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U.S. and Canadian oil field chemical consumption has improved in 1987, causing U.S. production chemi

Rohm & Haas Co. has signed a letter of intent to sell its Hydranautics subsidiary to Nitto Denko Tec

The Argentine government has appointed a new board at the state oil corporation, Yacimientos Petroli

For the first time in more than a year, officials of oil service companies - among the hardest hit b

Consumers Power Co. will import natural gas from a Canadian supplier for the first time starting in

While International Business Machines Corp. is working with semiconductor companies to push for gove

Struggling Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd. has withdrawn its deposit forpurchase of two advan

The House passed the final version of major bank reform legislation Monday. The bill, rewrit

The roll call confirmed what many had suspected for weeks: there would be a Senate trade bill.

An Illinois exporter of breeding cattle put together a $1 million business deal with Taiwan after mu

Skywinder Ltd., a British company, is offering a new system for high-level work that bridges the gap

Iran said Monday it was starting naval maneuvers in the Strait of Hormuz and warned ships and aircra

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

Cigna Corp. put two insurance operations on the auction block because they don't fit in with the com

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development agreed to a new strategy on global debt Monda

Aviation Shipments Fall 27 percent, Exports GainShipments of general aviation aircraft decli

Sen. John B. Breaux, D-La., appealed to his fellow senators to support the removal of concessions on

United Airlines' much-ballyhooed Terminal of Tomorrow at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport open

Queen Elizabeth II formally opened the 77 million ($122 million) light railroad system built to car

The Federal Maritime Commission has ruled for a second time that the International Longshoremen's As

Egypt's drive to expand milling capacity will cut demand for imported wheat flour in the 1987-88 (Ju

The National Union of Mineworkers said an estimated 200,000 black gold and coal miners will walk off

Tokyo is the most expensive market for office space in the world, followed by London, New York, Hong

Calif. Deal to Create New Wine CompanyA complicated transaction combining Los Angeles-based

Bond prices fell in early trading Monday as the market reacted negatively to the latest turmoil in t

Oxford Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Oxford Energy Co., agreed to sell up to6,000 tons annual

Lincoln National Reports GainFORT WAYNE, IND. - Lincoln National Corp., a multiline insuranc

982.5 (Aug. 3) Previous day - 976.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lon

The nation increased its efficiency in producing goods and services at an annual rate of 1.4 percent

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

The decision by French courts declaring illegal a planned strike by pilots and flight technicians of

US, Japan Start Talks On Economic SanctionsThe United States and Japan begin talks today on

Three of United States Lines' laid-up Econships, the largest containerships ever built, reportedly h

Panic buying drove crude oil prices higher on the world's major exchanges Monday, following new thre

At the governor's request, the insurance regulator in Rhode Island is developing a policy life and h

LOS ANGELES DISTRICT - PAPERLESS CARGO RELEASE TEST. Effective Aug. 10, the Los Angeles District wil

Despite renewed tensions in the Middle East, the dollar traded in a fairly narrow range on world mar

The United States has expanded a chemical exports embargo against Iran, Iraq and Syria, saying the t

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China is going forward with an ambitious, US$1 billion-plus effort to turn this fishing village bare