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A high-level meeting of U.S. and EC officials is set for Jan. 23-24 here in an attempt to solve a di

Officials from Brazil, Colombia and six other leading coffee-producing countries are to meet in Lond

India: Carbide Knew Of Gas Leak PotentialBHOPAL, India - The government charged Wednesday th

A pump designed to circulate the blood of heart attack victims temporarily while their own damaged o

Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Corp. is accused of mishandling cancer-causing chemicals in a 10-count ci

Tennessee Valley Authority coal purchasing officials sound confident they've locked up a sweet deal

Ministers of three of the world's largest tin producers will meet in Singapore Friday for another ro

Just how long the final chapter in the Life and Adventures of JSP will be is still a matter of conce

Pennzoil Products Co. purchased the assets of Seagull Refining Co., including its 8,000-barrel-a-day

No Plans in Offing For March OPEC MeetThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has

The stock market extended its 1987 rally through a fourth day Wednesday as the Dow Jones industrial

Sales of cars, trucks and combined units all set new records in 1986, Toyota Motor Sales USA said.

Nearly 500 space shuttle jobs are expected to be cut by April in the wake of last July's announced d

New austerity measures being implemented by Cuba will have only a marginal impact on the country's d

Belgium Increases Discount Rate to 8.5 percentBRUSSELS, Belgium - The National Bank raised i

A Federal Maritime Commission staff counsel believes the agency has the authority to issue a cease-a

United States Lines Inc. says it hopes to save approximately $333,000 a year by using an outside com

Rep. Mario Biaggi, a Democratic congressman from New York, flatly denied any wrongdoing related to p

Wall Street has made its first major investment in the New York Insurance Exchange. And in a

Colgate-Palmolive Co. announced that its Kendall health care subsidiary has completed the acquisiti

Japanese oil companies said contracts for January imports of Saudi Arabian crude oil have been cut 2

Clark Hoyt, news editor of Knight-Ridder's Washington Bureau for the past two years, was named chief

Agriculture subsidies worldwide stand "a good chance" of being phased outbecause of U.S. leg

The Australian government has taken a positive step to further the "Aussie ships for Aussie cargoes"

Marsh & McLennan Inc. acquired a New York-based insurance brokerage firm that specializes in providi

The first lawsuits stemming from Sunday's fatal Amtrak-Conrail crash were filed Tuesday. And

Wednesday, January 7, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar rose against most foreign currencies except the yen Wednesday on massive central ban

Movers Diversifying Into New BusinessesALEXANDRIA, Va. - Household goods moving companies ar

The guessing game as to who will be the next merger partners in the heavy- truck industry is a serio

Analysts split over whether heavy trading in the stock of Navistar International Corp. may mean bett

Atlantic States Association of Rail Shippers meeting, Jan. 8, Philadelphia Hershey Hotel, Philadelph

West Germany's price-adjusted gross national product rose an estimated 2.5 percent in 1986, falling

A prominent Canadian banker stressed the need for international cooperation on all global trade, fin

Some 400 furniture artisans in Concordia, Mexico, are busy producing hand- crafted furniture for U.S

Most of the crew of a freighter registered in Greece went on strike for payment of back wages and co

Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis will ask state Legislature approval to fund a $1.6 million state

Japanese Oil Tanker Hit in Persian GulfTOKYO A Japanese oil tanker traveling in the Persi

It's no secret the CNW Corp. would like to merge its rail unit with a larger carrier, but those plan

SPI Plans SeminarIn FebruaryA special seminar to help exhibitors derive optimum resu