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Country elevator owners and managers will need to become more innovative in order to compete in futu

Tax Reform Effect on Property and Casualty Insurers, a conference, will be held March 5-6 in New Yor

Vatican 'Astonished' At Arrest WarrantsThe Vatican has expressed "profound astonishment" at

Farm-state Republicans have pledged to press for an expanded export subsidy program this year to inc

An arbitrator here has upheld Mobil Oil Corp.'s employee drug tests, forming what a company lawyer c

The Italian government reached an accord with striking truckers early Friday, ending the five-day-ol

IDA INDIA - $119.6 million from the World Bank's International Development Association for a

The government, revising its principal cost-of-living gauge to better reflect how Americans spend th

Fresh light on the power struggle inside the Chinese Communist Party may be shed when Secretary of S

The burden of providing security against terrorism and drug smuggling will fall most heavily on cru

"I wouldn't go into nuclear power in the United States," said the man who builds France's highly suc

A dozen consumer groups led by Ralph Nader, activist, rallied for a proposal that would lower liabil

Oil production in China increased in January as fields pumped 11.3 million tons, 5.3 percent more th

East Coast vs. the Gulf of Mexico - that's the transportation choice faced by foreign buyers of U.S.

The U.S. dollar had a firm tone in foreign exchange trading Friday after dropping sharply during the

Saudis End Supply Cut To Japanese ConcernsSaudi Arabia has notified Mitsubishi Corp. and Kyo

Dow Plans to Boost Styron Resin PricesMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical U.S.A. announced that th

State-owned British Coal should not be privatized in the immediate future, but it should surrender i

TVA Signs Contract With Queen Anne CoalThe Tennessee Valley Authority signed a spot contract

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

Philippine officials may be pressured to take a tough negotiating position when they begin debt talk

The future of a new air cargo charter service between Australia and Asia will depend on the support

Greece's decision to invite bids from foreign companies for several major public works projects repr

Britain's trade in goods and services with the rest of the world returned to the black in January af

Economic Reports Due WASHINGTON - The government reports today on construction spending for

Mexico set a March 20 deadline for creditors to sign its long-delayed US$7.7 billion commercial loan

For now, Brazil's top financial officials are wrapping a political mantle around Brazil's internatio

The governor of Massachusetts next week will file major liability insurance reform legislation that

The port of New Orleans added fuel to the fire of a Gulf Coast pricing war over bagged goods when it

THIS SHOULD DISABUSE ANYONE of the notion there's nothing new under the sun. We've had a lot

DOT Allows Smoking To Continue on AirlinesThe Transportation Department decided to continue

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

Developers are vying for the right to renovate a prime waterfront area controlled by the port of San

Mexico is winning new foreign customers and credits for its indebted, overbuilt state steel business

The father of the most distinctive landmarks on the lower Manhattan skyline retired from the Port Au

Representatives of the textile, footwear, steel, chemical and metalworking industries and labor unio

Squibb Corp. Triples EarningsPRINCETON, N.J. - Squibb Corp. reported fourth quarter net inco

The bipartisan leadership of the House Ways and Means Committee wants to finance catastrophic acute

Todd Shipyards announced that it reached a tentative agreement covering 1,000 workers at its Seattle

The government said that it will proceed with plans to take over a Canadian, U.S. and West German co