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Top Stories The Shipping Act of 1984 is eliciting applause from some in the maritime industr

NRC Staff Claims Rules Change Is LegalA proposed rules change that could enable the Nuclear

The effect of any U.S. embargo of Iranian crude oil and other products is likely to be only symbolic

Enron to Shut Down Oil Trade SubsidiaryEnron Corp. said that a group of employees broke comp

A new oil and gas find off Indonesia's far western Sumatra island is reported by the state energy mo

Production of plastics resins totaled 4.116 billion pounds in August, a 0.4 percent increase over Ju

The tight supply of U.S. coking coal for export caught South Korea's national steelworks, Pohang Iro

1 Dead in Fire, Blasts At Ohio Chemical PlantTROY, Ohio - Fire in a tank of molten plastic a

M&T Chemicals Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Viking Chemical Co.

W.R. Grace & Co. announced that it has entered into an agreement to increase its ownership of Nation

National Starch Increases PricesBRIDGEWATER, N.J. - The Resins and Specialty Chemicals Divis

Merck & Co., a New Jersey pharmaceutical giant, said Wednesday it will give away what Sen. Edward M.

Monday's stock market crash may turn out to be a boon for a number of cash- rich chemical companies,

American Petrofina Income IncreasesAmerican Petrofina Inc.'s third-quarter net income rose t

Arco Chemical Co. has agreed with EniChem SpA to form joint venture companies to manufacture and mar

Worms Agencies Inc. and Jokelson Inc., both French-owned maritime service companies, are joining to

American President Lines Ltd. has given up its efforts to be allowed to provide temporary service in

S. Korean Steelmaker Considers ExpansionSEOUL, South Korea - Pohang Iron and Steel Co. is co

A fifth special economic zone is under consideration by Chinese officials, who say they are determin

Heavy trading volume overwhelmed the Pacific Stock Exchange's computerized order system for the seco

Jean-Claude Paye, secretary-general of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, sai

The Canadian government will soon announce its opposition to the proposed sale of massive quantities

The stock market crunch is also squeezing the buyer of insurance products linked to the rise and fal

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. on Wednesday said its earnings declined 2 percent in the third quarte

The United States needs a warning as dramatic as the Soviet launch of Sputnik to jar it into action

Sanraku of Tokyo Buys Markham VineyardsSANTA ROSA, Calif. - Sanraku of Tokyo, which recently

The first-ever business mission from the city-state of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates arrives in

A man authorities said was negotiating on behalf of Chinese diplomats pleaded innocent this week to

The report on the federal budget deficit for the just-concluded fiscal year is being delayed until n

Hard work, research, cultural sensitivity and quality manufacturing are the keys to U.S. export grow

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Sir William Ryrie, International Finance Corp. executive vice president, warned that the crisis on w

AIR CARGO The Frankfurt Airport freight director is calling for a freight dedicated airport

U.S. automakers scheduled the assembly of 156,228 cars in domestic factories this week, Ward's Autom

Raines Is President Of Railroad Coal UnitsNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. named Robert

U.S. companies may have illegally shipped numerically controlled machine tools to the Soviet Union f

The U.S. dollar rebounded at midday Thursday on rumors of dollar-buying by the Federal Reserve, but

Tokyo bankers welcome the advent of Japan's commercial paper market at the end of this month, althou

Bank of Japan Chief Worried About PricesTOKYO - Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita said T

American Express Bank Ltd. announced the formation of a new company, Amtrade Partners SA, Geneva, wh