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A Soviet newspaper has revealed that a fire and explosion at a coal-fired power plant caused energy

The improper reinstallation of racks in a spent fuel pool at Diablo Canyon atomic power plant violat

Independent stevedores are impatient for a ruling on their challenge of the ''sub scription agreemen

The House Friday stripped away the rights of states to set their own safety standards for pesticides

The U.S. dollar was mixed Friday in typically quiet pre-weekend trading. Analysts said the d

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

Frontier Insurance Group Inc. is scheduled to make its initial public offering this week to raise be

Tunisian Chamber Meets TUNIS, Tunisia - The Tunisian Chamber of Deputies meets today to cons

It's all over except the rhetoric on the tax reform bill, but there will be plenty of that over the

Officials on Friday gave the first breakdown of the costs of cleaning up after the Chernobyl acciden

Energy and Mines Minister Alfredo del Mazo and his Venezuelan counterpart, Arturo Hernandez Grisanti

The Federal Aviation Administration will force the airlines to equip their planes with collision avo

Two financially strong airlines join the competition for trans-Pacific travelers and cargo with the

Railroads and motor carriers are grappling with rising insurance liability rates that have both indu

Soviet Visit to Mexico MEXICO CITY - The Soviet Foreign Ministry announced that Soviet Forei

Judge Denies Loan To Knudsen Corp.A bankruptcy judge denied Knudsen Corp., a subsidiary of L

Japanese and foreign business leaders here are skeptical that the Nakasone administration's latest $

Fertilizer Consumption Fell in July Domestic fertilizer consumption declined slightly in Jul

Waterman Steamship Corp. lost an unusual challenge to the sale by Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. of

Senate and House conferees must still resolve several major issues before legislation authorizing po

A budget reconciliation package agreed to by Senate leaders from both parties would require USDA to

Dow B. Hickam Inc., a Houston-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, announced it has acquired Unifiber,

Scientists claimed a major breakthrough in developing a vaccine for malaria, the mosquito-borne dise

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

SEPTEMBER 21-25 - Independent Insurance Agents of America, 90th Annual Convention - Toronto

Container lessors must return to basics if they are to survive and prosper through the present diffi

Top Stories Independent agents lobby against banks entering the insurance market place, fear

Ford Motor Co. is shipping 1987 cars to dealers with sticker prices 3.2 percent to 9 percent above

Richard T. Soper, executive vice president of Sea-Land Service Inc., was elected president and chief

Crude oil prices on the Northwest European spot market ended last week quietly, based on nervousness

Thai Oil Imports Rose In First Half of YearBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand imported 26.8 millio

Thailand may lose significant foreign exchange earnings and face an unemployment crisis as Middle Ea

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' crude oil output for the first half of September

MARKET MOVES: Speculation that other railroads are looking to purchase trucking companies is running

Reaction of Japanese enterprises to newly announced economic sanctions against South Africa by the N

India, like other countries, is wooing Hong Kong investors fearing the colony's return to China in 1

Raychem Plans to Invest In Ventures in TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan - Raychem Corp., of Menlo Park,

GENERAL NEWS Congress is likely to give final approval to the tax reform bill this week, des

Total foreign exchange reserves stood at US$10.47 billion at the end of June, according to figures f

Malaysian Tin Output Rose During JulyMalaysia's tin production in July totaled 2,501 metric