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he American Bankers Association announced an agreement to set up a captive insurance company for mem

Officials of XTRA Corp., a transportation equipment leasing company, said they are studying a possib

The Australian sugar industry was disappointed that the U.S. had gone ahead with a 47 percent cut in

Ghana's total cocoa production in 1986-87 may exceed 260,000 metric tons, according to official prod

Poland's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by shipyard workers in the northern port of Swi

PLAY IT AGAIN: It was 50 years ago this fall that the National Maritime Union was organized by worke

This year's income from Suez Canal transit tolls, Egypt's third-largest source of foreign exchange,

A Japanese firm seeking a bite of the U.S. hamburger market has bought Burger King's Hawaiian franch

Maritime Colleges Sign Exchange AgreementKINGS POINT, N.Y. - The U.S. Merchant Marine Academ

Brazil has signaled to its beleaguered private industry the beginning of long-awaited adjustments of

Looking ahead to Friday's triple witching hour, the stock market fluctuated with in a narrow trading

Italy's health minister has abruptly blocked an auction sale of powdered milk, whipped cream and che

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, Britain's largest industrial company, said it agreed to sell its o

A proposed regional gasoline tax of 5 cents a gallon, which would be used to fund the Metropolitan T

GENERAL NEWS A researcher said that the harvest of Christmas trees may be too good. Page 2AM

The White House issued a general warning to foreign machine tool exporters that they shouldn't sharp

There is a feeling in the insurance industry that the Reagan administration is considering a less im

The New York Power Authority approved revised allocations of hydroelectric power that it says will e

Newly rechristened Wharf (Holdings) Ltd., flagship of Sir Yue-kong Pao's empire, reports profits are

Ruff A. De Vane, director of administration and finance for the North Carolina State Ports Authority

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH INVESTORS' FORUM. Main objective is to promote fore

The economies of South Korean and Taiwan, two of Asia's four dragons, are forecast to grow 8 percent

For Paul A. Volcker, it's getting lonelier at the top of the Federal Reserve. But the Iran a

The inventory of potatoes harvested this fall totaled 204 million hundredweight as of Dec. 1, a 13 p

The U.S. Coast Guard is acquiring 96 new search-rescue helicopters in a $312 million program aimed a

The U.S. dollar moved broadly higher Tuesday in quiet trading. Analysts said the market was

U.S. consumers will spend more on Christmas gifts because of tariffs and other import restrictions,

Thai Official in Beijing BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Deputy Foreign Minister Prapas Limpabandhu

Swiss and West German managers are the highest paid in Europe while British, Scandinavian and Spanis

TITANIC BATTLE OVER MINER FLAP: They say it's a miner misunderstanding, but how else to describe how

Transax/RATES has announced publication of Rates & Regs, a new monthly newsletter, analyzing and int

The European Community wants to negotiate directly with Congress over the new round of multilateral

Several major U.S. banks in Singapore are bracing for an unseasonably frosty Christmas as the scanda

The presidential yacht Potomac will be restored and made available for tours on Oakland's waterfront

Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., promised mine workers he'll fight foreign coal sales in the U.S. market b

Bundesbank Schedules Press ConferenceThe Bundesbank will hold its winter press conference af

Accident Contaminates TMI Cleanup WorkerMIDDLETOWN, Pa. - A worker in the Three Mile Island

Iraq stood alone in resisting a proposed OPEC agreement on oil production cuts aimed at boosting pri

In a ceremony here, A.L. Laboratories Inc. officially opened the expanded facilities at the company'

Karl Heinz Sager oozes confidence and excitement as he nears the countdown for the launch of his bra