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The Dutch conglomerate, Hagemeyer NV, a unit of First Pacific Group, will acquire a U.S. electronics

The move by McLean Industries Inc. to seek protection in federal bankruptcy court surprised and sadd

The decision of United States Lines to severely cut back its extensive liner operations as part of a

The disbanding of United States Lines' around-the-world service has hit Savannah hard, but Georgia P

GENERAL NEWS The stock market struggled to reach a new record as profit-taking clashed with

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

Tuesday, November 25, (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

FMC Corp. Considers Lawsuit Against BoeskyFMC Corp., which may have lost $360 million in the

The oil industry can expect the prices of oil to stay around $15 a barrel during the next six to 12

The Environmental Protection Agency is assessing a $525,000 fine against Cumberland Farms, of Canton

Truckers may be spared up to $1 billion a year in added costs following a government decision not t

The Bayer Group's pretax profits rose 4.2 percent to 2.62 million deutsche marks in the first three

French maize is best placed to take advantage of the EC's 8-European- currency-u nit import subsidy

The New York Power Authority is seeking agreement on legislation that wouldallow the continu

According to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission recently, McLean has long-

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

Former jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat when the horse won racing's Triple Crown in 1975, l

A top British energy official said that his government will continue to reject proposed limitations

Lambert's Point Docks in Norfolk, Va., employs exclusively International Longshoremen's Association

The stock market struggled to push higher to a new record in the Dow Jones industrial average Tuesda

Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent last month as higher new car prices offset a dip in gasoline prices

A Chinese official said Tuesday some developed coun tries were responsible for a so-called glut in w

The British government may hold an inquiry into the 1980 disappearance of thebulk carrier De

Bristol-Myers Co. announced that a motion by McNeilab Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, to se

Kalium's Potash Prices to Hold Steady Kalium Chemicals' list prices for potash will remain f

Federal and California officials have ended 26 years of negotiations by signing an agreement to coor

Many men have played a role in the development of container shipping, but if the idea has a "father"

The re-emergence of Charles I. Hiltzheimer comes none too soon for United States Lines. If t

Marsh & McLennan Cos., the world's largest insurance broker, acquired Lippincott & Margulies Inc., c

European chemical companies, already facing sharply escalating insurance rates for liability cover,

City supervisors have rejected a proposal that would have made San Francisco the first city in the c

Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline Co., a Texas Eastern Corp. operating unit, filed for Federal Energy Regul

Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, who was dismissed last month as Saudi Arabia's oil minister, has been orde

The Interior Department's draft plan for development of Alaska's oil-rich, environmentally sensitive

The city plans to reduce the number of Chicago police officers at O'Hare International Airport and i

The Cargo Development Group said it will expand its Wholesale Club cargo operations in January to m

Flying Tiger Line pilots offered to buy the financially ailing cargo airline but the company refused

Barclays Bank of South Africa declared that the withdrawal of the British parent company opens new h

McLean Industries Inc., parent company of United States Lines, was almost sold to Louis Dreyfus Corp

The Agriculture Department announced a proposed 1987 peanut poundage quota of 1,287,500 tons, a redu