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Typhoon Wayne caused several shipping casualties in the area of Taiwan. According to a repor

Grain trade estimates suggest the volume of land under wheat cultivation in Argentina will decline 1

A powerful Malaysian political figure was jailed for two years and fined $232,000 Tuesday for his pa

German-flag liner service to Australia and the Far East, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year

BACK ON THE LIST: As expected, the Navy has eased its contract suspension on Litton Industries Inc.

Tall corn stalks with silken tassels sway in the breeze in the nation's midsection, hiding from view

With the help of its fully computerized bagging and packaging system, Saudi Basic Industries Corp. c

Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. installed a $11 million control room training simulator at the util

The price of synthetic natural gas produced at the Great Plains coal plant in North Dakota has falle

S. Korea's Posco Plans To Boost Steel OutputSEOUL, South Korea - Pohang Iron and Steel Co. p

Bayer AG, one of the world's leading chemical companies, reported second- quarter earnings of 930 mi

Major Japanese photocopy manufacturers said they will step up production within the European Communi

ADB PAPUA NEW GUINEA - $29.9 million plus a technical assistance grant from the Asian Develo

The state's second-largest industrial park developer agreed to spend $30 million to $50 million to d

A declaration drafted for the non-aligned movement summit and circulated Tuesday said unless urgent,

Zimbabwe is spending millions of dollars to host the non-aligned movement summit, hoping prestige fr

Indonesia's development minister ventured into San Francisco's Bohemian Club and, like a voice cryi

Indonesia's development minister ventured into San Francisco's Bohemian Club and, like a voice cryin

Thailand's trade deficit with Japan dropped 36.7 percent during the first six months of 1986 compare

California May Ban S. African InvestmentsA bipartisan plan to gradually sell more than $10 b

BP, Chinese Firm Sign Exploration ContractBritain's BP Petroleum and the China National Offs

California gasoline sales topped 1 billion gallons during June, marking only the second time that ga

Norway's largest industrial project ever, the $2.5 billion Statpipe gas pipeline system, was offici

Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland was quoted as saying her government will talk with oi

There'll be a shade less Christmas cheer this coming winter for thousands of past and present Sun Co

Iran will begin exploiting oil and gas deposits on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea in the near

Officials in Southern California are blaming Expo 86 for luring visitors awayfrom some of th

Capital Drops Plans To Acquire PreserverRe Capital Corp. confirmed plans were dropped to acq

The auto insurance industry remains steadfastly opposed to raising highway speed limits above 55 mph

Tuesday, August 26,1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU.K.

A resurgence in exports and the declining value of the U.S. dollar helped lift Hongkong & Shanghai B

A new campaign aimed at getting more people to comply with New Jersey's safety belt law will ask chi

Stocks rose sharply in heavy trading Tuesday, as bonds strengthened in anticipation of interest rate

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

Marine terminal service agreements should be allowed to function without their being filed at the Fe

Iraq said Tuesday that its jet fighters raided a tanker off Iran's coast, in the escalating "tanker

One girl was killed and another still missing after a sampan collided with a Chinese ship carrying m

Despite earlier denials, it has been confirmed that Fred. Olsen & Co. has started the ball rolling f

Nedlloyd Lines and Trans Freight Lines Inc. confirmed they will call at Houston rather than Galvesto

By Dec. 31, all ocean common carriers and foreign freight forwarders will be working under the same