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The country's top three officials who had guided the Communists through more than half a century of

Seiko to Acquire French WatchmakerHattori Seiko Co., a leading Japanese watch and clock prod

T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS: The strike last October by some 30,000 members of the Internationa

A Japanese steelmaker tentatively plans to build a $60 million silicon production plant here that wi

The Japanese economy will worsen in fiscal 1987, starting April 1, partlybecause of a slowdo

Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone told European legislators that Japan is trying to open its market w

T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS: The strike last October by some 30,000 members of the Internationa

Southern Air Transport, a carrier involved in arms shipments to Iran and Nicaraguan rebels and forme

The new Congress will not "rush in with protectionist legislation without carefully considering the

African Show Features Contemporary TrendsAfrican Trends is an exhibition designed to acquain

Leaseway Completes Car Hauler AcquisitionLeaseway Transportation Corp. said it completed its

Several shippers leasing railcars from General American Transportation Corp. are spending less time

Flying Tiger Line's 2,200 machinists approved a three-year contract late Tuesday that calls for sala

Underhill to Step Down From NY Life PostsJacob Underhill, president and chief operating offi

Zurich Move Puts BolinderNext in LineSCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Zurich-American Insurance Gr

The U.S. economy, bolstered by a surge in car sales, expanded at an annual rate of 2.8 percent from

Cargill Inc. said it's pulling out of the life insurance and property and casualty reinsurance busin

McDonnell Douglas Gets Large Order From SASScandinavian Airlines System said it has placed a

After-tax profits of U.S. corporations rose a revised 5.5 percent in the third quarter to a seasonal

United States Lines has sued GAC Marine Fuels Ltd. in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to prevent it from seizi

The St. Lawrence Seaway, hurt in recent years by a shift in cargo shipping to rail and trucks, appea

Day by day for the past four months, a wrecking ball has pounded at the concrete grain elevators in

NY Power Authority To Buy New IcebreakerNew York Power Authority trustees have given the go-

The Travelers Cos. will re-enter the Florida commercial lines market Jan. 1 after the state insuranc

Like many companies in the shipping industry, the Evergreen group is not especially eager to disclos

Re Capital Corp. said it expects to report a profit in the fourth quarterbecause of the low

The dismissal of a landmark lawsuit filed by a guard shot in a holdup may adversely affect a ruling

Even as Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis prepared to sign a drunk driving law - said to be among t

Scientists have begun testing an AIDS vaccine on humans in Zaire, surprising many researchers who be

Transco Exploration Partners Ltd. made its third successful natural gas completion on the B. Holmes

December 17, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Saudi Arabia reduced January crude oil nominations for Japanese trading companies and oil refiners f

A California assemblyman thinks propane users should enjoy the same tax benefit that residential nat

NO CHANGE IS EXPECTED in Peabody Holding Co. operations once Newmont Mining Co., New York, acquires

Iran wants Iraq to be suspended from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries since it is b

A federal jury in Brooklyn ordered a Long Island gasoline retailer to forfeit $4.7 million and 36 of

Brooklyn Union Gas Co. says it plans to drastically increase its purchases of natural gas from spot

American President Lines threw a lifeline to West Germany's troubled shipbuilding industry with a re

Marathon Hikes Price For All Crude GradesMarathon Petroleum Co., a unit of USX Corp., increa

The worldwide slump in the shipping industry will even take its toll on the world's most successful