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SWITZERLAND WORLD BANK - 750 million Swiss francs ($455 Million) - the largest the bank ever

Japanese companies increasingly plan to move production facilities to the United States and the newl

The National Union of Seamen has urged 1,200 of its members employed by Sealink UK to strike in symp

The Navy will seek to resolve differing legal interpretations as to just which military supplies are

Pemex, Mexico's state oil firm, announced the discovery of two "high potential" oil fields near the

The European Community received bids for export licenses covering 1.13 million metric tons (1.24 mil

Union Carbide Corp. is offering its electronic components business for sale. Bids from all p

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NY Approves Sale Of HydropowerBUCHANAN, N.Y. - The New York Power Authority approved 15-year

Philippines-based businessmen are happy that the private sector is seen as the engine of economic gr

Singapore Taps AT&T For Telephone ProjectThe telecommunications authority of Singapore signe

State insurance commissioners don't agree on whether federal minimum standards for insurance solvenc

"The only solution" to saving agriculture is "to get rid of the farm program," Sen. Phil Gramm, D-Te

U.S. House and Senate agricultural leaders may be nearing an agreement with administration officials

Consolidated Natural Gas Co. and Texas Eastern Corp. said they formed a partnership to sell up to 25

Scott M. Black's credentials as a money manager are impressive. He has beaten the market for

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone is unhappy with the delay in drafting a plan for the next

The following table lists the spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and

Thomas W. Gleason, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, reportedly wants the u

Approximately 15 vessels were immobilized at piers at U.S. North Atlantic ports because of the walko

Honecker to Moscow BERLIN - Erich Honecker, the Communist Party leader and president of East

The federal government can help rid the highways of fatigued truck drivers by requiring on-board rec

The government newspaper Izvestia said the No. 1 reactor of the Chernobyl power station has produced

Fortunately the examples of business travelers blatantly defrauding their own companies by falsifyin

The impact the International Longshoreman's strike against North Atlantic ports will have on double-

After more than four months of negotiations, Ford has made an offer to buy Alfa Romeo. IRI-F

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes asked Guilford Transportation Industries to meet quic

Important new cars ranging from a $50,000 Cadillac sports car and BMW's new top-range Executive Expr

Malaysia Seeks Growth In Palm Oil SalesMalaysia is trying to expand palm oil sales to South

House and Senate conferees agreed to a 3.5-cent-a-barrel import fee on crude oil and a broad-based i

The recently started Ula offshore oil field may have its life expectancy reduced by five years, and

Congressional negotiators are trying to work out their differences on rail labor provisions the Hous

Truck, railroad and airline challenges of state taxation are among the major transportation cases be

The Federal Maritime Commission ordered three trans-Pacific ocean carrier rate-making conferences to

Eastern Associated Coal Sales Corp., Cannelton Coal Co. and other U.S. producers continue to use the

A recent surge in the consumption of ethylene has brought the industry's profit margins back up and

IN THE DARK AGES OF LEADERSHIP: John A. Diemand, they need you now. The annual meeting of th

West Coast ports are preparing to handle cargo diverted from North Atlantic ports because of the doc

October 4-8 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Industrial Power Conference, Pittsburgh Hilt

American President Lines will be able to double its volume in the Pacific Northwest, thanks to a new