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Many foreign bank branches in the United States may reincorporate as U.S. subsid iaries to avoid the

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

Neither the management of Flying Tiger Line nor the union that represents the airline's pilots appea

CULTURE SHOCK: Never before in my life had I felt culture shock, despite several experiences when it

General Strike Call Fails in PhilippinesA call for a general strike to protest the murder of

What's in a name? The owners of Maritima Aragua SA, which operates Maragua Line, have found that thi

Consolidated Edison's Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant went back into service after a weekend shut

Brazil's Odebrecht heavy construction group will lead a Brazilian-Argentine consortium building a 26

His economic reforms credited with sweeping government victories at the polls Saturday, Brazilian Pr

After four years and $1.2 billion in out-of-pocket expenses, Northrop Corp. halted work on its F-20

General Strike Call Fails in PhilippinesA call for a general strike to protest the murder of

Air Carriers Improve Foreign Trade ShareAir carriers have captured a bigger share of the nat

US-Greek Talks ATHENS, Greece - Greek Foreign Minister Carolos Papoulias begins talks in Was

Resolution on Terrorism ISTANBUL, Turkey - NATO's Assembly adopted a resolution urging allie

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

The chemical industry's inability to hold down construction costs and project delays will continue t

Pacific Northwest sawmill operators, looking for a new market to ply their wood products, are hungri

Houston Industries Inc. reported consolidated earnings of $184.8 million, or $1.65 a share, for the

Unison Transformer Services Inc. announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Dublin,

The Department of Energy moved the national clean coal program to its second phase by asking industr

With arguments and lockouts, the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association has been trying to

U.S. oil imports average 5 million barrels a day, the highest level since 1981, according to a Harva

Pacific Northwest sawmill operators, looking for a new market to ply their wood products, are hungri

Mexico's 1987 budget, introduced to Congress over the weekend, plans a 15 percent increase in govern

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Waterways Bill Signed WASHINGTON - President Reagan signed a $16.3 billion water projects bi

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

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

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

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

More large manufacturers are reaching customers through distributors and other middlemen rather than

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

Anti-lock brake legislation is bearing down on the trucking industry, and truckers say they see it a

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

The Ivan Boesky insider-trading case will cut into stock trading based on takeover rumors but is unl

Monday, Nov. 17, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Federal Aviation Administration officials say full safety enforcement may be impossible, and the Air

The latest monthly figures on business inventories and use of production capacity continue to suppor