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Stock market prices for chemical companies have dropped slightly more than the Dow Jones industrial

Conrail and Guilford Transportation Industries may be in for some major rail hauling contracts if pl

Complying with the new Coast Guard drug-testing rules will be discussed at the Jan. 19 luncheon meet

Ciudad de Buenaventura is a new 17,000-ton multipurpose vessel launched by Flota Mercante Grancolomb

Shipbuilding costs in Europe are becoming more competitive with those in the Far East, the EC Commis

The author of insurance rate-slashing Proposition 103 Tuesday released what he said was an industry

Four years after the Bhopal gas disaster killed more than 3,300 people in the world's worst industri

The firm selected by the Pentagon to demonstrate a model for overhauling the military's troubled hea

Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita Tuesday formed a new cabinet and established a party committee on et

Southern African leaders Tuesday urged President-elect Bush to end support for Jonas Savimbi's Unita

U.S. textile makers can look forward to the year ahead, according to a Washington-based group that r

Grand Met USA, the U.S. subsidiary of the British distilling and retailing giant Grand Metropolitan

Meg Smith stops at a deli to pick up a handful of chocolates before she heads into a W. 38th Street

Profits for the 500 companies in the S&P 500 will increase about 11 percent in 1989, far less than t

A new condom for women has distinct advantages over the diaphragm and traditional condom for men, it

President Idris Addul Wakil has accused dissidents living in exile of trying to sabotage Zanzibar's

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Saying a defiant stance would be counterproductive, the Massachusetts Port Authority directors tempo

Profits at U.S. airlines are soaring to their highest level since the industry was deregulated 10 ye

ICC TO ALLOW INCREASE IN RAIL FREIGHT RATESThe Interstate Commerce Commission will allow the

A derailed train was placed back on track and passengers were bused on their way as investigators pr

If Congress requires expensive new truck safety equipment, many less-than- truckl oad carriers, earn

JAPAN'S OTSUKA BUYS PHARMAVITE CORP.Japan's Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. said it acquired Pharm

Will Transco Energy Co. undergo a personality change in 1989? Natural gas industry observers

Container trades involving the Soviet Union feature steady growth, according to an official Soviet m

Without much notice, the United States is developing two separate Coast Guards. One is the h

The absence of the Federal Reserve from the credit markets Tuesday indicates that there are adequate

For months, nearly two dozen $30,000-a-year jobs in Brownsville, Texas, with the world's largest win

EC DONATES FUNDS TO SAVE ELEPHANTSBRUSSELS, Belgium - The EC Commission, in a bid to restric

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Commodity Research Bureau: Soybean Oil 6A* A.E. Cullison - Cost Dr

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Foreign investment in Indonesia is roaring ahead on the back of a series of government measures desi

Many foreign exchange analysts see the dollar turning slightly softer early next year, though the co

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

India has opened a support center for software developers in hopes of making the country a top playe

Evidence of a growing rift between wheat growers and big U.S. grain companies over the use of export

Specialty chemical handler Baytank Inc. said it will expand storage capacity 50 percent at its Houst

A story headlined Brazilian Dockers Accept 10 percent Pay Offer, End Strike in The Journal of Commer

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A Maritime Advisory Exchange has been established with the support of several international shipping