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One-fourth of the workers are being laid off at the Seattle division of financially troubled Todd Sh

A doctor who runs a string of suburban allergy clinics has been sued under federal racketeering laws

Propeller Club Slates Convention EventsNeil L. Frank, director of the National Hurricane Cen

According to documents filed by Sea-Land Corp., retiring Joseph F. Abely Jr. will receive $1,150,000

The Supreme Court preserved the insurance company tax advantage that leads many companies to purchas

People applying for individual health insurance coverage in New York state would not be required to

Florida Insurance Commissioner Bill Gunter is proposing a mandatory self- insurance pool for the sta

The nation's ports are mounting an effort to head off protectionist provisions in foreign trade legi

Ga. Looks for Insurers To Embrace ReformsThe Georgia Insurance Department is looking for com

Longer Jail Terms Urged by GiulianiInsider trading can be deterred if the risk and consequen

Paul Gioia, removed by Gov. Mario Cuomo as chairman of the Public ServiceCommission, said We

New orders for durable goods from U.S. manufacturers rose strongly in March, led by a jump in milita

India has yet to decide if it will go ahead with the purchase of a U.S. supercomputer. The R

Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng described nearly a week of trade talks with Japan as a total fail

GENERAL NEWS Unions representing more than 600,000 postal workers told the U.S. Postal Servi

Getting government out of business is popular with many conservative leaders, who see state ownershi

GENERAL NEWS Unions representing more than 600,000 postal workers told the U.S. Postal Servi

The Senate will put off until next week any debate on the fiscal 1988 budget, Senate aides said.

Import Duties Sought On Japanese ForkliftsHyster Co. and four U.S. labor unions asked the go

Waterman Marine Corp., which last year became the first U.S.-flag carrier to emerge from Chapter 11

Analysts are asking three questions about what may be a billion-dollar blunder for the heavy truck

Opening the nation's largest round of labor negotiations this year, unions representing more than 60

Taiwan achieved more favorable terms in negotiating a one-year extension of a textile agreement with

Speaker Rep. Jim Wright, D-Texas, predicted the House will approve a trade bill amendment requiring

The United States and Japan agreed to reopen stalled talks on the semiconductor dispute that led Pr

Railroad industry movers and shakers are gathering here today for one of those private meetings that

The U.S. dollar was steady against most major currencies Wednesday as it moved in a narrow trading r

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

The Australian dollar fell to 69.80 U.S. cents Wednesday, as local importers rushed to sell.

Stocks plunged in nervous trading Wednesday, as the rumor mills worked overtime here and abroad.

Corporate debt financing and the junk bond market may be stimulated by the new tax law, according to

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

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Soviet officials said Wednesday that a year after the Chernobyl nuclear accident the temperature of

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The Yugoslav Youth Association has proposed that nationwide referendums should be held on any future

The third annual U.S./European Coal Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Coal Exporters Association, wi

Thanks to a recent takeover bid, a quiet corner of the financial world is getting some unaccustomed

Kaneka Texas Hikes Prices for ModifiersKaneka Texas Corp. will increase prices for all its m