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At the invitation of the Italian government,the European Community Commission will meet in Rome Marc

The paper industry says it's headed for another record year as the dollar's weakness against major c

In what is thought to be an unprecedented move, a U.S. company is establishing its Asian headquarter

European oil prices closed the week sharply higher in response to a reported decrease in oil product

The Socialist government presented to Parliament a draft law permitting a state takeover of an inter

Spot prices for natural gas sold through the Natural Gas Clearinghouse Inc. held steady or weakened

Today the port of Genoa as a product is commercially unsaleable. Even only to try to offer its servi

Although a majority of Americans believe the civil justice system is working, close to seven out of

Foreign access to Japan's financial markets has been improved but the Japanese must still do a lot m

A/S Norske Shell, a Royal Dutch/Shell subsidiary, leased the Peder Smed vig A/S drilling rig West Va

Siderbras, the Brazilian national steel company and prime importer of high quality U.S. coking coal

Sales of injection molding machines in the United States are expected to top the $1.35 billion mark

Six people were injured in clashes between miners and police as most of the nation's 18,500 miners w

Earlier this month, 17 people from diverse backgrounds sat in a meeting room in the World Trade Buil

The spectacular appreciation of the deutsche mark against the dollar is expected to cause a sharp dr

A prime mover of European union was Robert Schuman, a French statesman who had served as finance mi

After 25 years as import manager for various retail department stores and custom house brokers, Jack

The Long Island Lighting Co. will be allowed to burn higher sulfur oil through 1990, if legislation

The nation's longest oil pipeline soon will be ready for business, but producers of California's che

A Japanese trade official said he was not pessimistic about semiconductor chip talks with the Unite

Lumber Orders Rise In 12 Western StatesPORTLAND, Ore. - Lumber production fell, but orders a

Stiff competition and dropping prices have forced a leveling off of the once- booming kiwifruit mark

As manufacturer and other forecasts continue to envisage a boom in aircraft sales, the more financi

Japanese Economy Seen in DifficultyThe growth rate for fixed investment by Japanese industri

GENERAL NEWS General Motors Corp. says it will save up to $3 billion this year and about $10

Tiny Fisher Transportation Services Inc. joined the growing list of publicly traded full truckload m

Alan J. Herbert, insurance editor of the Journal of Commerce, died Saturday, Feb. 28. This eulogy wa

South Belridge Field 3rd in Output in USBAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The South Belridge oil field i

Argentina has chosen Australia's MacDonald Wagner Ltd. to design a $300 million expansion of Argenti

There appears to be a great price gap between the offers of U.S. exporters and their compet itors se

Occidental Increases Off-Schedule PricesOccidental Chemical Corp. is increasing the off-sche

The Environmental Protection Agency may be spending too much money cleaning up toxic dumps and not e

Smedvig Marine Drilling's new giant drilling rig, West Vision, was chris tened in Stavanger Thursday

Acquisition-hungry Ryder System Inc. bought Europe's largest independent jet engine repair company a

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, for long the butt of jokes in the international o

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

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange said its board of governors would delay consideration of a petition

S. Korea Sees Surge In Exports of AutosSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea exported 28,200 cars

Acknowledged as the best brain in the gov ernment of Canada, John Crosbie, federal transport ministe

London Metal Exchange traded copper is forecast to remain in backwardation through March as nearby t