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Unocal Corp. Increases Its Crude PostingsSCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Unocal Corp.'s refining and mark

American and French officials say they, too, are worried about the problem of adequate backup power

Mutual Funds Reap Big Profits in JapanMutual funds that invest heavily in Japan are dominati

The decision by President Reagan to scratch the Space Shuttle as a means of deploying satellites wil

International banks rolled over Argentina's debt maturities for 180 days as a "sign of faith" in th

Negotiators for the International Longshoremen's Association and the four-port Conasa (Council of No

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

Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries appear to be abiding by last month's ag

The state-owned coal industry announced an 8-a-week ($12) wage increase for British miners in a bid

Japanese coal mining enterprises have agreed in principle to halt all domestic production of coking

The U.S. dollar advanced against most major foreign currencies Monday in trading marked by three bul

Profit-taking, especially in the pharmaceutical/drug area and among interest- rate sensitive issues

Insider purchases of their own stocks are at their most bullish level since last October, Edwin A. B

To the sound of popping corks and bubbling champagne, the Port Everglades Authority toasted its new

U.S. maritime officials have a little better idea where Brazil is heading in formulating a new promo

Despite intensive efforts by the Indonesian government to lessen its dependence on energy earnings,

When Chairman Mao Tse-tung died 10 years ago today, he left his successors a stagnating and chaotic

The European Community is expected to implement quickly an export licensing system enabling its stee

Sea-Way Express, smallest of the four carriers serving the trade between Puget Sound and Alaska, has

Cogentrix Inc. recently asked City Council to postpone a vote on a proposed coal unloading facility

Soil and water conservation people will be watching closely as Congress returns this week and prepar

The competition by six major life insurance companies and several commercial and financial giants fo

Private Japanese enterprises are planning to expand their capital expenditures by the end of fiscal

Private Japanese enterprises are planning to expand their capital expenditures by the end of fiscal

Japanese Minister Fired TOKYO - Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone fired Education Minister Ma

Nissan Plans to Expand UK Production PlantNissan, the Japanese automaker, announced a 300 m

Louis Fernandez, former chairman of Monsanto, and Frank Cary, former chairman of IBM, jointly announ

Court Rejects Delay Of Nuclear Plant StartSTRASBOURG, France - An administrative tribunal in

Profit-taking, especially in the pharmaceutical/drug area and among interest- rate sensitive issues

One thing reinsurers are attempting to discover as they meet here at their annual Rendez-Vous de Sep

Auctioneers in Singapore are negotiating privately in an effort to liquidate more of the salvage fle

A submarine cable linking La Seyne, Palermo, Alexandria, Suez, Jeddah, Djibouti, Colombo and Medan t

Philippine Economic Planning Minister Solita C. Monsod criticized the International Monetary Fund Mo

Three companies and three individuals were indicted in federal court on charges they smuggled milli

Brazil May Re-enter Sugar Export MarketRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil could return to the s

International Cocoa Organization consumers and producers are close to agreeing a mechanism to cover

The Interstate Commerce Commission concluded that no anti-competitive impacts have resulted from CSX

British Airways told the Department of Transportation proposed U.K. restrictions on all-cargo operat

A fictional newscast of a Seabrook nuclear power plant meltdown - run as a politi cal advertisement

Arco Chemical Co., a division of Atlantic Richfield Co., announced the construction of new facilitie