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Talks by the International Coffee Organization ended Monday night with no agreement on reintroducing

At the current rate of growth Malaysia will be the world's third largest cocoa producer by 1990, sai

The Soviet Union's crude oil and petroleum product exports to the West rebounded by just under 15 pe

March 3, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Swedish company, Petroscan AB, unveiled a new oil exploration technology it says constitutes a "

Saudi Arabia is determined to defend the $18 a barrel OPEC price, and oil industry executives said i

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' resolve to maintain oil prices at $18 a barrel de

Crude oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange strengthened substantially in heavy trading Tue

In a story published on Tuesday, March 3, on Boston Edison Co.'s efforts to hire a new management ex

Consumers and refiners are working in concert to hold down oil prices, a former chairman of the Orga

Egypt to Hold Prices Steady Until March 15CAIRO, Egypt - Egypt's crude oil export prices wil

A 21-year project to deepen the port of Stockton's ship channel is finished, port Director Alexande

A proposed $100 million cogeneration plant to be built in Syracuse may have to be fueled by oil inst

European oil companies are liable to be the principal beneficiaries in Angola as U.S. companies with

McDonnell Douglas To Increase WagesLONG BEACH, Calif. - After seven months of unsuccessful c

U.S. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige isn't that excited about a semiconductor industry plan to f

There were no fanfares or formal opening ceremonies when the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement

Two communities whose fortunes are tied to the space program are fighting to be the home of the nex

Canadian Parliament To Debate Free TradeParliament will debate freer trade later this month,

The Canadian government selected a Canadian builder for a giant icebreaker to help defend its disput

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to realign several air traffic routes - including one that

After two days of talks with China's senior leaders, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz said he w

Policy Issues and Economic Trends in U.S. and Foreign Steel Markets. A conference on how exchange ma

EC Steelmakers Plan Cuts in ProductionBRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community steelmakers ann

A survey by the Japanese Embassy in Washington showed 82 percent of U.S. legislators favoring a trad

Japan's jobless rate hit a record 3 percent in January, the highest level in 34 years, a Labor Minis

After two days of talks with China's senior leaders, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz said he w

On the back of a highly successful sales drive in Japan, a leading businessman is urging Hong Kong t

The growth in the number of foreign tourists visiting China slowed in 1986 for possibly the first ti

Across a campus square from the last Mao Tse-tung statue in Dalian, Chinese and U.S. experts are tra

GENERAL NEWS The government's index of economic indicators points away from future growth, f

NECO Sets Agreement For Power PurchasesNEWPORT, R.I. - Newport Electric Co. finalized an agr

The government has decided to allow hotels, cultural departments and halls to hold public dances for

Unocal Increases Solvent PricesUnocal Chemicals Division announced an increase of 12 cents a

Ferro Corp. announced two new business ventures to expand its composites operations. Ferro s

The state Public Service Commission has delayed until April 7 a hearing on whether to cancel the ope

Massachusetts could do without electricity generated by two controversial nuclear power plants if re

K-V Pharmaceutical Co. said it received Food and Drug Administration approval to market a cardiovasc

Trying to chart the future of energy-poor Italy in light of the Chernobyl disaster, government offic

Sen. Majority Leader Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., the most powerful coal industry proponent in Congress, wa