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David S. Ruder, the new director of the Securities & Exchange Commission, says he plans to be the ag

Silver Sea-Land containers already fill the United States Lines terminal here, the bright red "S" in

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Stratus Computer Inc. said it has sold five large computer systems to commercial and government user

Lines Agree to Boost Bunker Cost SurchargeMember lines of the United States Atlantic and Gul

Olin Corp. has completed the second phase of a multimillion-dollar debottlenecking project that will

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Philadelphia Electric Co. submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission a list of improvements

The Environmental Protection Agency, citing the risk of cancer and kidney damage, has banned the use

Paladin Fuel Technology Inc., Louisville, Ky., said it has reached an agreement with a consortium of

Another risk management tool became available to oil distributors in late June when the New York Mer

Southern Pacific Train Derails in CaliforniaREDDING, Calif. - Two Southern Pacific train cre

The Argentine austral is severely under siege, as inflation surges steadily upward. The new

Booklet Helps Traders With Exchange RatesNew financial products designed to help protect an

Emery Reports 2nd Quarter Loss WILTON, Conn. - Emery Air Freight Corp. reported a second qua

The opening of an airline terminal hardly qualifies as news to business travelers, except perhaps wh

A London newspaper said Wednesday that Iran appealed secretly to Kuwait to suspend the reflagging of

Three Kuwaiti tankers were at anchor outside the Persian Gulf Thursday, waiting to hoist the U.S. fl

A Massachusetts lawmaker has filed a bill aimed at stopping General Dynamics Corp. from breaking up

Dome Petroleum Ltd. said it has defaulted on nearly all its loans because some of its lenders were u

Current long-term care insurance policies are not a good buy, a House subcommittee concluded after s

Senate OKs Nominee To Nuclear CommissionKenneth C. Rogers of New Jersey has been confirmed b

New Jersey may be culturally and geographically remote from Malawi, Yemen, Somalia, South Korea and

Amid fears that the U.K. economy was over-heating, the Bank of England forced British banks to raise

The U.S. imported 19,402 short tons of sugar, raw value, during the week ended July 25, the U.S. Dep

AVIATION Australia's Qantas posts a record profit, despite "dumping" by U.S. airlines. 5BNo

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An integrated management system from Britain provides real-time data-logging and display, animated m

Congress Wrangles Over Debt CeilingCongressional talks continued Thursday in an attempt to f

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., stepped forward Thursday to lead the opposition in the House Energy and

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The sinking of the submarine USS Bullhead with all hands was overshadowed by the atomic bombing of

Business phone costs have fallen about one-fifth since the 1984 breakup of the Bell System, somewhat

President Reagan is not getting his choice of a veteran House Republican aide to become the chief en

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

Citibank Weighs Swaps in ChileSANTIAGO, Chile - Citibank is evaluating a series of debt-for-

Robert V. Delaney has joined the Washington, D.C.-headquartered accounting firm of Ernst & Whinney a

Attorney General Traveling to ChinaU.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III will travel to Chin

A U.S. garment company is the first participant in a Jamaican government program to exchange parts o

Washington state officials are balking at the prospect of toughening the state's anti-takeover laws