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Thortec International Gets EPA ContractsSAN MATEO, Calif. - Thortec International Inc. was a

On a sailing sloop in the South Pacific, 10 years ago this month, computer designer Gordon Bell tho

SHAREHOLDING BANK SET UP IN FUJIAN, CHINAFUZHOU, China - A new commercial bank has opened in

Global investors search feverishly for the best money-making deals. Similarly, investors generally s

TRAVELERS TO SELL UNIT TO LIBERTY MUTUALHARTFORD, Conn. - Travelers Corp. said it has signed

Last year North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota produced 42 percent of the 527-million-bushel U.S

In its heyday as a business conglomerate, GenCorp was perhaps best known for tires, rocketry and bro

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that Americans' real median family income rose 1.0 percent in

Freight consolidators are jumping at the chance to use shipping containers supplied by steamship com

August 31, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

Any development in intermodalism is going to be a success here, insists Dominique Delamare de Boutte

1272 (Aug. 31, 1988) Previous day - 1267 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange i

South Korea plans to make the won an internationally traded currency in several months by lifting fo

A group of fiscal experts from the International Monetary Fund is due to arrive here this week to ga

This is the kind of story export promotion officials dream about. A commercial bank turns do

A senior Chinese leader says he hopes Japanese business will lead the way in new foreign investment.

EGYPT REDUCES PRICE OF EXPORT OIL 50 CENTSCAIRO, Egypt - Egypt said it will lower its export

The $100 million North American talc industry is undergoing a period of restructuring as several maj

Through biotechnology, chickens have been given new genes to resist a virus that costs U.S. egg prod

THREE COMPUTER FIRMS PLAN TO GO PUBLICSAN JOSE, Calif. - For the second time in eight days,

Ports are so happy with the flow of Automated Manifest Data from the U.S. Customs Service that they

An initial shipment of 600 Brazilian-made Volkswagen Foxes to the Port of Brunswick recently rolled

SC Port Posts Record For Cargo HandlingBulk and breakbulk cargo volume at the Port of George

A lawyer said Tuesday that Chubb Group, which is being sued over its rain insurance policies, has ag

The Agriculture Department says there is some likelihood that farmers' net cash income in 1989 will

Reconciliation between the outlawed Solidarity union and the Polish government is essential if Polan

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

INVESTIGATORS EXAMINE DELTA AIR WRECKAGEGRAPEVINE, Texas - Investigators are sifting through

American Trading Transportation Co. asked the secretary of transportation to reverse a Maritime Admi

Legislative proposals to tighten highway safety laws and impose mandatorydrug testing for tr

Iraq, bogged down in peace talks with Iran, insisted Wednesday it wanted a new treaty to replace a 1

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

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

Taiwan, trying to narrow its trade imbalance with the West, plans to reduce tariffs on about 300 imp

Do you need a mousetrap that uses no glue, springs or poisons? A kit for making your own fou

The resumption of U.S. aid to Zimbabwe Wednesday may signal that the United States is trying to incr

AIRBORNE EXPRESS WINS $15 MILLION FEDERAL PACTAirborne Express of Seattle has been awarded a

A comprehensive hedging program developed by Eurocurrency Management Corp. promises to protect shipo

TRANSWORLD CLOSES ITS OFFICE IN NYTransworld Oil U.S.A. Inc. will close its New York office,

ASHLAND UNIT ACQUIRES TWO CHEMICAL FIRMSCOLUMBUS, Ohio - The Drew Industrial Division of Ash