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Western Resources Inc. said Monday it had agreed to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp.'s monitored secu

MERCHANT SEAMEN STRIKEIDLES GREEK-FLAG FLEETATHENS - Greece's 1,953 merchant vessels remaine

WATKINS MOTOR LINES INC.Todd Tanger was named terminal manager at this Lakeland, Fla.-based

Breaching the dams on the lower Snake River is a permanent solution for salmon recovery, according t

Freightliner Corp. lost ground in sales of heavy trucks but not in market share last month as the co

For the week ended December 7, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

COUPLE GUILTY OF FRAUDSENTENCED TO PRISONKANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City couple convicted o

Employees injured at their work places cannot be denied workers compensation just because they were

Conseco Inc. and Pioneer Financial Services Inc. Monday announced a merger agreement under which Car

While there has been a growing number of negligence and other claims against corporate directors and

Hong Kong is readying its push to challenge Singapore as the Asian site of choice for corporate-owne

An advanced ship automation system appears to be responsible for the near fatal crash of a Chinese f

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

The U.S. dollar was mixed Monday as market participants said the Federal Reserve likely will keep in

After 14 months of on-again, off-again negotiations, Japan and the U.S. reached an agreement on Sund

Insurers and consumers could face up to a month of uncertainty over 1997 automobile insurance rates

U.S. telephone and computer companies are at loggerheads with the Clinton administration over global

Monday, Dec. 16, 1996Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Europe's filmmakers on Monday urged the European Union to stop delaying a fund to help them compete,

President Clinton said Monday he will not invoke economic sanctions against the European Union under

Indian politicians Monday criticized their government for what they termed ''complete surrender'' to

A government advisory panel says it plans to submit a set of proposals for full deregulation of fore

PRATT WINS ASIANAENGINE CONTRACTHARTFORD, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technolo

China is expected to announce early next month which foreign banks will be able to conduct business

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

''The glacier has moved three feet.''

CANTON DESTROYS 600,000ILLEGAL CDS AND TAPESBEIJING_ A bulldozer crushed 600,000 illegally c

U.S. customs agents will carry out a second round of visits to garment factories in Hong Kong early

Japan on Monday unveiled a road map for structural reforms to its economy to help make the nation's

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has agreed in principle to revise existing regulations and all

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday the company plans to increase overseas production by 7 percent, to 1.

UK TO PROCEEDWITH CATTLE SLAUGHTERLONDON - The British government finally announced Monday t

The planned merger of Boeing Corp. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. will put further pressure on European

A Boeing Co. takeover of McDonnell-Douglas Corp. might provide a new wrinkle to the longstanding U.S

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 29, '95 - Dec. 16, '96 (a graph)* A

CROWLEY TUG LAUNCHEDFOR WEST COAST SERVICESEATTLE - An array of Crowley Marine Services' off

While the focus on West Coast longshore disruptions has largely been on Southern California and the

AIRUS, FRENCH NEGOTIATORSTO MEET ON AIR TREATYU.S. and French negotiators are schedu

The 2 percent fuel surcharge Federal Express Corp. will impose on its customers will make a big dent

Price-sensitive farmers and sluggish export demand are putting a hammerlock on rail grain traffic th