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Top Stories Edward Budd, incoming chairman of the AIA, is concerned about "punitive counterp

Ashland Chemical recently licensed Ashland Suedchemie Kernfest, Hilden, West Germany, to manufacture

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

GENERAL NEWSFederal Reserve Vice Chairman Manuel Johnson and Budget Director James Miller sp

Oshkosh Truck Corp. reported fourth quarter net income increased to $7.5 million, or 84 cents a shar

Puerto Rico's production-sharing program may breathe new life into Washington's Caribbean Basin Init

A trial here this week could force the International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots to h

Home Group Inc. is trying to cook up a tasty meal for investors and none too soon, either. T

Seven water resource projects in Washington state are one step closer to reality now that President

Mesa Limited Partnership plans to acquire a major stake in Dallas-based NRM Energy Co. in a deal th

Too many farmers are satisfied with the improvement in their lives under China's economic reforms an

An industry advisory committee moved toward making a critical final recommenda tion on whether the F

The decline in value of the U.S. dollar is expected to help boost U.S. air cargo exports and the Par

Alaska Air to Buy Horizon SharesAlaska Air Group Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc. announ

CPC International Inc. said it is offering its European corn wet milling business for sale. The busi

Pa. House Passes 2 Insurance BillsHARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Senate passed unanimous

Sweden's Aba Astra, a major medical research and pharmaceutical enterprise, has opened a pharmaceuti

You've just concluded negotiating that first contract in Japan. It's time for the signing, and you p

Malaysia's rubber output totaled 126,232 metric tons in September, down 15,995 metric tons from Augu

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

One company wants to set up a shipping operation in Mauritius. Another is interested in moving banan

San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein urged Hong Kong to invest in her city, which she called a good

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

Members of the Calgary Petroleum Club rejected a bid to admit women to the men's only club, said Jim

New government measures designed to encourage a further expansion of the country's commodity futures

The European Community's aid, trade and investment policies came under scrutiny at a Caribbean trad

United States Lines Inc. wants to continue the foreign-flag feeder vessel system supporting its worl

The sharp drop in world oil prices in 1986 will push trucking industry freight rates even lower in t

The Municipal Bond Insurance Association said it is planning to incorporate. In the process,

A Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad official said the purchase price is not always as critical as

The Intercity Experimental, a prototype of West Germany's high-speed passenger trains for the 1990s,

Refined zinc stocks held by producers in now-socialist countries fell by 32,000 metric tons in Septe

Huge stock market profits rolled up by Ivan Boesky through inside tips are likely to generate enough

The world's four major sugar producers failed to agree to start negotiations on a price-stabilizing

Net profit of Canada's commercial air transport industry plunged from C$79.5 million in 1984 to only

The U.S. Customs Service is misreading the law by deciding that U.S. goods assembled abroad should b

FINANCIALThe dollar eased slightly in slow trading as the foreign exchange market sat back t

US Urged to Encourage Investment in IsraelTEL AVIV, Israel - Minister of Trade and Industry

Union officials are filing an unfair labor practice charge against Lockheed Shipbuilding Co. in the

With two rings of the Lutine Bell, a symbol of good news, Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday officially open