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A&A TO BUY 2 MILLION SHARES OF ITS STOCKAlexander & Alexander Services Inc., an internationa

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its August estimate of all-U.S. crops Thursday after the

The average office vacancy rate in central business districts nationwide held steady in the second q

The beauty of Colombia's flower export industry is its growth. But drug smuggling problems a

John Bowers, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, says a court ruling against

Forty years after closing its last coal mine, Malaysia is back in the export business as it seeks to

August 11, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

Foreign securities firms continue to compete for primary dealer status in the U.S. bond market despi

BIDS TO BUY EC BEEF FOR EAST BLOC REJECTEDBRUSSELS, Belgium - Traders' bids to buy beef from

* John Boyd's Economic Beat 3A * Drug Problems Threaten Colombia's Flower Exports 5A* Howard

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

The Republican platform is focusing on economic and foreign policies, including a push for no tax hi

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - U.S. seaports can serve their own self- interests by pushing for a

Menthol prices have increased dramatically over the last three months following the drought in China

Understanding Telecommunications Technologies for Non-Engineers, two-day seminar, Aug. 15-16. Vista

Thomas B. Wheeler was named chief executive at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., this life in

Companies in the western suburbs of Chicago have a new organization to assist them in cracking overs

HERCULES GETTING OUT OF COTTON CHEMICALSWILMINGTON, Del. - Hercules Inc. announced that it i

Contrary to claims made by the Deukmejian administration, work-related deaths in the private sector

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday despite an increase in the U.S. prime rate to 10 percent from 9.5

West German Finance Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg said Thursday that a further rise in the dollar wou

A sharp upward revision to retail sales in May is a sure sign of consumer momentum and continued str

Japan must keep up its efforts to reduce international economic imbalances, the Organization for Eco

It's not what you eat, it's where. Track repair gangs on the former Louisville & Nashville R

It used to be that shippers looked at air service only as a last resort in times of emergency.

BORG-WARNER HIKES PRICESPARKERSBURG, W.Va. - Borg-Warner Chemicals Inc. is increasing the pr

Dirty needles, blood vials and other infectious hospital waste found this summer on East Coast beach

CF PLANS EXPANSION INTO HEAVY CARGO MARTPALO ALTO, Calif. - CF AirFreight announced plans Th

As New Jersey drivers shouldered three insurance increases this year, lawmakers and the Kean adminis

Thu., Aug. 11, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year8/11 8/10 Chan

SENATE PANEL APPROVES REAGAN ITC NOMINEESPresident Reagan's nominations of Ronald Cass and D

A major pilots group Wednesday strengthened its drive for a national aviation policy with results fr

TRUCKERS' SOFTWARE CALCULATES MILEAGESKOKIE, Ill. - A mileage calculation program designed f

WELCOME, WAS THE REFRAIN heard aboard the Gazela Philadelphia, with an immediate, I shouldn't be say

An air of uncertainty surrounds today's resumption of contract talks between the Teamsters union and

A good way to measure the economic health of Cameroon is to monitor beer consumption, and right now

The Senate is expected to vote on the textile-footwear import quotas bill the second week in Septemb

Insurance commissioners are urging Congress not to enact revisions of federal racketeering laws that

Japan's overall trade surplus in July climbed to nearly $7.2 billion, including $4.5 billion with t