

The Canadian government plans a seven-year renovation of the Welland Canal, site of a lock cave-in t

Two dozen people have been asked to testify this week at a four-day federal hearing into the Aug. 31

A New Jersey Transit Corp. train packed with commuters Monday hit a flatbed truck stranded on the t

New England's governors Wednesday will study forecasts concerning the six- state re gion's electrici

The Union Pacific Railroad will emerge as the big winner if the Interstate Commerce Commission decid

Indonesia hopes to produce at least 23 percent of next year's total production quota of the Associat

For the week ended Nov. 15, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equ

The Supreme Court agreed to review cases involving multi-employer pension plan amendments, federal d

West Germany's chemical industry faces tougher environmental protection laws as a consequence of rec

Labor leaders roasted President Reagan for the impact his policies and programs have had on the U.S.

Construction Spending In US Seen on IncreaseU.S. construction spending rose 1.6 percent in O

Tennessee Valley Authority awarded a spot coal contract to Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co., Denve

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