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Celanese Corp. announced the formation of Corporate Class Software Inc., a new subsidiary designed t

Postal Service AnnouncesAppointmentsThe United States Postal Service has announced t

Retail Sales Jumped 4.4 percentIn DecemberRetail sales in the United States, bolster

Supplies of distillate fuel oil declined marginally, while gasoline inventories rose substantially,

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

Long Island Lighting Co. filed a federal suit challenging the legality of New York state's and Suffo

Ansett Prepares to Bid For 49 percent Stake in AustralSYDNEY, Australia - Ansett, the Austra

Three men wearing Halloween masks held up a Federal Express terminal at gunpoint Monday afternoon an

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. today will unve

The Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee will have a lineup of two Republic

DOT Denies Petition On Electronic RecordersThe Department of Transportation has denied a pet

The investigation into the collision of an Amtrak train and three Conrail locomotives is trying to d

A local spokesman denied a report that BankAmerica Corp. of the United States had informally approa

Although the White House and Treasury have rejected a published report Wednesday that Washington wan

Japan's NEC to Build UK Production FacilityNEC Corp., Japan's largest manufacturer of semico

Either society will reform the tort liability system, or major insurance companies will abandon the

The flex rating system, a modified prior approval plan to permit commercial insurance rates to vary

A picnic basket of favorite foods and wines? Brie cheese, white wine and olives with an endive salad

OOCL Extends Service To Include New YorkOAKLAND, Calif. - Orient Overseas Container Line sai

The U.S. State Department reported there has been no progress in reaching an accommodation with Colo

The saga of attempts to collect outstanding funds from National Bank of Brunei enters a new chapter

Its general offices are in a house trailer here and its name is little-known outside the Shenandoah

Responding to a semiconductor industry study finding high miscarriage rates in certain jobs, America

AmTrans Plans Service AmTrans, a unit of Crowley Maritime Corp., announced plans to start a

GENERAL NEWS U.S. consumers were more confident in December than in many months, the Confere

Federal Express confirmed it has agreed to sell 1.3 million pounds a week of cargo capacity on its t

World gold production rose 5 percent in 1986 to 50.846 million troy ounces, and will increase every

Aetna International has convinced authorities in Taiwan to grant it an unrestricted license to sell

GOOD NEWS FOR SPOT COAL? Two new coal transportation contracts signed by Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.

Promising export news has emerged in the second half of the 1986-87 U.S. wheat marketing year after

NY Governor Names 5 To Power AuthorityALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Mario Cuomo named five me

Port Everglades Authority selected J.E.T. Technical Services as its design consultant on the constr

Potato Futures Volume Sets Record in LondonA total of 259,788 lots representing more than 10

Although the White House and Treasury have rejected a published report Wednesday that Washington wan

Canada's ambassador warned that his country faces dire consequences if it ignores protectionist pres

The Supreme Court unanimously approved attempts by national banks to conduct discount brokerage acti

Wednesday, January 14, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Will its bias toward the volatile U.S. insurance market at a time when other London-based insurers a

The coal industry isn't going to do a flip-flop celebrating the new royalty payment regulations prop

Bernard Pache, the new managing director of Charbonnages de France, the state coal company, will acc