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Rohm and Haas Co. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. signed an agreement to form SumikaHaas, a Japan-based jo

With the enactment of an official international version of a shipping invoice for use on electronic

The Chinese petrochemical industry must double refining capacity and output by the end of the centur

Central and South West Corp. said one of its electric operating subsidiaries, West Texas Utilities C

The continued decline of the dollar against the deutsche mark lessened the impact of market improvem

One of New England's largest wholesale fuel oil distributors has made its first acquisition.

Florida Rock & Tank Lines Inc. earned $469,000, or 10 cents a share, in the fourth fiscal quarter 44

Robert F. Corroon is stepping down as chief executive officer of Corroon & Black Corp., a large publ

Australia May Resell Beef Rejected by USSYDNEY, Australia - About 1,800 metric tons of Austr

Passengers on a flight to Miami had an unusual companion. An endangered sea turtle, rescued from a p

CNW Corp. said the Iowa Department of Transportation has acted incompetently in releasing statements

EC Investigates Aid To German ShipyardsBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commission

Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Inc. has emerged after nine months from reorganization under Chapte

The United States and the Soviet Union stand poised to modify their 21-year- old commercial aviation

A national insurance agents group has aligned itself with consumer groups, including one of the insu

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Official estimates for Argentina's coal reserves have been raised 32 percent to 750 million metric t

Small trucking companies can create complex computer links with their customers as easily as large,

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The port of Chicago's new marketing director wants critics to know the port is "not just under new m

Missouri Rep. Richard Gephardt called Wednesday for legislation forcing businesses to offer health i

Changing conditions in the world sweetener industry make it likely that future sugar price booms wil

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

There was agreement from all sides Thursday that the accord reached this week between Britain and Sp

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

Tokyo Plans to Trade 30-Year US BondTOKYO - The Tokyo Stock Exchange is planning to trade in

The Seafarers International Union and a group of businessmen under the banner of Union Shipping Grou

In a deal that swaps debt for exports, Brazil's Caneco shipyard says it will build up to four contai

Supporters of the government's sugar program say its price supports and import quotas are needed to

Ryder Truck Rental Recipient of AwardThe International Customer Service Association has name

Increased foreign interest in whiting, a fish classified by U.S. fisheries managers as underused, ha

1226.5 (Dec. 3) Previous day - 1213.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

The Maritime Administration, confronted by unexpected opposition, apparently is having second though

Alleged discrepancies in the books of a Bayonne, N.J., warehouse company during 1981 and 1982 were d

U.S. Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III praised the announcement of the interest rates cuts in We

Japan and Iraq announced they have signed a new trade and technical cooperation agreement. N

AVIATION After years of service restrictions, renewed flights between the U.S. and the U.S.S

Both houses of Congress made progress Thursday on pieces of the budget plan for fiscal 1988.

A wholesale shake-up in Indonesia's fractious textile industry is promised for next year with help f

The general aviation manufacturing industry continues to press Congress for passage of aviation prod