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World cereal production is expected to hit a new high this year, causing a record surplus, while cer

Marad Allows Sale Of Ship for ScrapThe Maritime Administration approved the sale of a 26-yea

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

Optimism burns eternal in the breasts of Western coalmen, especially when exports are mentioned.

Arco Chem ExpandsResin UnitsArco Chemical Co., a division of Atlantic Richfield Co.,

Dow Raises Phenol Price 5 Cents Dow Chemical U.S.A. announced a list price increase of 5 cen

Hyundai Wins Contract For Project in PakistanSEOUL, South Korea - Hyundai Construction Co. w

The U.S. dollar firmed up slightly against most major foreign currencies Friday after drifting a bit

Fourth quarter oil production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is expected to av

Atlantic Petroleum Corp., King of Prussia, Pa., completed its acquisition of Ultramar Petroleum Inc.

Top Stories Soviet Trade Minister Boris Aristov says expanding trade with the United States

Mont. Power Names NeillTo New PostBUTTE, Mont. - Montana Power Co., Montana's larges

Five days of talks among officials from cocoa-producing and -consuming countries on the rules for bu

Thailand's Rice Exports Reported 6.36 percent HigherBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's Jan.-Nov.

The maritime industry may find the Democratic-controlled 100th Congress that convenes next month mor

Debt-equity swaps could relieve as much as 25 percent to 30 percent of developing countries' debt, s

President Raul Alfonsin's plan to reform Argentina's heavily loss-making state sector appears much l

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

After 66 test flights, an 11,900-mile closed circuit record attempt, new propellers and hundreds of

The upcoming "triple witching hour" on Dec. 19 and continuing fallout from the Ivan Boesky insider t

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Spot Natural Gas Prices Increase SlightlySpot natural gas prices for December show a margina

General Motors Corp.'s Fisher Guide Division is putting its 2,080-worker component plant in Elyria,

GENERAL NEWSNovember jobs figures were somewhat stronger than expected, helping the fourth-q

Almost half the nation's doctors feel pressured to release Medicare patientsfrom the hospita

Oil prices could rise in the next quarter even if the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

An environmentalist told a federal hearing into offshore oil leases that the Interior Department has

The United States may soon lift a ban on imports of Soviet nickel, as one of a series of small steps

EC Studies Greek Plan BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community finance ministers this week are

Ghana's Cocoa Board Reclaiming PlantationsACCRA, Ghana - The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) exp

OIL/GAS SUN CO. (Dallas) - John P. Neafsey was named executive vice president and James E. M

GENERAL NEWS The emerging Iran arms sales could reduce White House clout and complicate many

Norfolk Southern believes shippers will view RoadRailer, a truck trailer with rail wheels, as a tran

A private study on tax reform's impact projects higher effective tax rates for water, rail and air t

Here is a review of how some seasoned Washington hands think the Iran arms controversy could affect

The West German gross national product grew 1 percent in the third quarter, seasonally and annually

Honeywell Inc., a major U.S. electronics producer and defense contractor, will sell its South Africa

Hitachi Denies Charges Of TV Tube DumpingHitachi Electronic Devices (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. is

Pyongyang is prepared for the 24th Olympic Games, blares the improbable propaganda here. At

Conrail to Rebuild Ashtabula Coal FacilityConsolidated Rail Corp. said it is rebuilding the