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Great Western Weighs Selling Insurance UnitBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Great Western Financial C

Union Carbide Corp. was insulated from the operation of its Bhopal, India subsidiary by actions of t

The Federal Maritime Commission acknowledged that warehouse checking by a terminal operator is a leg

Judge Rules Navistar Entitled to HearingA federal judge ruled that Navistar International Co

A Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad official said the purchase price is not always as critical as

North America is likely to be one of the first international markets to get a new facsimile-based do

The Intercity Experimental, a prototype of West Germany's high-speed passenger trains for the 1990s,

Mack Trucks Inc. has a simple request: Take another look at the bulldog. This dog is being trimmed,

Overland Express Inc. reported a third quarter loss of $6.4 million, compared with a year-earlier pr

In the international air cargo community there are doubtless many veteran observers who cast a balef

The Yugoslav government is attempting to make this non-aligned communist country more attractive for

Herzog Visit Criticized SINGAPORE - Israeli President Chaim Herzog arrived for an official v

Insurance claims by British exporters against politically related losses pushed Britain's Export Cre

Rebel Leader Ousted PARIS - Chad rebel leader Goukouni Oueddei was ousted from leadership of

Several U.S. companies may sign letters of intent with Soviet enterprises within the next two or thr

Real annual growth in the gross national product of 4 percent is the minimum requirement for the cou

Barbados' central bank said economic output by the eastern Caribbean island between January and June

A Japanese income tax cut totaling $12.5 billion became much more likely Tuesday when the ruling Lib

Two shipper groups urged the U.S. government to stand firm and refuse to renew the cargo-sharing, bi

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

The city of Chicago hoped that a 1984 ban on the sale of leaded gasoline would improve air quality.<

Tacoma Boatbuilding Posts 3rd Quarter ProfitTacoma Boatbuilding Co. reported a third quarter

A study by the Agriculture Department concludes that the partial embargo on sales of grain to the So

Compagnie Francaise du Petrole, or Total-CFP, is maintaining its 1987 exploration budget for France

Lear, Tenngasco Units Settle Contract DisputeLear Petroleum Corp. and Tenngasco Corp., a uni

One-fourth of major U.S. cities expect to run out of room for their garbage within five years, accor

Japanese importers stepped up purchases of U.S. corn last week, as rising U.S. basis levels prompted

USDA Official Disputes Grain Embargo StudyUSDA secretary Richard Lyng told a press briefing

USDA set the differential for whole kernel milled rice loan rates at $1.00 a hundredweight for the 1

Grain farmers usually keep a weather eye on foreign crop conditions to help determine how wheat and

A bipartisan group of House members warned the Defense Department that it will carefully monitor the

More than 100 years after Commodore Matthew Perry opened Japanese ports to world trade, the Chicago

Only Sea-Land Service Inc. and Waterman Steamship Corp. reacted to proposals to alter the way the se

The money property/casualty insurance companies pay lawyers to defend against policyholder claims sh

Management and International Longshoremen's Association representatives in Mobile, Ala., agreed on a

Funeral services will be held today at 12 noon at Riverside Memorial Chapel, 76th Street and Amsterd

The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. reported waterway tonnage figures for the first 10 months

A researcher who discovered what could be the first effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease says

Stocks involved in real or rumored takeovers and restructurings fell sharply early Monday, as Wall S

The U.S. dollar edged upward against major foreign currencies Monday in quiet, choppy trading as the