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Three times in the past week, the marble halls of Congress provided the stage for scenes in the cont

IC Industries, which is spinning off its Illinois Central Gulf Railroad unit to shareholders, has be

Despite the U.S. dollar's gains of more than two yen since Monday, foreign exchange dealers here sti

Stock prices rose sharply Wednesday, as the market posted its first broad- based gain since Monday's

A clerk for the largest state employee union, the Civil Service Employees Association, and six other

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for new clinical trials of ribavirin, a drug wh

Efforts by a group of subsidized ocean bulk carriers to get additional payments for higher fuel cost

The port of Oakland, which is considering developing a biotechnology research center, has called a m

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Hong Kong has rejected a U.S. suggestion that it boost the value of its currency against the dollar.

Northeast Utilities, Berlin, Conn., said Wednesday that its Connecticut Light & Power Co. subsidiary

The Interstate Commerce Commission Wednesday heard management and labor debate how much labor protec

U.S. soybean farmers will resist any European Community move to squeeze U.S. soybean and soymeal imp

The U.S. dollar pushed higher Wednesday, reversing an earlier decline, after the Federal Reserve sup

The government will ensure that all the country's creditor banks are able to sign a debt reschedulin

When Ollie Swenson and his fellow Swedes sat down to their traditional crayfish feasts the past two

President Reagan's about-face on budget talks with Congress quickly led to meetings between his top

Insurers have started quoting higher rates this week for both ships and cargoes trading in the Persi

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The Philippine Securities & Exchange Commission has approved in principle new futures contracts in c

The stock market's crash will soon start hindering the broader economy, and the risk of a recession

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

Plunging stock prices forced Circle Express Inc. to cancel its planned acquisition of Overland Expre

Steel production rose to 1.794 million tons in the week ended Oct. 17, an increase of 0.1 percent fr

Chlor/Alkali Plant Ready for TestingSTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours

Venezuela's energy minister warned that another oil price collapse could ensue if "consistent and ex

Prices of country debt in the secondary market have stabilized, after recent declines, as increased

A major decline in the U.S. economy would likely cost Republicans the 1988 presidential election, po

New York City's five pension funds suffered a "gargantuan" loss because of the stock market's record

Conferences to Air L'Ambiance Plaza DataThe U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administrati

Whirlpool, Vitro Eye Mexican Joint VentureBENTON HARBOR, Mich. - Whirlpool Corp. said it is

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National railroads are flocking to a new clearinghouse designed to check the creditworthiness of shi

Court Rules Against NJ In Construction CaseTRENTON, N.J. - The state Supreme Court ordered N

Franchise Exposition Set for PhoenixThe International Franchise Association will hold a two-

California agricultural exporters should look to free trade talks, minor changes in foreign import r

West Germans in general reacted relatively calmly to Wall Street's free fall on Monday. On T

In spite bullish production forecasts, a shakeout among Japanese makers of advanced ceramics appears

Blue chip stocks in the chemical industry were affected as severely by the stock market plunge on Mo

South Georgia Natural Gas Co. said it will ask federal regulators for permission to operate as an "o