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The stock market could be vulnerable to rising interest rates and likely will take its cue from the

Jacksonville is not the only Florida port counting heavily on a Nov. 4 voter referendum. Dad

Boston Edison Co. will start paying commercial and industrial customers to use less power as it seek

Market conduct examinations independent of financial exams are being launched by the Washington Stat

An opening of markets for British coal was forecast last week by David Hunt, coal minister.

The weekly general freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will be asked for an opinion on several questions stemming

Union Carbide Corp. officially opened a new 140,000-square-foot technology and operations center for

Robert D. Kennedy, Union Carbide president and chief executive, praised President Reagan for his act

The first 1,300-megawatt unit of the new nuclear power plant at Cattenom, strongly opposed by enviro

Alaska Marine Lines, a non-union, cost-conscious barge operator, has emerged as the dominant common

Monsanto Co. said its net income in the third quarter jumped to $144 million, or $1.85 a share, from

Market for Balsams Fairly Stable The market for balsams has been fairly stable for some time

The Linde Division of Union Carbide Corp. announced that it will build an $11.2 million air separati

American Ventures Eyes Allegheny Power PactGREENWICH, Conn. - American Ventures Inc. began n

Struggling Tiger International Inc., which absorbed $422.3 million in 34 years and is asking its uni

Qantas, the airline that koala bears hate for bringing so many people to Australia, is worried that

The MD-87, newest and smallest of Douglas Aircraft's MD-80 series, was rolled out before the public

Lebanese all-cargo airline Trans Mediterranean Airlines looks set to make a surprise comeback to the

A former Justice Department economist said nothing in the public record suggests Federal Express Cor

The European Space Agency has decided to go ahead with its preparatory program for development of th

The federal government last week began requiring importers of Brazilian orange juice to post penalty

A decade ago, American President Lines issued 165,000 bills of lading a year. Last year the

Tomy Kogyo Co., a leading Japanese toymaker, will shut down two of its Japan- based factories hit ha

Research on a group of 200 Electric Boat workers has demonstrated that exposure to a solvent in pain

Tokyo Currency Market Could Open 24 HoursTOKYO - Japan may start 24-hour foreign exchange tr

Charging that the Electric Boat shipyard has been "sloppy" in the handling of hazardous waste, Attor

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After dawdling in aimless fashion for two days, the stock market broke out of its cautious pattern T

After seven successive years of declining earnings, has Commercial Union Assurance Co., one of Brita

Standard Oil Co. reported third quarter 1986 net income of $52 million, or 22 cents a share, a decre

Transco Energy Co. reported consolidated net earnings of $7.8 million for the third quarter, or 31 c

Houston World Trade Association. Trade '87 Conference. Oct. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Conrad H.

Malaysian Output Cuts To Continue 2 MonthsMalaysia will continue its oil output cutback for

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' December conference will be "extremely difficult"

Oil prices are likely to remain volatile in the short term with prices likely to fluctuate around $1

With an investment of $32.1 million, Esso Italiana, a unit of Exxon Corp., radically modernized its

The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. says it could build a 280-mile pipeline more cheaply and environmenta

GENERAL NEWS Consumer prices and new orders for durable goods rose in September. Page 3AFo

Sterling Drug Inc. said H.D. Acquisition Corp., a newly formed corporation owned by Philip E. Kamins