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Cigna Corp., the large Philadelphia-based insurance company, said Monday it has sold its South Afric

U.S. beer companies may have a crack at a new market if, as expected, Iceland lifts its 55-year-old

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South Korea is one of the world's most densely populated countries and demands on its transportation

A federal judge in Texas Wednesday asserted jurisdiction over the strike against the Galveston Wharv

Omani Oil Minister Said Ahmed al-Shanfari was quoted Wednesday as saying Oman will maintain a reduce

U.S. construction executives reacted with outrage upon learning that Japan's new administration appa

The Group of Seven industrialized nations may meet soon after announcement of a plan to cut the U.S.

General Motors Corp. took a look at Roger Penske's track record and decided he had a better idea.

Providers of electronic data interchange (EDI) software have begun firing preliminary marketing salv

Japan Air Lines, the country's largest international carrier, became fully privatized Wednesday afte

Statewide and regional average heating oil prices recorded their smallest increases since early Octo

Crown Central Petroleum Corp.'s $76 million of single B-minus rated convertible preferred stock has

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's unexpectedly high estimates of 1987 domestic sugar production a

GE Plastics has targeted polymer applications requiring thermal performance over 200 degrees Celsius

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

China is stepping up pressure on Japan over the Japanese government's suspension of machinery and eq

The U.S. dollar declined in moderate trading Wednesday, reflecting negative comments on the budget-c

It was intended primarily as a cultural and educational exchange program based in part on the flower

Neste, the Finnish trading company, concluded its 1987 oil trading crude quota of 28 million barrels

Bergesen d.y., a large Norwegian shipping group, is among the shipping companies on a short list for

De Havilland Unveils Plans for New AircraftDe Havilland Canada is examining the prospects of

The Department of Transportation believes the Federal Maritime Commission has and should assert regu

Six months after acquiring the bankrupt private Italian cargo and cruise line Lauro, new owner Star

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan confronted and rejected the recent impression that the Treas

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

Deputy Prime Minister Chung In-young said Wednesday South Korea will try to ease trade friction by c

Ford Motor Co.'s World of Ford exposition in Detroit's Renaissance Center is a world of fun.

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Coal industry advisers to the secretary of Energy still can't agree on a report estimating how much

As part of the Environmental Protection Agency's war on air pollution, the agency expects to use a n

Japan's Fair Trade Commission will report next week on its review of Japanese soda ash trade practic

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, said the involvement of his committee and

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

Citizens concerned about tax-supported ports are again raising the question of how and to what exten

ICC to Investigate Tank Car Moving FeesThe Interstate Commerce Commission agreed to investig

CN Rail has announced plans to extend its fast intermodal service, known as Laser, to Canada's west

Supplies of key petroleum products ran counter to normal seasonal trends last week, with distillate

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