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The Sierra Club has blamed toxic chemical fallout from the skies for increased deaths, deformities a

West Germany's Hoechst AG said Wednesday that 1988 earnings jumped 31.5 percent to a record 4.09 bil

Production of most major chemicals increased in Canada during 1988, according to data from the feder

Some of the world's most indebted nations are taking a lesson from their bankers and dealing in futu

The five Federal Reserve districts in the MidAmerica region are reporting steady and solid growth in

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Electricity sales increased 4.9 percent in 1988, pushed up by extreme weather and continued expansio

Primary inventories of gasoline were virtually unchanged and distillate fuel declined during the wee

The company that lost a bitter trademark dispute in a federal appeals court is a futuristic computer

Harland & Wolff PLC, one of the most famous names in shipbuilding, has been saved from closure by a

Indonesia, a vast archipelago of nearly 200 million people, is diversifying its exports away from th

An already shaky International Cocoa Agreement was dealt another body blow last week when a meeting

Electronic data interchange has become the apple of the eye for one of the nation's leading computer

The following prices were supplied by Merrill Lynch, New York. Ranges are in cents per dollar of the

Prices of Third World debt in the secondary market continued to rise in the latest week, as the new

Although the Canadian business sector is still concerned about protectionism and subsidies in the Un

SOFTWOOD LOG EXPORTS UP 17. PERCENT IN NORTHWESTKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Softwood log exports from

1644 (Mar. 21, 1989) Previous day - 1644 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The chairman of the House Small Business Committee gained the support of more than 250 members of Co

CHEMICAL LEAMAN POSTS PROFIT FOR FINAL QUARTEREXTON, Pa. - Chemical Leaman Corp., whose subs

Upcoming federal decisions on truck size and weight limits will have far- reaching impacts on both t

Despite its vast resources and massive population, China will not be able to industrialize in the sa

For days the inflation fear had built up, pushing the dollar higher and stocks lower. After

Three leading European shipyards said Tuesday they will bid jointly for upcoming containership contr

NORTH AMERICA 10th American International Fur Fair. March 30-April 2. Las Vegas Convention C

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

FIDELITY BANK (Philadelphia) - Roger L. Bomgardner, Stephen H. Clark, Samuel M. Cohen, Louis J. DeCe

Conference member ship lines moving cargo between the U.S. West Coast and North Europe plan to incre

The U.S. military is a major user of chemicals that destroy the Earth's protective ozone shield, ope

STRIKE IN AUSTRALIA DISRUPTS MEAT EXPORTSSYDNEY, Australia - A four-week strike at 14 of New

NEW ENGLAND: Green Mountain Power Corp., South Burlington, Vt. MID-ATLANTIC: New York State

The United States will be faced with severe electricity supply and reliability problems over the nex

Maryland's transportation secretary said the Port of Baltimore has reached a ''reasonable agreement"

RETAIL PRICE INFLATION PUT AT 7.8 PERCENT IN BRITAINU.K. retail price inflation was 7.8 perc

The U.S. dollar rose Tuesday after finding technical support amid a slide on lower-than-expected U.S

IMF MAY HELP FUND LDC DEBT REDUCTIONAMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The International Monetary Fund

An independent counsel suggested that the Justice Department thwarted a 1983 congressional probe by

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Mar. 21, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

IF I CORRECTLY INTERPRET CARSTEN S. ANDERSEN, Federal Express Corp.'s acquisition of Tiger Internati