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A full-time program executive should be appointed to oversee New York's hazardous waste site cleanup

While some insurance people may be uneasy under the roving eye of a Congress still looking for more

Health-care needs for the nation's elderly will rise dramatically at the dawn of the 21st century as

Chernobyl, South Africa, Brazil and OPEC were big names in futures trading during 1986, a year marke

The U.S. dollar continued its week-long decline Friday, testing a six-year low against the deutsche

A consumer group has accused the Department of Transportation of failing to pursue auto recall cases

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

Exports of Indonesian natural rubber in 1987 are expected to bounce back from this year's slump, tha

The Soviet Union's first solar power station went into commercial service in the Ukraine, the Tass n

WORLD BANK ECUADOR - $31 million for improved water service in Guayaquil. The loan is for 17

December in Greece is when the politicians join battle over the economy, in the context of the annua

Zhao to Visit Pakistan BEIJING - Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang said he expects to visit Pakist

Almost a third of Soviet enterprises have failed to meet their contract commitments under the nation

A Costa Rican furniture maker used the United States' Caribbean investment program to sell overseas

Distrigas of Massachusetts Corp. received a shipment of liquefied natural gas when the British-regis

Negotiations between Long Island Lighting Co. and New York state officials are continuing as the Jan

U.S. drivers reaped a windfall savings of more than $25.5 billion this year while the world's oil pr

The $18-a-barrel goal of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is only a minimum price s

Saudi King Appoints Minister of PetroleumRIYADH, Saudi Arabia - King Fahd issued a royal dec

Endangered by a dramatically dwindling domestic market, oil field equipment makers are expanding the

Rescue officials called off a search Friday for three missing crewmen from an Icelandic freighter th

Faced with plummeting earnings in 1986, Elf Gabon, the offshoot of France's state-controlled Elf Aqu

Industry analysts hope Argentina and Holland are on the way to settling their lengthy dispute over d

The weekly general freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent

The Emergency Planning and Community-Right-to-Know Act of 1986 is a separate act that became law whe

Allegations that British civil servants in charge of policing giant takeovers may have engaged in il

Sen. Jack Danforth, the Missouri Republican relinquishing the chairmanship of the Senate Commerce Co

With the coming of the deregulation of London's financial markets, known familiarly as "The Big Bang

The New York Power Authority's Niagara Project produced more hydroelectric power this year than in a

Hurt by declining productivity, a worsening labor shortage and rising production costs, the Hungaria

The Fluorocarbon Co. announced the purchase of the Fluid Components division of Nacom Industries.

Crompton & Knowles Corp., a producer and marketer of specialty chemicals and equipment, announced it

December 24, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Hydrochloric Acid Market FirmsThe market for hydrochloric acid is reported to be getting str

FMC Corp. announced the sale of the assets of its chlorine/caustic business based in Squamish, Briti

Minden Oil Operating Under a New NameBLUE BELL, Pa. - Minden Oil and Gas Inc. said it is now

Puget Sound P&E Seeks Temporary Rate HikeBELLEVUE, Wash. - Puget Sound Power and Light Co. a

COORDINATION NEEDED. Burt Rutan, designer of the remarkable Voyager aircraft, and president

Medicare Abandons Payment Delay PlanUnder mounting pressure from Congress, federal Medicare

SPI Unit Updates BooksOn MarketsThe Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada has u