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A wrongful discharge suit was filed against Lockheed Corp. by a computer specialist who claims he wa

Low commodity prices on international markets and increasing domestic costs are hammering mining com

Lilly Industrial Coatings Inc. and London Laboratories Limited announced an agreement in principle p

The West Indies Shipping Corp., which has been subsidized by its Caribbean government owners, will h

After 22 days of mistakes and problems, salvage crews Friday removed a wrecked Niagara River barge t

Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York says it is extending for another year its program paying an ex

Manville Corp.'s complex reorganization plan, which includes two multimilliondollar trusts t

Mexico will continue to limit oil exports in hope that OPEC's newly lowered production quotas will s

Belgian tug crews returned to work Friday evening following the settlement of a week-long dispute ov

A laissez-faire philosophy that allows market forces to determine prices for goods and services is r

Price Increases Announced by Olin Olin Corp. announced an increase in off-list prices for it

Lauhoff Grain to Get Coal Cogeneration PlantBabcock & Wilcox will install a coal-fired cogen

Mexico's problems often have been traced to the runaway spending that followed the nation's discover

Toyota Sees 1 percent Decline In Production Next YearToyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest aut

Low commodity prices on international markets and increasing domestic costs are hammering mining com

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Charges imposed by the Plaquemines, La., Port, Harbor & Terminal District are again before the Feder

Financial institutions in Canada have responded generally in positive fashion to the government's de

Peat Marwick International, a Toronto-based holding company for the U.S. accounting firm Peat Marwic

Analysts see clear sailing ahead for the stock market, now that the triple witch ing hour has passed

LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES: The railroad industry may come up with its own version of regulatory reform

Improved financial performance by two struggling truck lines highlights this week's Journal of Comme

The governments of France, West Germany and Great Britain agreed in principle to hold talks with the

Michel Camdessus, the International Monetary Fund's next managing director, will face an array of pr

Bulldozers grunt and jackhammers clatter at rising hotels and shopping malls. Well-dressed workers j

Toyota Sees 1 percent Decline In Production Next YearToyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest aut

The state Public Service Commission's policy requiring consumers to pay for charitable contributions

One of the biggest developments in the United States' ocean transportation business in recent years

The U.S. Maritime Administration and Prudential Lines Inc. are locked in a struggle over three Prude

Foreign investors are watching warily as Brazil prepares to draw up a new constitution that could in

Home heating oil marketers have their work cut out for them if they're going to regain the market sh

The shipping conference for the trade between the western Mediterranean and the United States has ad

A railroad car carrying nuclear wastes to a Washington state dump took a wrong turn and ended up in

IFC Helps to Establish Bank in HungaryThe International Finance Corp. is helping to establis

China and the Soviet Union signed a contract to reconstruct a metallurgical plant that was built in

Platinum prices are expected to average US$550 in 1987, compared with an expected average of $526 i

S. Korean Firm SignsHimont PactHimont U.S.A. Inc. signed an agreement with South Kor

The British coal industry appears heading for a major setback in the New Year when the government is

Ashland Oil Inc. announced at the weekend that it has been advised by Richardson-Vicks Inc. that RVI

Malaysian Output Of Crude Palm Oil FallsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian crude palm oil pr