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PaineWebber analysts continue to rate the stock of Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. a buy two weeks afte

The British Columbia Utilities Commission has granted approval to UtiliCorp. Inc. of Kansas City, Mo

A major Hong Kong electronics manufacturer is broadening its U.S. presence through a joint venture b

The government of Taiwan announced Monday that foreign-flag shipping compa nies are eligible to oper

More than $20 billion changed hands during the first day's trading of Japanese government bond futur

Chase Manhattan Corp. reported a second quarter loss of $1.4 billion, reflecting the effect of a pre

Essex Chemical Corp. announced across-the- board price increases for packaged refrigeration grade fl

922.0 (July 13) Previous day - 923.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and Banco de Santander announced a joint venture to form an insuranc

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Standing before a wall of breakfast food, a Farm Belt congressman called Monday for action to raise

GENERAL NEWS Australian business reacted generally favorably to the return to power of the L

The Santa Fe Railway realigned its operating territories and made several supervisory changes to cut

Iranian and Iraqi attacks in the Persian Gulf have destroyed 8 million tons of shipping, one third o

Canadian railroads have become reliant on surplus U.S. equipment for a sizeable portion of their fre

Some of the Kuwaiti tankers due to come under U.S. flag will not initially meet some Coast Guard ins

Frank B. Hall & Co. said it was named in a suit seeking at least $120 million in damages over allega

Taiwan is the next Pacific Rim nation in line to receive Alaskan coal, announced Usibelli Coal Mines

Foreign agricultural experts differ widely in their forecasts on the quantity of feed grains China w

Daimler-Benz AG Chairman Werner Breitschwerdt announced plans to resign as chief executive of West G

The rise in the value of South Korea's currency is beginning to affect the country's exports to the

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

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Shippers are asking the Interstate Commerce Commission to reject a proposed 2.5 percent rate increas

The Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors may have lost a name but it seems to be winnin

After months of planning, Harris County Commissioners Court has finalizedplans for a bond el

Attempts by several of the main economic powers of Southeast Asia to forge a closer unity foundered

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee may approve an airline consumer informatio

Like tow-truck drivers, Dutch tugboat Capt. Henk Engelade and his 15-member crew sit offshore in the

After weeks of Reagan administration bluster and bloodcurdling Iranian retorts, the Persian Gulf is

One of the country's best known DES attorneys told delegates to the American Trial Lawyers Associati

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange failed to investigate fully possible trading practice violations ind

The government reversed an eight-month-old order barring Egyptian sailorsfrom going ashore i

The International Longshoremen's Association, bidding farewell to long-time boss Thomas Teddy" Gleas

Stoked by record truck numbers, Chrysler Motors' combined truck and car sales in the United States f

Pullman Co. to Move Headquarters OfficesPRINCETON, N.J. - The Pullman Co., which manufacture

Financial guarantee insurers have few conclusions to draw from lawmakers around the country about pr

A federal court judge in Washington is expected to rule soon on a proposed settlement of a class-act

North Sea oil prices are moving closer to $20 a barrel amid increasing concern about tension in the

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' base oil price could exceed $20 a barrel at its y