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Borden Inc. announced plans to sell up to a $250 million interest in its basic chemical and polyviny

Advanced ceramics, a worldwide $5.4 billion industry that has grown 22 percent annually since the mi

Mobil Chemical Co. and Aristech Chemical Corp. announced that they have signed a preliminary agreeme

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Poughkeepsie, was held in contempt by the state's highest court

CMS Energy Corp. chose Combustion Engineering Inc. to supply 12 waste steam generators for the Midla

GAF Corp., a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals and building materials, has received a $2.3

Cyanamid to Purchase Revlon Lens UnitWAYNE, N.J. - American Cyanamid Co. has agreed to purch

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service is testing a new method of breaki

A sliding-scale" insurance settlement with a woman blinded in a freak car accident amounts to a gamb

Insurers have decided to begin applying war-risk insurance premiums to cargoes moved by air in and o

More than 2,000 insurance professionals have made their annual pilgrimage to this sun-drenched Medi

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is subdued as he steps into the pulpit to face the friendly audience and sums

Researchers who tracked 1,315 people for 12 years found that high blood levels of a certain clot-cau

FBI Probe Focuses On Medicare FraudTwo truckloads of company records and computer data have

A Michigan task force of industry regulators, and legislators is trying to find ways to double the s

Washington, especially the U.S. Customs Service, is helping to block the entry of counterfeit goods

The per capita consumption of red meat and poultry is expected to climb to another record in 1988, r

Sime Darby, the diversified Malaysian plantation, real estate and trading conglomerate, shows a 19 p

A legislative committee will hold a hearing Sept. 16 on a study that suggests the state of Connectic

Ontario Premier David Peterson is expected to emerge a big winner in a provincial election Thursday

South Korea's medical equipment industry will be expanded under a government plan to increase export

Tickets for the 1988 Seoul Olympics will go on sale in 65 nations Oct. 1, officials announced.

The nation's economy continued to strengthen in August, as new orders and employment increased, whil

Foreigners attracted by the cheaper dollar are contributing to the strongest year on record for the

With a new black miniskirt from Bloomingdale's and a tie-dyed T-shirt from SoHo, Minami Aruku didn't

Undaunted by the weak dollar, Americans crossed the Atlantic in droves this summer, boosting tourism

Franchise Expositions Set for Eight US CitiesThe International Franchise Association will ho

Early U.S. experience with export trading companies was largely a disaster. ''The U.S. trading compa

The U.S. Department of Energy this week will begin sifting tons of proposal documents from 25 states

A second aerial attack on the Mediterranean fruit fly ended early Tuesday after helicopters doused E

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

Mannesmann Takes Control of KineticsFRANKFURT, West Germany - Mannesmann AG announced Tuesda

Du Pont Buys Share Of Agar CrossWILMINGTON, Del. - The E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. said it

The estimates for China's corn and soybean crops in 1986-87 all point to higher than expected output

Chrysler Corp. will resume selling cars in Europe next year, ending its 10- year absencefrom the mar

Opportunities are plentiful for exports of high-tech equipment to both South Korea and Taiwan, despi

Fresh warnings of serious threats to Hong Kong's exports came Tuesday from a leading American banker

S. Korean Car Exports Fall Short of TargetSouth Korean auto exports during the January-Augus

Eastman Kodak Co. announced a price cut and new models for its Ektaprint electronic publishing syste