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An Agriculture Department study concludes that spending money to prevent soil erosion on cropland do

The Indian government filed suit against Union Carbide, saying the U.S. company was primarily respon

The Massachusetts Auto Rating Bureau terms self delusion a contention by the state's attorney genera

Even with smaller wheat harvests in the United States and the Soviet Union, the world supply of brea

The U.S. dollar moved higher Friday against major foreign currencies because of the report of U.S. j

Options and futures traders here said they welcome the London InternationalFinancial Futures

Pact on Brazilian Debt Is Approved by BanksAn agreement to refinance $31 billion of Brazil's

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will face regulatory and market hurdles in its attempt to launch a N

A Kansas utility and a North Dakota utility will swap up to 200,000 tons of coal this year to better

Friday, September 5, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU.

The fiscal and monetary balance that helped produce the big expansion of the past four years conceiv

Vulsay Industries Inc., a 50/50 joint venture between Vulcan Packaging Inc. of Toronto and S.A.Y. In

Locating viable alternate shipping routes for Canadian grain because of the Thunder Bay grain handle

U.S. coal exporters won't stand to gain much from the prospect of coordinated sanctions on South Afr

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. announced it completed acquisition of the Ford Motor Co.'s paint asse

Officials of the New York Power Authority outlined a plan to build a 25.7- mile, $290 million transm

A chemical analytical company began field experiments of a proprietary process that may enable utili

Baxter Travenol Laboratories Inc. and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. said that they have adjusted t

Pittston Chief Sees Decline in EarningsGREENWICH, Conn. - Paul W. Douglas, chairman and chie

South African coal producers warned here that the imposition of trade sanctions against South Africa

Saudi Arabia's oil minister last week threatened OPEC retaliation in the form of higher oil prices i

Celanese Textile Fibers announced a price increase of 5 percent to 10 percent a pound on acetate fil

Crude oil prices climbed all last week on the Northwest European spot market. Traders said t

Cuba, one of Latin America's largest net oil importers, is feeling a double impact from lower world

Oil prices look set to head higher in the coming weeks, given OPEC's apparent commitment to cut prod

The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Westchester fell a penny or two in August, the county C

Oil field drilling activity may be at one of its lowest points in decades, but the industry hasn't l

Champlin Petroleum Raises WTI PostingsFORT WORTH, Texas - Champlin Petroleum Co., a unit of

Conoco Norway Inc. announced successful test results from a delineation well in the northern part of

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries failure to maintain the price of oil has killed -

The failure of Frontier Airlines, looming losses at its parent, People Express, and severe cutbacks

Sweden's air freight industry looks set to undergo a number of major changes over the next 12 months

The hijacking of a Pan American World Airways jumbo jet last week in Karachi, Pakistan, came at a ti

Rail Union Authorizes Strike for Sept. 13A union representing Long Island Rail Road track wo

The following are the results of Friday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge freigh

Edward Seaga, prime minister of Jamaica, concluded a round of meetings with international banking an

CAPITAL CHATTER: A bitter fight is brewing between United Parcel Service and Federal Express and sho

The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad took over operations of a 900-mile line that the Chicago

For the week ended Aug. 23, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equ

Fierce price competition will hurt Burlington Air Express' third quarter results, according to Paul