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Moderation in the growth of employment and a spurt in inflation over the next several months are sig

Distrust continues to pervade Japanese-U.S. trade relations despite the progress that has been made

TURNER UNIT HONORED FOR MINORITY FIRM AIDThe New York Assembly Monday honored Turner Constru

GTECH Corp., the world's leading maker of computerized lottery systems, has its eyes set on the worl

American Express has announced that up to 100 data processing workers at its Plantation, Fla., credi

BRITISH-JAPANESE TRADE IS GROWING QUICKLYST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Britain is well on course t

The Continental Corp. of New York City has signed letters of intent to sell two of its life insuran

The Soviet Union is starting to seek Western advice on a whole range of management and business matt

ABSOLUTE GRAVIMETER PASSES CHINESE TESTSThe Chinese government has approved a second-generat

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. said it has agreed in principle to exchange certain operating subsidy righ

Leaders of Japan's three major opposition parties bitterly rejected a new proposal by the ruling Lib

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

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The Great Atlantic & Pacific Shipping Corp. faces two crucial challenges in the months ahead, said P

Legions of Americans have joined the ranks of owners of Swiss Army knives, and the indications are t

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

Fill 'er up, says the Cadillac driver. But what neither the driver nor the gas station atten

A 20-year-old Arab boycott of soft drinks giant Coca-Cola Co. is cracking despite the Arab League's

Anyone caught dumping toxic waste in Ivory Coast could now be jailed for up to 20 years and fined $2

GULF POWER PURCHASES WESTERN KENTUCKY COALSouthern Co. Services Inc. said it bought 125,000

The Coast Guard has unveiled a proposed plan for testing virtually all U.S. merchant marine personne

If bad is good, is good necessarily bad? The drought is bad, right? For thousands of farmers

U.S. sales of diagnostic reagents and test kits are expected to advance by more than 10 percent a ye

The recent slide in the price of oil is likely to give added impetus to OPEC nations in their drive

China's harbors handled 210 million metric tons of goods in the January-June period, 7.9 percent mor

Mobil Corp. said its Austrian affiliate has made an oil and natural gas discovery in that country.

CONRAIL PLANS PURCHASE OF 1,000 NEW RAILCARSConrail is paying $34.3 million for 1,000 fully

NO EXPORT RESTRICTIONS SEEN FOR US GRAINSU.S. special trade ambassador Daniel Amstutz Monday

Lumber production fell, but orders and shipments increased in 12 Western states last week, a trade a

During the lean years of the early 1980s, the Flying Tiger Line was spinning off assets and selling

The government has announced plans to sell up to 49 percent of the capital of the state-owned beer-b

The world demand for synthetic fibers in 1987 showed notable increases over 1986 for a variety of co

Kuwait's Central Bank governor said his country might reduce its controversial 22 percent stake in B

SOFTWARE FIRM PERSISTS IN ITS BUY-OUT OFFERComputer Associates International Inc., the giant

Northern Ireland, despite its image as a war-torn province of Britain, has actually one of the highe

DOLLAR RISES ABOVE 100 ON ATLANTA FED INDEXATLANTA - The dollar rose above its 1980 average

POTASSIUM PRICE IS UP AT OLINSTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. is increasing the off-list prices

NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO. (Buffalo, N.Y.) - Bernard J. Kennedy was elected chief executive officer, succ

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