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The U.S. economy, bolstered by a surge in car sales, expanded at an annual rate of 2.8 percent from

Cargill Inc. said it's pulling out of the life insurance and property and casualty reinsurance busin

McDonnell Douglas Gets Large Order From SASScandinavian Airlines System said it has placed a

After-tax profits of U.S. corporations rose a revised 5.5 percent in the third quarter to a seasonal

United States Lines has sued GAC Marine Fuels Ltd. in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to prevent it from seizi

The St. Lawrence Seaway, hurt in recent years by a shift in cargo shipping to rail and trucks, appea

Day by day for the past four months, a wrecking ball has pounded at the concrete grain elevators in

NY Power Authority To Buy New IcebreakerNew York Power Authority trustees have given the go-

The Travelers Cos. will re-enter the Florida commercial lines market Jan. 1 after the state insuranc

Like many companies in the shipping industry, the Evergreen group is not especially eager to disclos

Re Capital Corp. said it expects to report a profit in the fourth quarterbecause of the low

The dismissal of a landmark lawsuit filed by a guard shot in a holdup may adversely affect a ruling

Even as Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis prepared to sign a drunk driving law - said to be among t

Scientists have begun testing an AIDS vaccine on humans in Zaire, surprising many researchers who be

Transco Exploration Partners Ltd. made its third successful natural gas completion on the B. Holmes

December 17, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Saudi Arabia reduced January crude oil nominations for Japanese trading companies and oil refiners f

A California assemblyman thinks propane users should enjoy the same tax benefit that residential nat

NO CHANGE IS EXPECTED in Peabody Holding Co. operations once Newmont Mining Co., New York, acquires

Iran wants Iraq to be suspended from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries since it is b

A federal jury in Brooklyn ordered a Long Island gasoline retailer to forfeit $4.7 million and 36 of

Brooklyn Union Gas Co. says it plans to drastically increase its purchases of natural gas from spot

American President Lines threw a lifeline to West Germany's troubled shipbuilding industry with a re

Marathon Hikes Price For All Crude GradesMarathon Petroleum Co., a unit of USX Corp., increa

The worldwide slump in the shipping industry will even take its toll on the world's most successful

Jury Clears De Lorean DETROIT - A federal jury found former sports car maker John Z. De Lore

A federal district judge enjoined four railroad shopcraft unions from striking or engaging in any wo

Supplies of key petroleum products ran counter to seasonal trends, with distillate increasing slight

U.S. trade retaliation against the European Common Market might be the only answer to a dispute ove

A sugar industry leader predicts consumers will pay higher prices and may even run into some shortag

European Community transport ministers have reached agreement after two years of talks on measures t

W. German Sugar Beet Deliveries Seen DownFRANKFURT, W. Germany - Sugar beet deliveries in We

Bay Area Future Linked With Silicon ValleyIf Silicon Valley's sluggish high-technology indus

The nation's milk output may rise to a record level this year but then decline by as much as 3 perce

The International Finance Corp. will help manage and underwrite the first fund in Thailand for inves

The Commodity Credit Corp. catalog, mailed last week, contains 764,688 bales of cotton that can be p

The new Brazilian National Coffee Council, before being formally installed Friday, is expected to di

World production of tobacco is down slightly this year from previous forecasts, the U.S. Agriculture

The port of Oakland agreed to spend more than $200,000 to test and inspect port cranes being built i

The leadership of the International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots has turned back a maj