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Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. reported third quarter profit jumped 52 percentfrom a year earlie

Ultraform ExpandingOperationsUltraform Co., a joint venture of BASF Corp. and Deguss

Cuba Plans to Build Third Nuclear ReactorCuban leader Fidel Castro announced that a third nu

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. wants to operate a limited, non-subsidized liner service on a segment of i

Heating oil futures prices remained firm in London Monday, on moderate trading. Traders said

A new commodity futures exchange opened in Manila Monday. Futures trading on the Manila Inte

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South Africa, despite its simmering racial problems, is one of the most congenial countries in the w

F.W. Myers and Co. purchased the customs brokerage and foreign freight forwarding business of Living

The Senate failed before adjourning to expand refunds of duties on some raw cane sugar imported into

A survey of business leaders indicates they are taking a pessimistic view of the strength of the U.S

Sheikh Ali Khalifa al-Sabah, Kuwaiti oil minister, said his country wants at least a 10 percent incr

Employees at Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. in Sunnyvale rejected a three-year contract proposal that

Enron Corp. said its board approved the formation of a new employee stock ownership plan called "New

Coal Groups Criticize ICC-Adopted StandardsCoal interests are quite upset about new railroad

The 12 member countries of the European Community agreed Monday to cooperate more fully on implement

Hyundai Motor Reports Auto Exports Up 171 percentSEOUL, South Korea - Spurred by strong sale

According to federal government and insurance industry calculations, the vehicle you'd least want to

GM to Leave S. Africa DETROIT - General Motors Corp. will withdraw from South Africa and sel

NY Decision Stands In Social Security CaseThe Supreme Court Monday rejected a Reagan adminis

The U.K. grain harvest is set to be the second largest on record, with the provisional estimate at 2

Local contract negotiations between the New York Shipping Association and the International Longshor

Commercial production of propylene carbonate, a high-boiling oxygenated solvent with low toxicity an

General cargo handled at Hampton Roads terminals totaled 333,076 tons last month, a 16.6 percent inc

The 99th Congress dealt with quite a few major surface transportation issues - arduous and frustrati

The Reagan administration plans to launch bilateral negotiations with the 23 countries requiring con

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There will be no insurance savings due to tort law reform in Florida, according to documents filed b

China's daily crude oil output is above 2.57 million barrels, the state-run Xinhua News Agency repor

Department of Transportation approval is not the last hurdle for the winning bidder in the competit

Slow Economy May Cut Consumption of LumberPORTLAND, Ore. - A slowdown in the U.S. economy co

Hyundai Motor Reports Auto Exports Up 171 percentSEOUL, South Korea - Spurred by strong sale

Sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen in comparison with the U.S. dollar will hold Japanese economi

John Cook, public affairs director for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, says his organiza

Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. reported record third quarter earnings of $13.3 million, or 52 cents

The United States may be forced to change its view on combining export finance with aid, "to knock s

Presidential Opposes People Express MergerPresidential Airways has filed additional comments

Soviet Leader to Japan TOKYO - A Foreign Ministry official said Japan expects the Soviet Uni

As part of its "open-door" policy, China will become the biggest buyer of Soviet aircraft in the new

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