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Scandinavian oil men have begun drilling in a remote corner of this arctic island, opening a new cha

Wisconsin Electric Power Co. has scrapped plans to renovate four coal-fired boilers because of a 20-

Chemoil Corp., San Francisco, has offered to buy a California oil refineryowned by beleagered MacMil

Officials of Eurotunnel, the multibillion-dollar project to connect Britain and France by rail under

Nedlloyd Lines, which has had difficulty competing for cargo in the North Atlantic trade, announced

Ugland Management Co. of Grimstad, Norway, appears to have averted bankruptcy, but the company is be

Capital Holding Forms New Credit FacilityLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Capital Holding Corp., a life ins

The Houston World Trade Institute announced its first fall calendar of international business semina

Top Stories Reinsurers are finding the global marketplace accessible despite some problems e

Last week's bloody coup attempt will probably set back government efforts to rejuvenate the Philippi

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

More than 100 Chinese governors, mayors and business executives come to mid- America in November in

President Miguel de la Madrid's decision to open the economy to foreign goods and investors while pr

Australia to Test Cattle for ExportAustralian beef producers will test for chemical residues

New regulations on how much solvent is allowed in varnish, stain and other coatings have some homeow

The rail strike that hit Canada last week may be remembered more for the damage inflicted on weakeni

An Agriculture Department analyst says there is a vast potential for contamination of the nation's u

Saudi Arabia to Cut LPG Exports to JapanSaudi Arabia informed Japanese importers that its sh

Oil Minister Sheik Ali Khalifa al-Sabah was quoted Monday as saying Kuwait was buying crude oil from

Enron Corp. said it sold its HNG Cortez Pipeline Co. stock to Cortez Vickers Inc., Denver, for about

Four crewmembers of the tugboat Gadget were cited by the Maritime Administration for a rescue operat

Sen. Edward Kennedy's proposed employee benefits legislation will mean higher insurance costs for al

A federal appeals court absolved Monsanto Co. of knowingly exposing seven workers to dioxin, but fou

The nation's firefighters are launching a campaign for tougher state laws to reduce the more than 1,

The U.S. dollar moved slightly higher Monday afternoon on talk the Federal Reserve was calling tradi

The euphoria over Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's move to liberalize the economy and encourage private

Debt-ridden Mexico, short of cash since its economic crisis began in August 1982, suddenly has found

Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa suggested Monday a global "risk insurance" program for for

Huge back-to-back grain harvests by the Soviet Union and Moscow's commitment to agricultural reforms

Japan has pledged to resolve roughly half of 104 special complaints from its main trading partners a

Today marks the 160th anniversary of The Journal of Commerce, which began publication six days a wee

Of the emerging wine producers in the world, perhaps none is more promising than Australia.

Iraq said Monday its warplanes fired on two Iranian tankers, and shipping sources said an Iranian gu

Rockwell International has received Pentagon approval to complete the final design of an experimenta

Ever since the engines on a British jet blew up two years ago and killed 55 people, a South Florida

Application of free market techniques could help relieve the "national traffic jam" that has gripped

Halley's comet is made partly out of plastic, a scientist has discovered, and a lot of other objects

An almost immediate payoff will result from Consolidated Freightways, Inc.'s adoption of a new data

A key witness against Teamsters President Jackie Presser has recanted his testimony, blaming medicat

Schlumberger Ltd. signed a definitive agreement for the purchase by National Semiconductor Corp., Sa