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Damage suits involving large numbers of people and high-stakes settlements have increased dramatical

A top aide to Gov. Mario Cuomo has returned a shot fired by a local government official who said the

Riley P. Bechtel was named an executive vice president and a member of the executive committee at Be

Soda Ash Rates Fixed, Suit ClaimsSix major soda-ash producers and their association, America

United Air Lines 767 flights between Hartford and Los Angeles and between Philadelphia and San Franc

Export growth recovered last month from a dip in September, but slowed compared with a year earlier,

Hearing Will Review NY Flex-Rating SystemSuperintendent of Insurance James P. Corcoran Tuesd

Drew Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer of Union Pacific Corp., toldfinancial analy

Fluor Daniel International, a division of Fluor Corp., has been awarded a $5.9 million contract by S

United States Lines workers are fighting the company's effort to take $7.6 million out of their pens

A meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the seven major industrialized countrie

The president of Bath Iron Works Tuesday lashed out at the federal Occupational Safety and Health Ad

Nov. 24 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

Amoco to Acquire Premark UnitAmoco Chemical Co.'s Amoco Performance Products Inc. will buy t

James River Corp. of Richmond and Holmens Bruk AB of Norrkoping, Sweden, announced that they will fo

S. Korean Firm Plans Colombia Silk VentureSEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean company plans

The top three exporters in China's Sichuan province are determined to combat U.S. regulatory and mar

A Japanese-made garlic billed as odorless is upsetting some domestic growers who believe "garlic bre

For the greater Los Angeles area, with its vast and diverse economic base, one world trade center is

The potential sales of the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. and/or the Santa Fe Southern Pacific

The North Sea has become a rubbish dump, and countries bordering it should work together to clean it

As long as there are men to stand watch here - seven miles from the nearest telephone, 136 feet abov

Tri-River Docks Inc. has signed an eight-year lease to provide stevedore services at the port of Chi

A team from China's main nuclear energy company is in Los Angeles scouting for a site to locate a li

Australian Coal Miners To Strike Over ClosureSYDNEY, Australia - Australian coal miners arou

Statoil, Norway's state-owned oil company, has leased oil tanker tonnage from three Norwegian shippi

Catalogs are pouring into U.S. homes by the dozens, straining letter carriers and confronting holida

An Assembly committee Monday approved a bill that would limit the practice of ''deep-pocket" defenda

When eight Latin American presidents gather in Acapulco for the largest regional summit in 20 years,

The European Community Tuesday threatened trade sanctions against the United States if President Rea

COAL Bills providing incentives for auto companies to build cars powered by coal- derived ga

The European Community Tuesday lifted its threat of higher tariffs on Japanese electrical products i

Greek shipowners want their government to drop its opposition to the phasing out of ship radio opera

The U.S. dollar rallied early Tuesday on news of interest rate reductions in Europe, but gave back i

Tue., Nov. 24, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Conference Board's consumer confidence index (1985 equals 100) fell to 96.3 in November from a 1

Shares in Bezek, Israel's national telecommunications company, may be floated on the New York Stock

The New York Insurance Exchange should have a clearer picture of its future by the end of February,

The U.S.-Arab Chambers of Commerce, formed in the 1970s during Mideast oil boom times, are adapting

Beginning Jan. 1, the U.S. government will begin to collect fees ranging from $1,075 to $4,300 for e