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

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

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

President Reagan's press conference was billed in advance by analysts as a high-stakes performance i

The Japanese government has decided to buy two Boeing 747 jumbo jets to be used by government leade

Reduced consumer spending tied to this week's stock market crash could depress earnings for some tru

Mayor Dianne Feinstein chided Congress for its temporary scuttling of plans to base the USS Missouri

CONTINENTAL CORP., The Travelers, Kemper Group and Marsh & McLennan Cos. were among the major insure

Stock prices tumbled again Thursday despite a cut in the prime rate. Massive selling orders

Knight-Ridder Inc. earned $33.4 million, or 57 cents a share, in the third quarter, vs. $31.48 milli

Customer demand may lead shipowners to build ships with speeds of up to 30 knots by the end of the c

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The U.S. Customs Service stepped in moments before American outboard motors were to be transferred i

A freight-only airport free of night flying restrictions will almost certainly have to be built in E

Pacific Coast Council of Customs Brokers & Forwarders Associations. Annual convention and western ca

Allwaste Inc. has agreed to acquire all the stock and ongoing business of a tank-trailer cleaning co

TNT U.K., the British arm of the Australian-based transport group, has issued a major challenge to t

Trading on Carolina Freight Corp.'s common stock was halted on the New York Stock Exchange at 1:11 p

The Suriname Aluminum Co. said its smelter in the South American nation, shut down in February, will

With the devastating loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger last year, the burgeoning satellite insura

The government imposed a record $5.11 million fine against contractors Thursday in the April collaps

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

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.

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

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

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

The Delaware River seaport industry has been a "political football" for too long, says a former port

Waterfront authorities are questioning a Newark stevedoring company about $199,231 in checks the com

Property/casualty policyholder surpluses fell an estimated $10 billion since July, said Daniel J. Mc

Why would 75 people come out in the pouring rain on a recent Sunday without pay, some from hundreds

Caribbean stock markets are warily watching this week's developments on international exchanges, fea