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The West German insurers of Sandoz AG, the major Swiss chemical company responsible for a chemical s

Leaseway Transportation Corp. was sold to a management-led investor's group in a leveraged buy-out v

Weary negotiators for the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront management resumed

The Chicago & North Western Transportation Co., in an effort to spur new interest among coal users i

One of the likely plot lines for the 1987 chapter of the drama pitting insurers against the U.S. civ

New Process EnhancesCompact DiscGeneral Electric Plastics, a major supplier of Lexan

Merck Sharp & Dohme announced the introduction in the United States of PEPCID (Famotidine, MSD) for

Results of a major new study on the costs of operating a retail fertilizer business reveal that dry-

Phelps Dodge Corp. announced it has agreed to purchase Columbian Chemicals Co., a privately owned ma

The poisoning of the Rhine River has highlighted the longstanding pollution of the two largest river

Production of the combined nutrient groups was 8 percent lower in September 1986, compared with Sept

Argentine Sunseed Crop Expected to Set RecordBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Sunseed production in

Formosa Plastics Corp. awarded Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. a contract to supply proprietary te

Ashland Chemical Co. is making its VIC coatings technology available through license in the European

The European Community's executive commission proposed a package of emergency measures Thursday aime

Consumption growth rates of 10 percent to 15 percent a year for some specialty surfactants and non-p

Senior Argentine traders here have raised their estimates for Argentina's 1986-87 (April-March) whea

A new risk retention group is soliciting companies interested in insuring against environmental poll

Royal Insurance PLC, Britain's largest general lines insurer, announced pretax profits for the first

The partial embargo of U.S. grain sales to the Soviet Union six years agodid not accomplish its goal

FMC Asked to Expedite Review of Seattle PactThe port of Seattle and Hanjin Container Lines L

Executives of Hitachi Zosen Corp., Japan's third-largest shipbuilder, announced acceptance by their

Cost-cutting and cargo increases have enabled the Port of Houston Authority to show a profit for the

GENERAL NEWS A Reagan administration adviser urged a personal income tax hike to head off a

Container traffic in Hong Kong, which threatens to replace New York as the world's second most activ

The decline of Greek-flag shipping continues, according to the latest statistics from the Merchant M

The U.S. dollar was mixed against major foreign currencies Thursday after giving up small gains it h

A group of 37 Japanese banking institutions that work together to administer bond issues in Japan by

Thursday, Nov. 13, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Japanese gold purchases have climbed to record levels this year but it is unlikely they can be susta

Stock prices slumped Thursday as some late program selling was triggered when index futures fell to

Akron Mayor Decries Goodyear Takeover BidAKRON, Ohio - Akron Mayor Thomas C. Sawyer called f

Members of the London Stock Exchange voted overwhelmingly to merge with an international securities

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

First Bank International Banking Group is offering a new electronic service which, it said, reduces

Gorbachev to Travel NEW DELHI, India - India announced that Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev

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

John Oliver Wilson, senior vice president and chief economist of San Francisco's Bank of America, wo

The number of people out of work in Britain fell by almost 100,000 in October, a larger-than-expecte

Ford Motor Co. is planning to open a US$500 million plant in the northwestern state of Sonora today