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Signal Environmental Systems Inc. signed a $187 million contract with Broward County, Fla., to desig

Virginia Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Dominion Resources Inc. and a sister company to Virginia Power

The use of statistical techniques by shop floor workers enabled E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. to cut

Saudi Arabia informed Western and Japanese contract customers that it will not offer volume discount

Egypt increased its export oil prices for the Aug. 21 to Aug. 31 period by between $1.20 and $1.25 a

World oil prices can return to a "reasonable level" if the production accord reached by the Organiza

National Fuel Gas Unit Plans Pipeline ProjectBUFFALO, N.Y. - National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.

New limits on the tax deduction that individuals can take for advisory fees used to generate income

Wednesday, August 20, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU

Acid rain is being blamed for claiming the 209-year-old marble gravestone of Revolutionary War hero

The country's fire departments are called to an average of 1,700 home fires every day. Those fires k

The issue forced onto the agenda in state caucuses last year - liability law reform - is the prime f

Fred. S. James Acquires Miami's Perdue AgencyFred. S. James & Co. Inc. said it acquired the

The trademark pyramid of Transamerica Corp. has dominated San Francisco's skyline but little else re

The U.S. dollar was slightly higher against most major currencies in quiet midday trading Wednesday,

Tell your broker to take a hike and roll out the PC. Two professors say they have conclusive proof t

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

Stocks rose in active trading Wednesday as additional signs of weakness in the economy pointed to lo

ISC to Continue Stock Repurchase PlanInternational Shipholding Corp. said it is continuing i

Small-business attitudes offer little support for White House expectations that the economy will rea

Maine Maritime Names PresidentCASTINE, Maine Maine Maritime Academy trustees selected for

Lajos in Peking PEKING - Faluvegi Lajos, vice chairman of Hungary's Council of Ministers, wi

The Soviet Union announced a sweeping reorganization of its construction ministries, the latest in a

A U.S. businessman filed a $58 million lawsuit against two close associates of Saudi Arabia's King F

U.S. businesses were just beginning to get a little comfortable about being in Pakistan when a natio

Last year Pakistan outlawed interest payments and called for more "godly and brotherly" ways to ear

The Reagan administration does not plan to implement a new agreement with the European Community on

Singer do Brasil announced forthcoming major exports of electrical motors for computer peripherals t

Israeli-PLO Protest JERUSALEM - Left-wing Israelis and Palestinians from the occupied West B

CP National Studies PacifiCorp Buy-out PlanCP National Corp., a telecommunications company t

Bankers, economists and businessmen in Pakistan's financial center are pointing to signs that the co

The Air Line Pilots Association has filed suit to block Transamerica Airlinesfrom leasing 12

Revenue, Volume Up For Top Truck FirmsThe nation's top trucking companies experienced growth

Trailer Train Co., which finances and maintains pooled freight cars for U.S. railroads, said it has

Trucking interests contend that proposed Interstate Commerce Commission rules requiring companies to

Rosenbalm Aviation Inc., the carrier operating overseas charters for Emery Air Freight, has won appr

Navistar International Corp. of Chicago and Dana Corp. announced a partnership agreement to coordina

An eight-hour chase of a U.S. fishing vessel by Canadian ships may hasten talks among U.S. officials

Harry Truman's private, presidential yacht, the Williamsburg, went on sale last week along with Ciga

Two economically ailing Oregon ports will ask for state help on their loan payments when the Oregon