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The Maritime Administration paid off nearly $3 million more on vessel financing obligations it had u

The sudden death of Hong Kong's chief executive, Sir Edward Youde, while on a visit to Peking threw

A labor dispute that spawned a violent, 15-month United Mine Workers strike against A.T. Massey Coal

The concrete casing around the No. 4 Chernobyl reactor, which scientists hope will seal off the ruin

New rules the Interior Department published to clarify aspects of the coal leasing program could end

Poor countries in Asia, Europe and the Western Hemisphere are plunging deeper into debt, posting a $

The Massachusetts Legislature has ignored the protests of the life insurance industry and passed a m

Unhappy that a ballot measure limiting government liability hasn't resultedin lower insurance premiu

The Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. received two hate letters" from local independent insuranc

December 5, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Tunisia is set to forge ahead with plans to expand its inadequate refining capacity over the next fe

The global oil price slump forced Amoco, the multinational U.S. petroleum company, to suspend oil ex

Delors to Hold EC Post For Another 2 YearsJacques Delors, president of the commission of the

A federal court of appeals has upheld another Interstate Commerce Commission decision not to impose

World cereal production is expected to hit a new high this year, causing a record surplus, while cer

Marad Allows Sale Of Ship for ScrapThe Maritime Administration approved the sale of a 26-yea

The weekly general freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent

Optimism burns eternal in the breasts of Western coalmen, especially when exports are mentioned.

Arco Chem ExpandsResin UnitsArco Chemical Co., a division of Atlantic Richfield Co.,

Dow Raises Phenol Price 5 Cents Dow Chemical U.S.A. announced a list price increase of 5 cen

Hyundai Wins Contract For Project in PakistanSEOUL, South Korea - Hyundai Construction Co. w

The U.S. dollar firmed up slightly against most major foreign currencies Friday after drifting a bit

Fourth quarter oil production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is expected to av

Atlantic Petroleum Corp., King of Prussia, Pa., completed its acquisition of Ultramar Petroleum Inc.

Top Stories Soviet Trade Minister Boris Aristov says expanding trade with the United States

Mont. Power Names NeillTo New PostBUTTE, Mont. - Montana Power Co., Montana's larges

Five days of talks among officials from cocoa-producing and -consuming countries on the rules for bu

Thailand's Rice Exports Reported 6.36 percent HigherBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's Jan.-Nov.

The maritime industry may find the Democratic-controlled 100th Congress that convenes next month mor

Debt-equity swaps could relieve as much as 25 percent to 30 percent of developing countries' debt, s

President Raul Alfonsin's plan to reform Argentina's heavily loss-making state sector appears much l

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

After 66 test flights, an 11,900-mile closed circuit record attempt, new propellers and hundreds of

The upcoming "triple witching hour" on Dec. 19 and continuing fallout from the Ivan Boesky insider t

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

Spot Natural Gas Prices Increase SlightlySpot natural gas prices for December show a margina

General Motors Corp.'s Fisher Guide Division is putting its 2,080-worker component plant in Elyria,

GENERAL NEWSNovember jobs figures were somewhat stronger than expected, helping the fourth-q

Almost half the nation's doctors feel pressured to release Medicare patientsfrom the hospita

Oil prices could rise in the next quarter even if the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries