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The New York Power Authority Tuesday approved allocations of hydroelectric power to two western New

Texas Gov. Bill Clements says he will seek federal price controls guaranteeing U.S. oil producers a

U.S. warships on Tuesday escorted a Kuwaiti tanker toward a major Persian Gulf shipping channel wher

On U.S. military moves in the Persian Gulf: We're doing things that are essential to maintai

For decades, the trek to Everest began in the fabled city of Katmandu high in the Himalayas, with do

A strike by engine room officers aboard Canadian Great Lakes vessels has not disrupted traffic, said

Terminating pension plans has been a popular way for many businesses to recover some extra cash sinc

Computers that monitor rest breaks and productivity - sometimes by counting individual typewriter ke

More than one in five Californians under the age of 65 are without health insurance, with adults liv

After nearly two months of debate, the Peruvian Congress has approved a controversial law nationaliz

Port authorities that have spent millions of dollars to meet U.S. Customs' aggressive "automate or p

Calumet Manufacturing Co., a subsidiary of Risdon Corp., has begun construction of a multimillion do

A compound shown in preliminary studies to boost general immunity in humans and animals may be teste

The sophistication available in personal computers has advanced another few notches with Compaq Comp

Economic Indicator Moves Higher in JapanThe index of leading indicators for Japan's economy

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is seeking to broaden existing regulations to

BASF Corp. is expected on Oct. 27 to end a three-year labor conflict by offering a new contract to t

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With over 10 percent of the nation's work force estimated to be substance abusers, warehouse manager

New arrivals at Southeast Asian refugee camps find their tales of escape are often colored by a comm

Northwest Marine Iron Works is the apparent low bidder for the overhaul of a Navy amphibious landing

Medicare Part B Rates To Jump Record 38.5 percentThe federal government says Medicare patien

Life insurance companies must operate under worst-case scenarios to prevent cases of acquired immune

Japan's major banks, riding high on profits from their worldwide investment boom, are boosting reser

More and more corporations around the world are helping small, emerging companies launch new busines

Gov. Robert P. Casey has unveiled legislation to enable Pennsylvania to create a state Superfund pro

Negotiations are under way with the government on a second air cargo terminal designed to double Hon

Rubble-strewn streets and bullet-riddled corpses are not the stuff of glossy business brochures. As

The U.S. dollar surged to its highest level in six weeks Tuesday, rising above 146 Japanese yen on m

President Reagan will not accept new taxes to cut the budget deficit, but the administration is will

The Journal of Commerce will reopen an editorial office in Atlanta Oct. 5. Craig Dunlap, who

Soviet consumers, long accustomed to shortages, are gritting their teeth over a lack of toothpaste t

Moody's Raises Rating On Mobil Corp. DebtNEW YORK, N.Y. - Moody's Investors Service raised f

Eager purchasers of Arco Chemical Co.'s initial public offering of 17 million shares of common stock

Thomas J. Donohue, president of the American Trucking Associations, won a crucial vote from skeptica

As Takashi Watanabe disembarked from a Tokyo flight, he stood out from the sea of Japanese executive

Chile Tightens Rules On Debt ConversionsSANTIAGO - The Chilean central bank has modified the

THE NEXT ACT of the long-playing drama over the 50-mile longshore container rule opens Thursday in N

Seven years ago, China made Sylvan Wittwer an offer: tell us how the United States goes about feedin

Metro-Dade police denied using excessive force on distraught Eastern Airlines passengers accused of