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U.S. factories, utilities and mines operated at 80.5 percent of capacity in July, after adjustment f

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Four Southeast Asian countries pledged to streamline customs procedures from early next year in hope

It reads like an unfinished cheer: hip, hip . . . but no hooray. The Reagan administration'

An explosion ripped through a chemical storage warehouse near Seoul's Kimpo International Airport, k

Long-promised plans to privatize petrochemicals are finally under way, but no one is yet very sure h

Today's port industry is operating in an environment that is rapidly changingbecause of auto

Unlike earlier highway builders, Joseph A. Sullivan says that today, active cooperation between road

Pratt & Whitney's JT8D engine series enjoys among the best reputations in the airline industry and p

Police Monday searched offices of Japan Air Lines trying to obtain material evidence of criminal res

A U.S. insurance company has sold its assets in a Jamaican firm to a local conglomerate. It

Problems Beset Building Prior to CollapseHARTFORD, Conn. - The L'Ambiance Plaza apartment bu

Todd Shipyards Corp. and its Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. subsidiary filed Monday for protection fro

The cost of heating a home in northern Alaska can get pretty steep in the winter, so some people thi

Frank's Fuel, North Tarrytown, N.Y., was sold Friday to Original Consumers Oil Heating Corp., Bronx,

One black worker was killed and two were injured in fighting between supporters and opponents of a s

Some coal industry sources see new market opportunities being created in Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s dec

Union Carbide Corp. and Indian legal representatives are expected to begin negotiating interim relie

The Agriculture Department served notice recently that it isn't running fly- by-night hotels for bir

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

An official of Mack Trucks Inc. said the company hoped for a speedy ruling in a court hearing set fo

Canadian Airlines Offer Discounted FaresCanada's three major airlines are cutting the cost o

August 17, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

Crude Oil Prices Slide On NY Futures MartCrude oil prices took a dive on the New York Mercan

A proposed restructuring of Public Service Co. of New Mexico has been met by stiff opposition from t

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

49 Japanese Banks Lend to World BankTOKYO - A group of 49 Japanese local banks agreed to len

Indonesia's Peanut Use Offers Potential for USIndonesia offers some possibilities as a major

While consumers, governments and securities buyers have raised their credit demands through much of

Gas Explosion Kills 25 Miners in ChinaA gas explosion in a southwest China coal mine last Mo

A unit of Ashland Oil Inc., Ashland, Ky., will pay a $125,000 penalty for endangering underground dr

Wanted: individual with "exceptional talent, vision, values and commitment - to conduct historic ven

Interest rate swap volume rose to a record $57.4 billion in the first quarter of 1987, according to

Taiwan legislators and business leaders are trying to organize a boycott of U.S. goods as a dozen Am

Honda to Increase N. American OutputHonda Motor Co. is planning to boost its annual North Am

Passenger car exports to the United States dropped by 13.7 percent during the first six months of th

Carbide Plans Relief For Victims in BhopalBHOPAL, India - Union Carbide Corp., the U.S.-base

C. William Verity, as the next commerce secretary, may face some early hard decisions given the back

Brazil and Mexico, Latin America's two economic giants, began rare presidential-level talks here on

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection's Land Information Program fielded 500 inquiries