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Ernest Saunders, ousted Guinness PLC chairman and chief executive, was charged Thursday with attempt

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to permit BioTechnica International Inc., Camb

2 Groups Seeking Ban Of On-Job SmokingTwo public health groups, claiming the lives of tens o

A majority of the International Trade Commission will urge President Reagan to continue import prote

Beeba's Creations Settles LawsuitBeeba's Creations Inc., an importer and wholesale distribut

UK Investors Line Up For Rolls Royce SharesLONDON - More than 1.25 million people applied fo

Civil servants, bank employees and factory workers staged strikes Thursday, demanding immediate wage

Chinese officials broke a long silence Thursday by vowing to take "stern measures" against people de

Continuing its emphasis on interest rates, the stock market fluctuated nervously Thursday as investo

Stanford R. Ovshinsky, president of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. claims that scientists in the com

The U.S. dollar edged cautiously higher Thursday as the market awaited the results of the Treasury a

Truck companies and shippers will continue to mitigate electronic transmission headaches with the on

Akzo Chemie Raises PriceOf MonomersAkzo Chemie America is raising all selling prices

That great American invention, the theme park, has burst upon an astonished Hong Kong. Until

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has announced a multimillion-dollar expansion of its specialty amine

The House Ways and Means Committee is expected to act promptly on textile and footwear import quotas

Higher costs of clothing, shelter, medical care and restaurant meals sent consumer prices up by 0.5

The New York Insurance Exchange Inc. announced that Joseph La Monte has joined its staff to assist i

The New York Insurance Exchange Inc. is starting to develop long-term goals following the close of i

Francis L. Gracon was appointed vice president, personnel, of Sea-Land Corp., and will oversee corpo

A strike of about 4,500 electrical workers at a General Electric Co. plant will last at least past t

An economic research group is advocating numerous changes in the way employers and the government de

GENERAL NEWS Corporate restructuring in the 1980s has been painful but it helped make U.S. c

The surety industry paid out $1.1 billion in claims on premiums of $1.25 billion in 1986, producing

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to review a

Transco Energy Co. reported a consolidated net loss for the first quarter of $69.5 million, compared

More than 150 tons of Washington-grown asparagus is being featured in 300 Japanese groceries as the

It has gotten considerably easier for business travelers to land reasonably priced air fares since

The shakeout under way in the air courier industry should wind down by the 1990s, resulting in the v

Milk is the most valuable agriculture commodity in Washington state, once again replacing wheat for

SP Hopes to Open Coastal Route in Calif.SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Southern Pacific Railroad

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

For the week ended April 25, piggyback freight hauled by the nation's major railroads totaled 96,304

The Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board Options Exchange Thursday announced they have begun

Pratt & Lambert Inc. announced first quarter net income up a record 35.8 percent to $864,000, or 29

GENERAL NEWS Corporate restructuring in the 1980s has been painful but it helped make U.S. c

Worms have occupied a tiny, relatively unknown but certainly not lowly niche in international trade

UAE Could Ignore OPEC Output LimitsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates wi

ERA, Skywest Join Air Cargo SystemANNAPOLIS, Md. - ERA Helicopters Inc. and Skywest Airlines

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