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All components of Hong Kong's trade finished 1986 on a high note compared with the previous year, if

Fireman's Fund Corp. reported fourth quarter operating income rose to $41 million from $22 million a

Moody's Investors Service will keep a sharp eye on diversification activities in the electric utilit

A federal grand jury charged two more people in an alleged plot to export U.S.-made oil-drilling equ

GENERAL NEWSThe mood in Brussels about the prospects of averting a trans-Atlantic trade war

USDA Targets China WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it targeted Chi

Jeanne Kraus has received a $10,000 award for being the first female graduate of the U.S. Merchant M

Choppers, Icebreakers Save 1,100 on Ice FloesHelicopters and icebreakers rescued about 1,100

The 3.2 million deadweight tons of merchant shipping that left the Norwegian flag for foreign regist

The council of the International Cocoa Organization will reconvene March 16-27 to resume work on bu

France's role in international commercial maritime activities continued to regress in 1986.

Looking back over last year, commissioners of this Columbia River port are able to cite some success

Expressing concern over a grim" unemployment problem, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone told legislat

Monsanto Cuts PricesOf HerbicidesMonsanto Agricultural Co. announced a cutback in pr

Hawaii's football fans missed a large portion of the first half of the biggest game of the season be

Oil prices marked time in thin trading in Europe Monday as traders awaited the oil companies' respon

January 26, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Enron Oil & Gas Co., a subsidiary of Enron Corp., began production of a natural gas and condensate f

Piggyback Rail Freight Shows 3.9 percent IncreasePiggyback freight on major railroads for th

SFSP Earnings Down for QuarterSanta Fe Southern Pacific Corp. reported a fourth quarter net

The top financial authorities of the five major industrial nations could huddle soon, but sources sa

United States Lines Inc. said it expects to sell eight small containerships in the near future and a

U.S. cotton use at the retail level increased 16 percent in 1986 from 1985, while consumption of man

System Cuts Costs Of Asbestos RemovalToxic Decontamination Holdings Ltd. of Britain has deve

All components of Hong Kong's trade finished 1986 on a high note compared with the previous year, if

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking dealers to take back all- terrain vehicles sold for

Soybean farmers have had to keep an eye on lots more than the weather in recent years, including ris

Taxes on diesel fuel will be collected on importation into New York state under legislation submitte

The chairman of a two-year public inquiry recommended that Britain build its first U.S.-style pressu

Detroit Edison Co. said kilowatt-hour electricity sales in 1986 were up 3.7 percent from 1985, with

The Australian government is pressuring Japan to use more Australian-flag ships in trade between the

Loans and outright money grants to developing countries may have cut into U.S. agricultural exports,

Mexico has increased its 1986-87 (September-August) cattle export quotabecause of good pastu

A Bermuda investment company purchased a stake in Port Denison, Fla., a privately owned port that sp

The European Community, Canada and Mexico have formally requested an arbitration panel to rule if U.

Kaiser Steel Employees Losing Health BenefitsFONTANA, Calif. - More than 5,000 past and pres

U.S. exports of high-technology products will more than double within the next 10 years because of t

Blood tests to predict who will get the most severe form of diabetes are still experimental, but the

An Australian pharmaceutical manufacturer became so incensed with escalating insurance costs that it

Owens-Corning CompletesHITCO SaleTOLEDO, Ohio - Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. annou