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South Korea's Yukong Ltd. has chosen the M.W. Kellogg Co., an engineering contractor, to design and

Miles Laboratories Inc. is introducing a new Extra Strength Alka-Seltzer that combines more aspirin

Farm Machinery Output Hit Record Low in '86The production of tractors and other farm machine

The average U.S. factory worker earned as much as $9 for every dollar paid a worker in South Korea i

Tennessee Valley Authority purchased coal for the John Sevier, Kingston and Widows Creek steam plan

The Hudson River Pilots Association has scaled back in recent years, reflecting the industry trend t

Two leading experts on China offered different assessments concerning the impact of political troubl

S. Calif. Air Controllers Hid Evidence of ErrorsSANTA ANA, Calif. - Controllers at Southern

Foreign investment is important to Mexican industrial development and creation of jobs but is not th

The dollar's plunge to a six-year low against the Deutsche mark this week has left West German expor

American Transport Line's decision to start a container service to South America could have signific

The wintertime doldrums disappeared from this quiet farm town after a small army of well drillers ro

Scientists have shown for the first time that certain bacteria can be used to transfer foreign genes

Some of the planned changes in the London Metal Exchange's trading practices look unlikely to be in

Nakasone in Poland WARSAW, Poland - Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan was to begin a

Sears, Roebuck & Co. and the C.P. Group of Bangkok, Thailand said Sears World Trade Inc. reached agr

With harvesting of the 1986-87 Australian crop nearing completion, wheat producers in this country

SC Electric & Gas Told To File Rate ReductionCOLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina Electric & Gas

Maritime Safety and Security Conference. Sponsored by Eletson Corp., Piraeus Marine Club, Naftiliaki

U.S. industry's competitiveness will decline even further if Congress passes protectionist legislati

The insurance industry is hopping mad at the Department of Transportation for denying a petition aim

The U.S. energy industry's fondest dream of 1986 is coming true in the new year: members of the worl

Most oil companies involved on the Norwegian continental shelf have been careful to avoid criticizin

European spot oil prices rose by about 25 cents a barrel Thursday, makinggains over the week

Chevron Chemical Co. announced plans to shut down and mothball its ammonia fertilizer plant at Pasc

After what government officials describe as "10 months of hard bargaining," the International Moneta

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The Bundesbank seems unlikely to agree to an early cut in West German interest rates, despite growin

One of Britain's largest but lowest-profile trading and service groups is reorganizing its Far Easte

Israeli authorities decided to suspend negotiations with China for thepurchase of coal.<

Jacksonville believes it now has the plan developed that will save the port's lucrative but threate

British exporters expect new U.S. markets to open up as a result of the recent realignment of the wo

If you think it's hard to find the job that suits you, consider Robert Kress. He waited 15 years bef

Peter J. Brix, chief executive officer of Knappvon Corp., a Portland-based towboat operation, was na

Representatives of international shipping interests proposed to the U.N. secretary-general that a Un

The U.S. dollar steadied Thursday in relatively quiet trading after its hectic, week-long fall again

Fertilzer ConsumptionFalls 6 percentDomestic consumption of fertilizer products was

The Procter & Gamble Co. plans to consolidate all of its Richardson-Vicks operations in Connecticut

Current problems with the acceptance of EC powdered milk by Brazilian consumers due to radiation lev

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