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Ill. Soybean Processor Focuses on ExportsSoybean processor, Archer Daniels Midland Co., has

U.S. shoe technology has transformed a factory here from obscurity to national prominence, though th

Tourism is the third largest foreign currency earner for Hong Kong and drove hotel occupancy to a cl

China's first locally formed tax consultancy is trying to help foreign investors befuddled by comple

Air Canada will begin regularly scheduled service to South America now that Canada and Venezuela hav

The Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday heard four Wisconsin paper mills argue for freight rebate

Commerce Secretary C. William Verity warned Japan Tuesday that its continued reluctance to slash its

An antitrust suit by Topgallant Group against Sea-Land Corp. underscores the conflicts in the govern

Aviation safety programs would be crippled if automatic federal spending cuts take effect this Frida

Electric Bills Highest In Chicago, New YorkChicago residents paid about eight times as much

On July 1, 1997, the Union Jack - first unfurled in 1841 by Capt. John Elliot of the Royal Navy - wi

A series of strike-caused flight cancellations Monday at Rome's main international airport began wha

A House subcommittee is slated to begin drafting product liability reform legislation today that wil

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Short-term market shares for a major anti-hypertensive drug - worth as much as $350 million a year -

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. reduced the size of the electric rate increase it is seeking from the sta

Ronald Torres is behind bars and his boat is in the Atlantic Ocean. At the bottom. His attor

The 27,401-deadweight-ton Kuwaiti tanker Ras al Barshah will be renamed the Sandgate under the U.K.

In a story appearing on these pages Nov. 13, a memorandum by American President Lines Ltd. is meant

Unisys Defense Systems announced a $40 million, two year contract to provide data processing support

Navistar International Transportation Corp. revved up its huge production power last month to put a

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

The United Shipowners of America, a lobbying group representing five major U.S.-flag ocean carriers,

Fred W. Friendly, the former president of CBS News, believes the public still trusts the insurance i

Japanese TV System Inadequate, EC SaysA new high-quality television system being developed i

The World Bank will release a handbook today designed to guide developingcountr ies through the Urug

Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. said Tuesday the collapse on Wall Street took a heavy toll on the investment

A recent vote by Brazil's constitutional convention limiting President Jose Sarney to a four-year te

The long lines at gas stations - a familiar sight when fuel prices tripled during the energy crises

A new air freight forwarder has entered the highly competitive industry, and the company is being ru

Banco de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina's third-largest bank, will open its first office in th

Donald S. Greif will become vice president and general manager, industrial starch division, National

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

Virginia Power, Richmond, Va., experienced strong growth in electricity sales across the board, with

Sea-Land Corp. bought five former United States Lines containerships at auction for $80 million Tues

Agriculture Department officials say the Soviet Union has bought an additional 450,000 metric tons o

Diebold Inc. and Philips International B.V., Eindhoven, the Netherlands, have signed a new five-year

The International Monetary Fund announced the creation of a special financial account for Bolivia, t

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has labored long and hard, and once again, it has brought

Pemex, US Negotiating Oil Supply ContractMexico is negotiating to renew a contract to sell 6