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Citing a newly declassified intelligence report, Sen. William Proxmire says the United States is in

Growing sea-air traffic out of the Far East has encouraged the Netherlands supplemental airline Mart

Mutual life insurance companies are going public, after all. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

The New York Public Interest Research Group has filed an amendment to its June 1986 lawsuit challeng

A fully loaded Exxon oil tanker ran aground about seven miles southeast of Cape Henry, Va., at 10 p.

Four prominent economists endorse the Baker plan over the alternative Bradley plan as the best way t

Japanese imports of primary products from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are

Jamaica's efforts to establish itself in the U.S. market for winter vegetables have suffered a setba

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

Dow to Adjust PolyethylenePricesThe Dow Chemical Co. will adjust its less-than-truck

Failing crops in Africa and dwindling worldwide demand for U.S. wheat have combined to catapult Sout

The French Association of Ships' Captains suggested Premier Jacques Chirac order close protection by

Air Atlanta Inc. announced plans for daily round trip service between Atlanta and National Airport i

Ryder System, which built its name leasing trucks, has been playing Pac Man in the aviation business

Chase Manhattan Bank announced it has seized another ship of the ailing Wah Kwong shipping group, Ho

Marine underwriters were advised Tuesday to urge their governments and international maritime safety

In a market for cheap hull insurance, underwriters should be especially cautious about insuring vess

The port of Quebec was shut down Tuesday by a lockout after employers and longshoremen failed to con

Three Lines Propose Israel Rate GroupZim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd., Farrell Lines Inc. and

The Federal Maritime Commission at its next meeting Wednesday, Sept. 24, will consider the following

Conoco Inc., a Du Pont Co. subsidiary, and Nippon Mining Co., Tokyo, will join in a $135 million joi

Government and business officials here are hoping that Ponce, the third- largest city in Puerto Rico

Peabody Coal Taps Cressler,Two Other VPsHENDERSON, Ky. - Peabody Coal Co. promoted D

CSCE Cuts Margins For Coffee ContractsThe Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange has cut original

The Dutch government presented a fiscally austere 1987 budget marked by heavy spending cuts, but it

Taiwan may reduce tariffs on 1,800 items in January to boost imports and reduce foreign pressure to

Tokyo Stock Prices Set Second Record LossPrices on the Tokyo stock market plunged Tuesday, s

Four projects approved for India's Cochin Export Processing Zone will concentrate on re-exporting es

Pharmacia AB and Electro-Nucleonics Inc. announced the closing of a contract for ENI to purchase U.

The official overseeing cleanup operations at the Chernobyl nuclear plant said two of the four react

Island Creek Acquires Laurel Run Mining Co.LEXINGTON, Ky. - Island Creek Corp. said it acqui

Columnist Abigail Van Buren is appealing to Congress not for advice, but to urge it to change the So

The Massachusetts attorney general department says it may institute antitrust objections to the prop

The Panamanian maritime authority hopes to forge closer ties with China on licensing and other matte

The first Taiwan-built chemical carrier, the 30,000-ton Formosa 3, is on its maiden voyage to the Un

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK INDIA - The Export-Import Bank announced another win in its efforts to be

Take a swig of your favorite fruit punch, slurp some steamy canned vegetable beef soup or chomp on

The European Community foreign ministers delayed formal approval of a farm trade agreement with the

Steel production rose to 1.283 million tons in the week ended Sept. 13, a 1.7 percent increase from

The U.S. dollar was sharply higher against the yen Tuesday and slightly higher against other major c