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Canada's state-owned oil company, Petro-Canada, announced plans for a major development of the Terra

The Dallas-based independent, Triton Energy Corp., is expanding its African holdings. Last y

Auto workers in Detroit and farmers in Kansas are hurt by the less developed countries' trillion-dol

Iraq Claims Warplanes Hit Two Ships in GulfNICOSIA, Cyprus - Iraq said its warplanes hit two

The Coast Guard has called off a search for the Tuxpan, a Mexican-flag containership missing in the

On ship overtonnaging: Too many ships have been built by competing yards that could not see

Salvage workers Monday began their attempt to raise the half-submerged Herald of Free Enterprise, th

GENERAL NEWS Chrysler planned purchase of American Motors will provide the automaker with th

A headline on a story published on Feb. 24 should have read: IMC Agrees to Distribute Tenneco Feed M

Bank of France Cuts Intervention RatePARIS - The Bank of France cut its intervention rate to

Southeast Asian nations are looking at ways to steel themselves against restricted markets and other

The insurance liability for the ill-fated ferry Herald of Free Enterprise that capsized in the Engli

New bullish sentiment lifted the dollar to a four-week high against the deutsche mark Monday.

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Borrowing costs in Britain fell by 0.5 percentage point Monday, as the Bank of England acted to curb

A proposal by 28 major Japanese banks to form an offshore company to pool Third World loan claims i

India's Food Output To Fall Short of TargetNEW DELHI, India - India's 1986-87 (July-June) fo

Foreign air carriers lost their bid for Supreme Court review of U.S. air cargo rates they claimed we

Flying Tiger Schedules Asia-to-Europe FlightsFlying Tiger Line has inaugurated scheduled wes

Tesei Corp. Develops Heat Source ControllerA Japanese company has developed a heat source op

The windmill, a Dutch national symbol of this industrious nation's ability to harness nature, is mak

GENERAL NEWS Chrysler planned purchase of American Motors will provide the automaker with th

The capsizing of the ferry Herald of Free Enterprise Friday raised new questions about the safety of

French exports of wines and spirits in 1986 edged ahead to a new record figure, despite a drop in s

In the first program of its kind, the Japanese government selected Oregon to take part in a new prog

Concerted action by developing countries is essential to combat the collapse of commodity prices, d

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is working out a ''blueprint" aimed at ensuring lo

The fast-growing Hong Kong electronics sector must upgrade in technology and design or perish, a sen

Washington state revenue officials this week will ask that interstate shipping be exempted from a pr

PPG Industries Inc. agreed to sell its $50 million ethylene business to Houston-based Sterling Group

A feud between members of the wealthy Getty family, which appeared resolved two years ago, has been

Using a new indicator of trade performance, an Agriculture Department economist says the United Stat

American Electric Power System's 1,300-megawatt coal-fired Mountaineer Plant at New Haven, W.Va., w

Brazilian Finance Minister Dilson Funaro explained Brazil's debt problems to his Japanese counterpar

Sen. Joseph L. Bruno, Republican chairman of the New York Senate insurance committee, plans to hold

Product liability insurers of the U.S. tobacco industry are cheered by the U.S. Supreme Court's rece

The Superintendent of Insurance has filed a $140 million lawsuit against Frank B. Hall & Co. Inc. an

F.A. Graugnard Jr. received the industry's most coveted prize - the Dyer Memorial Award as "Sugar Ma

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Officials are moving to restore confidence in China's investment opportunities amid suggestions that