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Medical-care costs are quickly approaching parity both inside and outside hospitals, a health-care m

California's insurance industry gave $1.62 million to state political campaigns in two years, with G

An oil-laden Kuwaiti supertanker was ablaze in the gulf after it was hit by two missiles fired by a

A federal court judge ruled West Coast ports will not receive spent nuclear fuel rods until a proper

Holloway to Be Guest At Kings Point ParadeAdm. James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.), will be th

Customs agents and state officials were examining vehicles aboard a freighter owned by the governmen

Container traffic at the neighboring ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased more than 12 perc

The Exxon oil tanker Princeton, which went aground Monday night, floated free just before the high t

Rep. Helen Delich Bentley criticized Bethlehem Steel Corp. for hiring 190 foreign draftsmen and engi

The Virginia Port Authority's "eyes and ears" at an $11 million container berth project at Norfolk I

The oil-fueled economy in Alaska may be on the skids right now, but thathasn't deterred Amer

Cocoa Talks Accord Positive for FutureThe International Cocoa Organization's Agreement on me

NEC, Honeywell OK Joint Venture PactHoneywell and NEC Corp. of Tokyo said their boards appro

NEC, Honeywell OK Joint Venture PactHoneywell and NEC Corp. of Tokyo said their boards appro

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

More Firms Cut Price Of West Texas CrudeFINDLAY, Ohio - Marathon Petroleum Co., a unit of US

Australia's federal government will make a number of changes to export controls on crude oil, coal,

Saudi Arabia's Arabian-American Oil Co.'s production last year declined to a daily average of 3.04 m

A vast human experiment on the health hazards of radiation is beginning to unfold with millions of p

Polish Leader in China PEKING - Polish leader Wojceich Jaruzelski will visit China in late S

Terrorism Tops Agenda STRASBOURG, France - The fight against terrorism tops the agenda of pa

The number of retail buyers catching sneak previews of spring/summer 1987 women's fashion apparel an

Proposed inputs for a new Brazilian constitution will be presented today to President Jose Sarney am

Officials of the European Community and the Soviet-led Comecon trade bloc will meet next week in Gen

Leather Show to Present 2nd Edition Sept. 21-23The second edition of NYLEX, the New York Lea

Mexico's Western creditor governments have agreed to reschedule a major portion of the country's ext

Hong Kong ReplacesMarine ChiefThe head of Hong Kong's maritime affairs, Peter Chan,

A survey taken while the Reagan administration was deciding whether to replace the space shuttle Cha

Japan's trade surplus could be cut by as much as $22 billion a year during the next five years if th

Present market and economic conditions are not suitable for "highly aggressive" monetary easing, Man

The International Monetary Fund said it sees evidence of a modest improvement in the global economy

The Oakland Port Commission approved a five-year terminal agreement with Associated Container Transp

The board of supervisors has asked for a study to determine whether air safety can be improved in th

Hong Kong's exports, imports and overall economy are all rising faster than expected. Sharpl

Chinese government efforts to reduce the number of state-run enterprises running at a loss have been

LA's Arco Plaza Sold To Shuwa InvestmentsThe 52-story, twin-tower Arco Plaza was sold by Atl

GENERAL NEWSJulius Maldutis, Salomon Brothers' highly rated securities analyst, is making it

Cash wheat prices in the United States, already pressured by thinning export demand, are likely to f

GENERAL NEWSJulius Maldutis, Salomon Brothers' highly rated securities analyst, is making it

The Chicago Board of Trade, in a notice to members Wednesday, said expanded trading hours for CBT fu