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Securities Lawyer Says SEC Badly UnderstaffedThe Securities and Exchange Commission is badly

The Chicago Board of Trade's wheat options contract, which completed its first week of trading this

Tuesday's telex informing Europe Container Terminus that United States Lines is discontinuing all se

The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad is abusing its monopoly power over a rail route that serves a sou

The Federal Maritime Commission ordered an investigation into the rate-making practices of Taiwan's

FAA Shutdown Prompts Complaints by PilotsPALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Pilots have filed complaints

Venezuela's oil exports are earning an average of "somewhat above" $13 a barrel this year, or half o

A much-delayed project to pipe Malaysian natural gas to Singapore is being shelved due to an economi

NATO's secretary-general was quoted as saying that closure of the Strait of Hormuz, gateway to the o

Pa. House Rejects Seat Belt LegislationHARRISBURG, Pa. - Legislation to require the use of a

Rescue helicopters flew out to the North Sea oil field when a British drilling rig with 57 men on bo

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

When United States Lines filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal bankru

Union representatives from 27 countries were told that aggressiveness by employers is increasingly m

Nestle and other major Swiss companies will not leave South Africa in protest against Pretoria's apa

West German-owned Volkswagen North America is betting on a South American auto import next year to s

An accord is near on limiting exports of machine tools from Taiwan to the United States, a spokesman

PERCEPTIONS: We're back in 1981, when inflationary expectations had a life of their own, not necessa

GENERAL NEWS General Motors faces a major war and intends to win. Page 2AForty workers wil

The Export-Import Bank plans to offer up to $200 million in subsidized credits to finance U.S. high-

Huatian Wins Contract For Chinese Power PlantA Chinese-Japanese construction and engineering

Union Carbide Corp. stated it strongly disagrees with the Federal TradeCommission's decision

The number of workers hired by U.S. farmers this fall declined by about 4 percent from a year ago, a

Supplies of distillate fuel oil and gasoline declined, according to the American Petroleum Institute

Stocks advanced for the sixth consecutive session Wednesday, as buying of takeover issues resurfaced

Waltco Is Acquired By Swedish CompanyGARDENA, Calif. - Waltco Truck Equipment Co., a leading

Standard & Poor's, the rating agency, affirmed Knight-Ridder Inc.'s "AA-" senior debt and "A-1+" com

U.S. underwear maker International Playtex Inc. has sold all its South African assets to local manag

Britain's trade in goods and services with the rest of the world is likely to be in substantial defi

Thirty leading colleges and universities have launched their own insurance company. They sai

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS: Why does Bob Goethe hope last week's port operations seminar, sponsored by th

Seattle Mayor Charles Royer is calling for a $30 million bond issue to finance the remaking of the w

Sea Barge Group Opens Houston HeadquartersSea Barge Group Inc. has opened an office in Houst

An accord is near on limiting exports of machine tools from Taiwan to the United States, a spokesman

New Age, New Zealand Plan Joint VentureSALT LAKE CITY, Utah - New Age Corp. shareholders app

Brazilian restrictions imposed this week on coffee sales to the end of this year helped restore conf

Akzo Chemie Rais es Peroxide PricesJournal of Commerce StaffAkzo Chemie America is i

After slipping into the red for a few months last spring and summer, U.S. agricultural trade ended i

Marine insurers are considering whether any adjustment in rates for vessels traveling to the Persian

Investors in Union Carbide Corp. should have known of the potential hazards of its chemical business