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Saying officials should not ignore the lessons of Chernobyl, Sen. Alfonse D'Amato testified that the

The House passed risk retention legislation that will allow businesses to self-insure or make group

Greek shipowners have reacted with anger and dismay to a new legislative package offered by the coun

Malaysia is expected to increase palm oil sales to India and Pakistan through countertrade, accordin

Stock Prices Rise Again NEW YORK - Stock prices rose again Tuesday as interest rates decline

Knudsen Foods Receives 2-Day Credit ExtensionKnudsen Foods Inc. said its financial creditors

The House Public Works and Transportation Committee this week is expected to approve a bill setting

When the oil boom went bust, Michael Shapira put on apron and launched a second career as a restaura

The oversupply and poor return prevailing in the U.S. and European chemical fertilizer industries wi

Western and Chinese partners toasted each other with champagne in the Great Hall of the People Tuesd

Congressional and carrier feathers were ruffled by the addition to the tax reform bill of a provisio

Tuesday, September 23, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The House of Representatives, acting after complaints from buyers about the quality of U.S. grain qu

The United States continues to insist that the United Kingdom repeal restrictions against cargo plan

Negotiation with the African National Congress, a leading foe of the South African government, is no

Brazilian airlines are frantically searching for planes to lease on the international market in orde

Toyota of Japan is preparing to invest $15 million in a car assembly plant in the Philippines that b

Net income at the port of Long Beach increased 28 percent in fiscal 1986, reflecting growth in opera

Proposals to tax imports to fund domestic programs are causing rising concern among businessmen and

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

When McGregor Sea and Air Service and Jardine Cargo - two of the world's major air freight forwarder

A new pollution insurance company trying to attract at least $400 million in capital underscores a g

The Trans-Pacific Freight Conference of Japan and the Japan-Atlantic and Gulf Freight Conference wil

Air Force to Power Craft With HydrogenThe Air Force is designing a hydrogen-powered plane to

A shippers association accused Korea Shipping Corp. of refusing to make available to it more favorab

Negotiations over the sharing out the world coffee market among members of the International Coffee

U.S. agriculture officials are hailing success on the farm subsidies issue at the Punta del Este tra

Air cargo terminals still can be built with tax-exempt bonds, but airports are going to have to be v

The Senate Finance Committee failed to set a date for action on a trade bill. It is doubtful that th

Libya is selling its lucrative holdings in Fiat, Italy's largest automaker and private employer, Fia

Bechem Can Self-Insure For Cargo LiabilityThe Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that Bech

GENERAL NEWSConsumer prices rose only .02 percent in August. Page 3A BANKINGThe Hous

Export-Import Bank financing for major foreign coal development projects and for other commodities c

The New York Insurance Exchange reported a 9.5 percent drop to $139.6 million in gross written premi

Iraqi forces beat off Iranian infantry and marine onslaughts on positions in the Southern Majnoon oi

Occidental Hikes Caustic Soda PriceOccidental Chemical is raising its off-schedule price for

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has acquired Separex Corp. from Parker Drilling Co., Tulsa, Okla.

Louisiana Power & Light Co. said it won't need up to 5 million tons a year of coal under contract be

The Senate voted to keep alive product liability law reform legislation. In a stunning victo

Peter Miller, chairman of Lloyd's, said he welcomed the initiative to establish an insurance exchang