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Two Prudential Lines Inc. ships will be sold at bankruptcy auction Thursday, barring some last-minut

Economic depression in U.S. energy-producing areas could spread nationwide if the government does no

Only hours after reportedly coming to terms on the price of natural gas sales to Japan, the Indonesi

There would be no need for passage of protectionist trade legislation by the U.S. Congress if Japan

A negotiator for the U.S. State Department predicts greater competitive freedom for airlines in the

China hopes to close a contract to supply 300,000 metric tons of coking coal a year to Brazilian sta

Japanese Businesses Optimistic on RecoveryA Japanese government survey showed corporate expe

Stocks declined for the third trading session in a row Tuesday amid fears of rising interest rates a

Ravenfield Design Ltd. of Britain has come up with an advanced cranking simulator to measure viscosi

The Controversy Over the Importation of Gray Market Goods: Is a Resolution Forthcoming? Symposium sp

Second Union Strikes Australian Wheat PierSYDNEY, Australia - A work stoppage at the Glebe I

The Maritime Administration agreed to make good on another vessel linked to United States Lines Inc.

The Federal Maritime Commission's Bureau of Hearing Counsel isn't sure a request by British insurers

Americans may like foreign cars, but car-thieves prefer U.S. models, according to a Chicago company

Further OPEC Cuts Possible, Oteiba SaysABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The Organization of

Hostage Negotiations BEIRUT, Lebanon - The kidnappers of three Americans and an Indian are i

Another attempt is being made to change how the federal government regulates the rail industry and t

Sterling Drug Inc. reported net income for the fourth quarter of $45.1 million, or 77 cents a share,

Navy divers rescued 23 coal miners who had survived almost three days in a near-airless pocket of a

Amax Inc. Reports $49 Million LossGREENWICH, Conn. - Amax Inc. reported a net loss of $49.7

Wash. Authorities Seize Life Insurance CompanyLife Insurance Co. of America has been seized

Societe Generale, France's third-largest commercial bank, will be sold to the public later this year

The Commerce Department will report monthly foreign trade data about two weeks later than it has don

Brazilian officials are studying a complete or partial lifting of beef price restrictions as early a

The Uruguay Round of international trade liberalization talks entered a new phase Tuesday with the f

The Australian gold boom continues to surge and is exceeding the most optimistic predictions of last

For the fourth quarter of 1986, Canadian Pacific Ltd. reported an operating profit of C$92 million,

Sailing westward across the North Atlantic are ships bearing multimillion- dolla r cargoes of contai

Productivity at most U.S. cargo terminals would benefit from a dose of private enterprise, says Chri

Two weeks after being elected president of the National Cattlemen's Association, Jack Dahl will leav

An executive at Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island says the small shipyard expects to rebid for a

Unocal Corp. will begin passing through a 0.2 cents a gallon federal ''Superfund" charge on all gaso

The Soviet Union is encouraging joint ventures with Western companies, U.S. companies included, to d

Experts urged the Indonesian government to adopt legislation to protect computer software against co

Two U.S. studios have signed a major television licensing agreement with China's only national telev

European Community agriculture ministers Tuesday agreed to spend $3.7 billion to dispose of nearly a

Truck Council Seeks Formation of New GroupThe Private Truck Council of America invited the P

Nylon Film Market SurgePredictedThe market for biaxially nylon oriented film is pred

Shares of Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Corp. changed hands for the first time Tuesday at 1.6 milli

China Province Reaps Record Grain HarvestJINAN, China - China's Shandong province harvested