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A government witness in a waterfront racketeering trial has testified that a warehouse company's che

Sales of new single-family homes in the United States fell 1.5 percent in October to a seasonally ad

Michelin Subsidiary Buys Calif. CompanySACRAMENTO, Calif. - A subsidiary of Michelin Tire Co

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has shelved indefinitely six applications for new stock-ind

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

The package to stimulate the West German economy, agreed by the West German Cabinet Wednesday, and t

A coalition of independent oil companies and trade associations asked the Department of Commerce to

China will allow companies in three key sectors to keep more of their hard currency earnings beginni

UNDER A LANDMARK AGREEMENT between Crowley Maritime Corp. and the International Longshoremen's Assoc

John B. Carter, president and chief executive officer of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines next month will introduce 45-foot high-cube dry cargo containers in its trans-Pa

The European Community is drifting toward a major financial crisis that, unless resolved at this wee

"BELFAST SAYS NO" reads the banner in huge red letters strung across the front of Belfast's city hal

A prominent Mexican senator said Mexico might limit debt payments next year to 5 percent of its gros

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SmithKline Buys Spain's MorrithSmithKline Beckman Corp. announced the acquisition of Morrith

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The Indian government filed criminal charges against Union Carbide Corp. for the Bhopal gas leak, de

CP, CN Rails Lease Grain Cars From USCanadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railway

Florida is the latest among a growing list of insurance departments that want to give health and lif

Britain must reduce interest rates to help prevent its currency "from climbing to the point where it

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

OSHA Aims to Stem Electrocution DeathsThe government on Monday proposed new regulations aime

The Florida Insurance Deparment is reviewing an application by Florida physicians to organize a self

Weyerhaeuser Obtains Plant Genetics LicenseDAVIS, Calif. - Plant Genetics Inc. and Weyerhaeu

The Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. has admitted its 65,602-deadweight-ton tanker Umm Al Jathathel sailed unde

The dollar will continue to fall over the next 12 months, which will improve opportunities for U.S.

A Japanese company has developed an invisible magic glove" to protect the skin from oil, paint, tar,

Japan wants to continue negotiating with the United States in the dispute over Japanese restrictions

When Yoshiharu Yoshida's ancestors first began working the rice paddies on the edge of this village

Recent history has proven that, contrary to the teachings of elementary economics, when the U.S. dol

Federal bridge inspection programs are not adequate to detect the growing number of aging and potent

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Highway safety advocates are on the verge of a major victory with the planned announcement that the

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

October's stock market collapse dragged the U.S. leading economic indicators down 0.2 percent in Oct

Farm income is expected to fall slightly from record 1987 levels in the year ahead, the Agriculture

Members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Monopolies expressed support Tuesday for legislation

Star Gas Acquires Distributor in Ind.BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Star Gas Corp., a 13-state propane dis