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With a new name and a destination in a new ocean, the Khian Sea and its cargo of Philadelphia incine

IRAQI MINISTER FEARS WAR COULD RESUMEJEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - The Persian Gulf war could flare

Steady growth in travel to Pacific destinations means that area will increase in importance to the U

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Top tax-writing lawmakers from the House and Senate have begun meeting behindclosed doors to

The long-term future of the Lloyd's of London insurance market could hinge on whether members can be

FIRST BANK SYSTEM (Minneapolis) - David Edstam was named senior vice president, treasury, and Joseph

After an absence of many months from the arena of international trade policy, where he won a controv

Brazilian President Jose Sarney announced a sweeping ecological defense program Wednesday to halt de

HERCULES BOOSTS PRICE OF POLYOLSWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. will increase the prices of

Convergence '88, International Congress on Transportation Electronics, Oct. 17-18. Hyatt Regency, De

Ten people who made false claims adding up to $58,000 have been indicted on charges of theft and att

HANCOCK TO BUY STAKE IN MALAYSIAN INSURERNASSAU, Bahamas - British-American Insurance Co. ha

Wed. Oct. 12, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

UK CONSERVATIVES PLAN PRIVATIZATIONThe U.K.'s ruling Conservative party will pursue the priv

Donald Trump has bought the profitable Eastern Airlines shuttle from Texas Air Corp. for $365 millio

The Greek government will seek advice from the International Monetary Fund on dealing with its budge

Hong Kong is gaining a reputation among psychiatrists as one of the most stressful cities in the wor

Prudential Capital Corp., a merchant banking subsidiary of Prudential Insurance Co., said it purchas

The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected industry challenges to federal environmental rules governing the

SINGER LAWSUIT NAMES NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC.STAMFORD, Conn. - The Singer Co. said Tuesday th

DIGITAL AIDS COST HIKE BY ENDING WARRANTYMAYNARD, Mass. - Digital Equipment Corp., which has

A panel of military leaders here urged the maritime industry and the public to join in the fight to

PERRY FILLS SLOT ON NC PORTS BOARDGov. James G. Martin named Ron Perry of Lowe's Cos. Inc. t

Two maritime tax exemption provisions in the huge technical corrections tax bill likely will survive

As many as 2,000 laid off workers in three states will receive their unemployment compensation benef

The next president could very well be forced to preside over a sharp decline in U.S. living standard

Nearly 60 percent of the more than 873,000 adult Pennsylvanians who lack health insurance are employ

Potential candidates for U.S. agriculture secretary in the next administration range from a former W

The United States will remain the world's dominant economy for the foreseeable future, a new study s

Gasoline supplies declined and distillate inventories increased moderately, according to the latest

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO. (Columbus, Ohio) - James J. Markowsky was elected senior vice president

A final decision on a new airport will be made next year as traffic approaches saturation point, the

Picketing at Baltimore's new container rail terminal has stopped, at least for the moment. A

The Federal Maritime Commission has urged the U.S. Court of Appeals here to reject an appeal by A/S

Michigan's employment picture remained fairly stable in August, with the seasonally adjusted unemplo

Great Lakes ports are divided over what some port directors claim is an illegal diversion of PL-480

The largest petrochemical complex in Taiwan has been brought to a standstill by mass protests staged

The U.S. dollar is likely to fall further against the Japanese yen, William Seidman, chairman of the

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