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Threats of further cuts in mining appear to have forced the government of Thailand into reconsiderin

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will consider ending the pilot program status of agricultur

The company building Japan's first 24-hour open commercial airport has awarded a combined 91.32 bill

Sen. Jack Danforth, the Missouri Republican relinquishing the chairmanship of the Senate Commerce Co

Hydrochloric Acid Market FirmsThe market for hydrochloric acid is reported to be getting str

A study linking increased high blood pressure among doctors to decreased income indicates economic f

Live Animal Transport: Disinfectants ProposedCarriers that transport live animals from the U

Containerization & Intermodal Institute. All-day seminar on the impact of the 1984 Shipping Act on c

Australia's sheep slaughter in the five months ended Nov. 30 totaled 5.851 million head, up 20.9 per

Allegations that British civil servants in charge of policing giant takeovers may have engaged in il

With the coming of the deregulation of London's financial markets, known familiarly as "The Big Bang

The New York Power Authority's Niagara Project produced more hydroelectric power this year than in a

The Fluorocarbon Co. announced the purchase of the Fluid Components division of Nacom Industries.

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

Officials say overall business in this largest of Italy's ports is on the rebound under Roberto D'Al

A voluntary cargo support scheme ensuring a minimum of 40 percent of freight exports on a sector-to

Air Canada is back on a profit course after l8 months of financial turbulence, says Pierre Jeanniot,

The American Medical Association is the lead plaintiff in a suit challenging the constitutionality o

British-Built Sterling Makes Debut in USThe British version of a luxury sedan built in a col

Thatcher Visits Ulster BELFAST, Northern Ireland - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Walt Disney Co. Files Suit Against RetailersWalt Disney Co. filed an action in the U.S. Dist

Norfolk Mayor Joseph A. Leafe was appointed to a board that will oversee construction of an estimate

Japan's worldwide trading surplus for the fiscal year ending next March 31 is expected to reach $99.

Andrew Edwards Takes On Buccafusco NEW YORK - Easing market conditions in the reinsurance business

France's state-controlled oil group, Elf Aquitaine, has decided to abandon its holdings in the tanke

NY State Lawmaker Blasts RegulationsALBANY, N.Y. - Tort reform measures designed to make exc

When the Voyager aircraft touched down safely at 8:05 a.m. PST Tuesday in the California desert, a t

The Taiwan dollar was quoted Tuesday at 35.69 to one U.S. dollar, its highest level since 1958, trad

7 Locomotives Enter Service in NovemberSeven locomotives were placed in service in November,

A Christmastime tent city for the homeless never got off the ground Mondaybecause it lacked

Hopes for a traditional year-end rally by the stock market dimmed Tuesday as apathy among buyers and

Non-vessel-operating common carriers and independent, non-conference lines will not be affected by l

OILING FEWER WHEELS: The ramifications of OPEC's deliberations and the oil market's machinations are

Lufthansa's Klaus Zimmermann cannot suppress a note of satisfaction as he cites his company's 30 per

If you're planning to eat big this Christmas season, don't worry about drawing down the nation's foo

Manufacturers' new orders for durable goods in November were reported sharply higher, and drew mixed

Replanting Could Boost Ghana Cocoa ProductionACCRA, Ghana - Ghana's cocoa production could i

The possibility of granting more power at the local level to the port of Vancouver will be one of t

The Maritime Administration gave permission to Waterman Steamship Corp. to bareboat charter from Far

Maiden Voyage Delayed Of Trans-Hudson FerryFORT LEE, N.J. - The maiden voyage of a trans-Hud