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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

When it comes to major policy decisions, Toshio Mori, chairman of Nikko Securities Co. International

Carriers, shippers and maritime industry officials said they were pleased and relieved the Internati

The ink is hardly dry on the new tax reform bill, but independent gasoline marketers are vowing to g

New York's insurance superintendent accused the nation's major insurance industry chief executives o

The chemical industry likely will see limited growth in the coming years, but there are some new mar

Five thousand years of Chinese civilization may never be the same. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and the

A statistical process control program has been established by the Argus Division of Witco Corp. for

PPG Industries completed its previously announced acquisition of the medical electronics business of

Mobay Corp. IntroducesSeating FoamA high-resilience, cold-cure flexible polyurethane

Acetanilide Stability SeenContinuingThe demand for acetanilide USP has remained fair

Celanese Corp. third quarter net income rose to $50 million, or $4.37 a share, from $47 million, or

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. reported third quarter net income of $343 million, 25 percent higher t

Sheraton to Develop Tourist Hotel in ChinaThe Sheraton Corp. has signed a preliminary agreem

Third quarter net income of National Distillers and Chemical Corp. was $8.1 million, equal to 27 cen

California's 1986 wine grape harvest and crush were completed this week, weighing in at 2.7 million

Seafirst Chief Reports Many Buy-out InquiriesSEATTLE, Wash. - The chairman of Seafirst Corp.