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Stocks slumped Thursday after three straight days of gains. Analysts attributed the sharp se

Insurers Given Advice On Tort Reform ImpactCasualty insurance companies in New York are on t

The Senate voted 97-1 to end a filibuster and get on with the debate over product liability law refo

The International Wheat Council estimated 1986-87 world wheat production at 511 million metric tons,

Grasshoppers, rats, worms and other pests have destroyed crops in Nigeria worth more than $4.85 mill

The financially troubled Wah Kwong shipping group, seeking to win support for its debt restructuring

South Korea Plans New Bay of Asan PortSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Construction Minist

The top U.S. negotiator insisted that a proposed new cargo-sharing treaty with Iceland sets no prece

Virginia Port Authority commissioners ratified the establishment of a foreign trade zone for Stihl I

AT&T to Design University NetworkThe University of Southern California signed a $21.8 millio

For the week ended Sept. 13, 1986, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads eq

Although automation will help many U.S. companies survive, it's not a panacea that will enable all U

The insolvency of Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co. has left 89 insurance agents financially respon

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

1986 Cocoa Agreement Is Signed by NigeriaNigeria Wednesday signed the 1986 International Coc

Argentina exported 1,848,745 metric tons of grain, oilseeds and grain subproducts in August, down fr

For the second time in less than a week, Korea Shipping Corp. was the subject of a complaint to the

The nation's inland waterways have ridden a cycle of boom and bust and need to regain their equilibr

Public Service Co. of Colorado will remove its Fort St. Vrain nuclear stationfrom its rate b

Jones-Black River Service Inc. will sell the electric output of its 49.9 megawatt coal-fired plant t

The government of Argentina sent a financial reform bill to Congress amid continuing reaction to the

President Reagan is likely to sign new Export-Import Bank legislation despite administration reserva

Canada, although no newcomer to East Bloc markets, lately seems to be more active in this area than

The Federal Maritime Commission decided to put off its requirement that terminal service agreements

G.D. Searle & Co. announced a cooperative venture in drug delivery systems between Searle and the re

Pennzoil to Transfer Production ActivitiesPennzoil Co.'s board approved the transfer of all

More than simply a means to cut labor costs, factory automation represents a radically new approach

Walsh Named To HeadUP RailroadUnion Pacific Corp. said it named Michael H. Walsh cha

The recent depreciation of sterling against other major currencies does not yet call for an upward m

For the first time in recent memory, a financial austerity program is making all Egyptians - from th

The Senate voted 71-26 to defeat an amendment to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reauthoriz

The House passed the tax reform bill by a comfortable margin, despite a growing body of opposition t

Caribbean countries are turning more and more to investment from Asia to stimulate their economies.<

British export projects to China will be given a boost through rare soft-loan facilities supplied by

Hungarian environmentalists opposing a mammoth power project they say will cause lasting damage to a

Mexico's $6 billion fresh loan request and proposed $52 billion rescheduling pact should be approved

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General Electric researchers have developed a comprehensive software package, the first of its kind,

Back in 1978, Public Service Co. of New Hampshire warned of dark days ahead if the Seabrook nuclear

Israeli Industry and Commerce Minister Ariel Sharon said his country may buy oil from Venezuela - a