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After more cliff-hanging episodes than any TV soap opera, Wah Kwong Shipping & Investment Co. Ltd. s

A technical report to the Federal Maritime Commission concludes that the agency's voluminous, growin

Toxic waste disposal companies in Switzerland will be required for the first time to obtain licenses

People Express Airlines says it will begin once-daily Boeing 747 service next month between Honolulu

Toshiba Corp., the Japanese electronics company, will open a plant here to produce color television

S. Koreans to Expand Semiconductor OutputSEOUL, South Korea - Anticipating booming exports,

When steamship companies require additional personnel during peak busi ness periods, they normally d

The marketing patterns and plans of U.S. farmers for the rest of this year are not likely to be chan

Construction of a multi-million dollar gigantic floating oil storage project off Kami-Goto Island in

The U.S. dollar was broadly lower Wednesday, reflecting the newly bearish sentiment overhanging the

When Japanese investors caught gold fever last month, U.S. bond markets sneezed. Long lines

Insurance and airline issues were among the notable decliners Wednesday as stock prices fell in acti

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Insurance agents have a major job in explaining the truth of the insurance crisis, John P. Mascotte,

Brazilian steel exports are experiencing a dramatic decline as a result of heated demand on the loca

Botha Speaks in France PARIS - South African President P.W. Botha said Western sanctions aga

About 43,000 non-management Ford Motor Co. salaried employees in the United States and Canada will s

Domestic fertilizer consumption declined slightly in September from the year before. In addi

Sixteen months ago, Capt. Chuck Hutson didn't believe he was an alcoholic. A commercial airl

First Albany Corp. recommended that all income-oriented investors switch out of investments in Cent

A national coal advisory group will tell the federal government next June how the substitution of do

Heavy-duty trucks are starting to live longer on the road than in deal er catalogues. While

Hyman Freightways Inc. expects to provide more direct truck service to Midwestern cities through its

When Alexander Krygsman, director of the port of Stockton, thought he'd been smeared by a civil gran

Top-to-bottom computerization and company-wide information sharing, the next step in U.S. industry's

The U.S. semiconductor market showed modest gains in October, according to an industry group.

Reverse discrimination denying men promotions to advance women and minorities will be the focus of S

A private company is questioning the port's "revolutionary" proposal to develop a $99 million facili

Lomas & Nettleton To Acquire Union LifeLomas & Nettleton Financial Corp. said it agreed to a

The Philippine government received a $204.3 million commodity loan from Japan Wednesday, highlightin

Longshoremen in Mobile, Ala., continued a strike that began Monday after negotiations broke down on

Autocrats allied to the opposition Peronist movement have tightened their grip on Argentina's bigges

S. Koreans to Expand Semiconductor OutputSEOUL, South Korea - Anticipating booming exports,

With the official go-ahead for a third bottling plant, Pepsico Inc. believes it will be the largest

President Reagan should quickly agree to raise legislated targets for U.S. budget deficits, to help

The European Parliament's proposal to cut milk production and to set up a special fund for the dispo

Petrobras, the state oil company, announced orders will be placed with four of Brazil's depressed sh

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

The Labor Department issued new rules designed to allow investment managers to invest pension plan a

Brazilians are waiting anxiously to see what measures will be taken to ease mounting strains on Pres