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China has taught its villagers to cook with energy from the sun, but it has yet to come up with a de

Two sober-suited London bankers were the unsung heroes of the Iranian hostage crisis five years ago.

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires P/C FirmROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said

Nearly 600,000 pounds of illegally caught salmon from Taiwan was seized, and lawsuits may be filed i

Auto industry compliance with government appeals not to pay suppliers any more than officially set p

Ford do Brasil's move to invest $100 million to launch a mid-range three- volume model in Brazil by

Approval of two joint ventures were the key positive results of talks in the Philippines among econo

An atomic reactor of U.S. lineage will power a Franco-Canadian submarine due to enter service in 198

UK-Egyptian Talks LONDON - Egyptian Prime Minister Ali Lutfy will come to Britain next week

President Miguel de la Madrid provoked unusually sharp criticism from opposition politicians and bus

Approval of two joint ventures were the key positive results of talks in the Philippines among econo

Sixty-five U.S. firms will take part in a major 10-day international agriculture-related trade show

Manila Airport Secure WASHINGTON - Manila International Airport's security measures received

International Business Machines Corp. introduced an enhanced version of its XT personal computer tha

Proposed U.S. tax reforms probably would spur the automobile, retailing and service industries but d

Senior Argentine government officials were scheduled to fly out of the country late Tuesday to open

Cool Carrier's Board FiresStaff DirectorSTOCKHOLM, Sweden - The Swedish ship line Co

France's leading banks are making a big, albeit belated, push into the aircraft leasing business.

Belgium's unemployment rate rose in August to 12.6 percent of the work forcefrom 12.4 percen

Major changes are expected to be announced during the next few weeks in France's energy sector as th

The U.S. dollar edged cautiously upward in quiet trading Tuesday on news of a 0.5 percent gain in Ju

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

Three of four U.S. families are optimistic about buying homes and cars, as low interest rates have r

Stocks declined in slow trading Tuesday as interest rates turned higher and investors returned from

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Singapore's International Monetary Exchange today begins the first trading in Japanese stock futures

A former airline pilot and former litigator for the Federal Aviation Administration has again offer

There's an air of optimism these days in the executive offices of Piedmont Airlines Inc. The

Legislation requiring plain language in contracts could force some insurance companies to redraft th

Helen Brady said she would have been thrown through the windshield that prom night when a van hurtle

About 400 retired workers from LTV Corp. steel plants in three states rallied Tuesday outside the fe

U.S. marine insurers recorded their first overall underwriting profit in five years last year.

A $55 million defamation lawsuit has been filed against the state by a firm that offers to store cu

Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the largest health insurance carrier among federal employees, will offer

Representatives of seven Midwestern states gathered here recently to start playing an earnest game o

Freight Traffic Up 1.7 percent On US Rails for WeekFreight traffic on major U.S. railroads d

The net operating revenues for the nation's freight railroads fell 43.4 percent to $524 million in t

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Non-stop service between Vancouver and Taipei is being sought by Canadian Pacific Air Lines as part

Korean Air Orders Three Boeing 747sKorean Air, the privately-owned flag carrier of the Repub