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The Massachusetts House moved to shift some of the burden of Gov. Michael Dukakis' troubled universa

At the Zum Elfer bar here, a painting of a young Soviet hero hangs behind the counter, near the vodk

Canada's property/casualty insurance industry recorded its first underwriting profit in several year

Cellular telephone subscribership reached 1 million this week, the Cellular Telecommunications Indus

The nation's home-heating oil and gasoline stocks declined for the week ended Oct. 9, according to t

Morton Thiokol Inc.'s net income for its first quarter, which ended Sept. 30, soared 21 percent to $

France's Oil Imports From Iran Plunge 90 percentFrance's imports of Iranian crude oil plunge

Wed., Oct. 14, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The embattled government of President Corazon Aquino is facing a new challenge this week from milita

A year's worth of congressional ire over airline service problems comes to a head this morning when

Huntsman Chemical Corp. announced plans to form a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corp. to build a sty

U.S. chemical companies with surplus cash flows run the risk of being snared by the financial mania

1085.5 (Oct. 14) Previous day - 1086.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

RAILROAD EXECUTIVES INCREASINGLY ARE WORRIED that reregulation of their industry may be building mom

The Aluminum Co. of America will reactivate its joint venture with the Jamaican government and run i

Pepsico Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings rose 25 percent from a year ago on a 26.7 per

Australian trade officials in the United States are playing up their country's recent trade activity

Traditional Exports Tea, cocoa and coffee, rubber, coconut oil, spices, copra, graphite, pre

Liquid Caustic Potash Subject of Price HikeNATICK, Mass. - Holtrachem Inc. recently announce

A newly created Chinese entity is selling 50,000 metric tons of anthracite to United Coal Ltd. of Br

An article in the special section on the Society of CPCU Oct. 13, pg 7B, incorrectly referred to the

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

Retiree Benefits Get More ProtectionThe House joined the Senate in approving legislation des

Prudential Life Insurance Co. of America has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Japan with a c

Industrial Production Up in Japan for AugustThe rise in Japan's August mining and manufactur

The president of the Los Angeles Steamship Association feels continued cargo growth at Southern Cali

AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, reported net income of $87.1 million, or $1.41 a share, on r

Saudi Company Starts Production of Butene-1AL-JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia - Arabian Petrochemical C

After a disappointing decline in 1986, Intercontainer's traffic volume increased 4 percent during th

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Henry W. Poett III joins PLM Cos. as president and chief operating officer of the railcar maintenanc

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Still tougher auto industry action may be forthcoming if the Brazilian government reneges on promise

A Mississippi congressman has introduced a bill that would prevent factory owners from bypassing the

New developments in financial instruments will aid China's development so long as it maintains a goo

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

Scott Paper Co. is reorganizing and boosting its Asian operations in hopes of offsetting slow growth

U.S. aircraft manufacturers facing intensified global competition in the aerospace industry are turn

NYK Line Officers Visiting US ShippersNYK Line officers are in the United States for 10 days

About 2,500 executives representing shippers, shippers agents, equipment manufacturers, port authori