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Eastern Reports Improved ResultsEastern Airlines reported a fourth quarter net profit of $6

''Emporiatrics" is a word you probably will not find in your regular dictionary and one that may wel

McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s newest jumbo jet is a $1.5 billion gamble. But more than money is riding

French civil aviation authorities have revoked landing rights in France for a budget airline that f

Schering Corp. announced that Certified Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Largo, Fla., has agreed to a permane

Morton Thiokol's Ventron division will build a $15 million sodium borohydride production facility in

Vista Chemical Co. is planning a $21 million research and development facility near Austin, where wo

Wisconsin Electric Power Co. plans to purchase an increasing amount of its coal from spot market sou

Taiwan is preparing to carry out a major expansion of its chemical industry. In the petroche

West Germany's Henkel KGaA opened a research center to focus on molecular genetics, enzyme biochemis

In some parts of the country, a Freightliner truck used to be a rare sight. East of the Miss

The demand for plastics in developing countries is expected to increase slightly faster than product

Domestic consumption of fertilizer products was 2 percent less in the July- December 1986 period com

Gov. Mario Cuomo says he's about to send the state Senate a disputed list of nominees to the Public

Educators said Tuesday they fear a lawsuit filed against local school officials by a man whose teen-

Home Group Cuts Its Operating LossThe Home Group, Inc. reported Wednesday a fourth quarter o

Banks tend to be more forthcoming than insurance agents when offering life insurance for sale, and t

Modification of the whole system of trade documentation may be the only way to check a growing tide

Crowley Maritime Corp., which has a subsidiary preparing to compete with United States Lines' servic

The streets of the United States may not exactly be paved with gold, but French companies seem to be

Developing countries should drop their opposition to inclusion of services under the General Agreeme

Stocks wavered back and forth in uncertain trading Wednesday and then spurted ahead in the final hou

The U.S. dollar was mixed against most major foreign currencies Wednesday in erratic, directionless

Fred Reinstein, president of Turbo Tek Enterprises, found a good market in Japan for his U.S.-made s

GENERAL NEWS A panel of leading economists urged Congress to set more realistic targets for

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

Nicholas Barber, chief executive of Ocean Transport and Trading, had a busy 1986, but 1987 looks lik

Philippine Debt Talks Rescheduled for MarchMANILA, Philippines - Renegotiation of a $12 bill

The United States began meeting Wednesday with its European, Japanese and Canadian partners in the p

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

Americans aren't the only ones hooked on stocks. Foreign investors bought nearly as much U.S

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Representatives of U.S. commodity groups told a House subcommittee the USDA's reluctance to spend fu

The National Farmers' Union bitterly attacked a government plan aimed at reducing Britain's food sur

Shouting No to the EC," about 1,000 farmers from around Greece marched through the capital Wednesday

The goal of meeting the budget deficit targets in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act is out of reach and

The Agriculture Department may go underground with the nation's burgeoning grain surplus - way unde

Brazil Withdraws Beef Price ConstraintsThe Brazilian government freed all wholesale and reta

APC Names Ronald OliveVice PresidentOAKLAND, Calif. - American President Cos. named