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Lufthansa Interested In Buying Hilton ChainFRANKFURT, West Germany - Deutsche Lufthansa AG,

THE CONTROVERSY SWIRLING around the Shoreham and Seabrook nuclear plants could jeopardize the timely

The Maryland Public Service Commission will open hearings Sept. 28 to consider Potomac Electric Powe

Completing his first safety review of a U.S. nuclear plant, an international investigator reported t

Karl Schmidt and his family piled into their Mercedes, looking back happily at a three-week Mediterr

Judge Dismisses Suit Against Soo LineAn employee lawsuit to block Soo Line Railroad Co.'s sa

Lloyd Anderson, executive director of the port of Portland for the past 13 years, announced that he

U.S. auto, paper and wood products companies are holding their collective breath, hoping that the pa

Customs Classification Of Computers DebatedThe U.S. Customs Service disputed a contention by

Timken Co. is hoping to move into India in partnership with one of the country's largest conglomerat

China Wheat Business Submitted to USDAU.S. exporters Wednesday submitted Chinese export bonu

Is the shipyard industry in Boston teetering on the brink of extinction in the face of massive publi

The Moravians came here in 1741 to escape religious persecution in Europe - primarily Germany. They

An insurance industry executive says a decision by Massachusetts regulators not to update auto insur

U.S. representation at the Frankfurt International Trade Fair was minimal - 22 out of the 3,609 exhi

Alzheimer's Costs Put At $27 Billion AnnuallySTANFORD, Calif. - The first study to comprehen

Unseasonable storms that have drenched a large part of western Europe this week appear to be having

Six insurers and three insurance industry trade groups have filed suit against the New York Insuranc

The Nakasone administration is recalling its top diplomats from the United States for emergency cons

Todd Shipyards Corp. has won approval from a federal bankruptcy judge for a $25 million credit line

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed method of cleaning up Love Canal has been oppose

The Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe is drafting an international ag

Supplies of crude oil and distillate fuel increased last week, according to the latest supply bullet

The Interstate Commerce Commission must consider a shipper's right to buy or subsidize an unprofitab

Nine Japanese Banks May Aid BankAmericaTOKYO - Nine leading banks tentatively agreed to purc

Often, the only way to tell Toronto is not a city somewhere in the United States is by the red maple

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1102.0 (Aug. 26) Previous day - 1119.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

The Maryland Port Administration has signed a long-term lease with Seapac Services Inc. designed to

The cost of high-power, smaller-scale computing dropped another notch as Data General Corp. introduc

US and Iraq Sign Trade AgreementThe United States and Iraq have signed a trade agreement to

Unofficial Vote Rejects Trash-to-Energy PlantHARTFORD, Conn. - Prospects for a proposed tras

In Ontario, the numbers are speaking with a forked tongue. Statistics show that more than ha

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday after a move by the Federal Reserve to add reserves to the bankin

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

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The strike at the Daewoo shipyard in South Korea ended early Thursday, hours after the government sa

Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas is mapping out an aggressive assault on the Hong Kong consumer prod

U.S. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway officials believe it will take a few more days before an estima