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Todd Shipyards Corp. said that "substantial unanticipated losses" on a commercial ship conversion an

A Southern California longshore local resolved a long-standing charge of favoritism in its registrat

Two Silicon Valley companies that had worried because they might face hundreds of layoffs and more t

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. announced two lines of key phone systems for small- and medium-si

Many top corporate financial officers say they expect U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to

The stock market soared to its second largest one-day point gain Tuesday after worries about the dol

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The Investment Company Institute filed a complaint in the Federal District Court for the District of

Shaw-Ross to Import New Zealand LagerShaw-Ross International Importers Inc., Miami, Fla., an

U.S. chemical companies and petroleum refining plants may be able to save $100 billion in a 15-year

Eastern Gas and Fuel Posts Drop in NetEastern Gas and Fuel Associates reported first quarter

L.B. Foster, Nelson Sign Purchase PactL.B. Foster Co. announced the signing of a letter of i

Mitsubishi International Corp. was the only bidder at a public auction of 1,167 40-foot cargo contai

Some Soviet fighter planes that date back to the Korean War have become stranded on a dock, forming

Three days of discussions between U.S. and Japanese political and business leaders ended just south

A soon to be signed German-Soviet cooperation agreement on nuclear energy should greatly enhance the

The White House did not give in to pleas from a top Japanese envoy for an easier trade stance, but G

French air traffic controllers staged a two-hour work stoppage Tuesday, forcing cancellation of two

The U.S. dollar held a firm tone Tuesday on morning reports that the West German and Swiss central b

Occidental Petroleum Corp. is selling United Gas Pipe Line Co., which has 9,800 miles of pipeline an

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Joseph F. Abely Jr. seemed destined for a successful career as a chief executive. He went to the fi

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

Richardson Raises Prices of PolymersRichardson Polymer Corp. announced price increases of 4

European trade unions, joined by U.S. mineworkers, are trying to regain mo mentum for their stalled

Net Surges 33 percent At Dow CorningMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Corning Corp. said first quarter ne

Sea-Land Service Inc. joined a consortium of eight carriers serving the container trade from Europe

The government agreed under pressure from the United States to open its market wider to foreign comp

British Columbia Hydro, Vancouver, and Washington Water Power Co., Spokane, Wash., reached a milesto

South Korea to Revalue By 7 percent Against DollarSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea plans to

Rio Tinto-Zinc, the giant mining, energy and industrial group, has been rocked by more setbacks in t

Brazilian Sugar Output Rose in FebruaryBrazil's February sugar production of 467,000 metric

Most of Mexico's large textile mills were closed this week by what unions say was their first indust

The U.S. government has approved the sale of $900,000 worth of equipment containing U.S.-made comput

CSX Corp. is putting its own man in charge of Sea-Land Corp., which it acquired last May. Jo

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

The chairman of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. says a demand by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.

A legislative committee has overwhelmingly approved a bill allowing employers to subject workers to

Reinsurance, the insurance that insurance companies buy by the billions ofdollars, defies me