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The U.S. dollar's three-day rally faltered Tuesday as the currency slipped lower against all major c

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

GENERAL NEWSKnight-Ridder Inc. agreed to acquire the State-Record Co., a South Carolina news

Politics, money and sports affected stock market trading Tuesday as the Dow Jones industrial average

Sales of existing homes, bolstered by falling home prices and low mortgage rates, climbed 4.4 percen

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

The port of Los Angeles will restructure its chain of management command, dividing the responsibilit

The port of Long Beach reported net income of $12.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 198

HOW TO WIN FRIENDS, AND LOSE THEM: Gov. Bob Graham of Florida turned a 1978 campaign gimmick into a

San Francisco's district attorney is investigating whether a maritime union has been getting free r

South Korean shipbuilders appear ready to raise prices and cooperate with other countries in reducin

Cunard Line Ltd. will spend $130 million, the amount many companies pay for a new vessel, to refurbi

Bougainville Output Of Gold Fell in QuarterSYDNEY, Australia - Gold output at Bougainville C

Japan's "big five" steel companies will cut annual production over the next two to three years to 90

A federal judge returned to state court two lawsuits filed by passengers of the hijacked Achille Lau

A fall in the price of soybeans and vegetable oils is likely before prices begin to rise again, the

Although the number of farms in the United States dropped in 1986 at thesharpest rate in more than a

Sagging exports of major farm commodities have hit hard in 420 counties where those crops account fo

Grace Ventures Corp., the venture capital subsidiary of W.R. Grace & Co., headquartered here, announ

Australia's 1986-87 (April-March) wheat crop should total 16.0 million metric tons given average wea

Dartco Offers ReinforcedXydar ResinThe first reinforced grade of Xydar resin and maj

Public Service Co. of New Hampshire says the growth in electricity from cogeneration facilities and

Singapore Inaugurates Submarine Cable SystemYeo Ning Hong, minister for communications and i

The United States and Japan face a head-on collision over trade unless each nation changes its funda

Northwest Airlines backed up its determination to remain the only U.S. passenger airline still opera

Frans Swarttouw, chairman of Fokker B.V., likes to describe the Dutch aircraft manufacturer as a sma

Brian Barrow is a soft-spoken, low-key, Cambridge-educated Englishman who apparently favors understa

Ryder Unit to Acquire Stake in Van Dusen AirRyder System Inc. said its Aviall Inc. subsidiar

A good product or service means nothing if a market doesn't exist, so timing and location are keys t

The Canadian government's plan to introduce an air cargo tax by April 1987 is meeting stiff oppositi

Dan-Air, Britain's second-largest airline, was told its refusal to hire men as cabin attendants is s

The head of the Strategic Air Command wants 50 more long-range MX missiles to be built and put on tr

Cummins Engine Plans To Trim Work ForceCOLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Engine Co., a manufacturer o

Despondent because he expected to lose his job when the Japan National Railway is broken up into pri

Guilford Transportation Co. has asked a federal court to order the National Mediation Board to begin

Budget Deficit Widens WASHINGTON - The U.S. government deficit widened in September to $3.73

The General Accounting Office again criticized the U.S. Customs Service for its cargo examination s

More than $5 billion will flow to port and waterway improvement projects under the Water Resources

The New York branch of Banque Paribas of France announced an inno vative revolving credit facility f