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Dow Chemical Co. said net income jumped 87 percent in the fourth quarter and more than doubled for t

China will need to import 20 million to 30 million tons of crude oil annually by the turn of the cen

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While the United States has grown almost accustomed to layoffs, restructuring and dislocation of mid

The Massachusetts Port Authority announced Thursday that it will shift all of its container operatio

The U.S. dollar reversed course late Thursday to close higher, after news services quoted unnamed Ge

Thanks to an innovative management program, Corning Telecommunications Products Division has receive

Republican congressional leaders Thursday struggled to reach accord with the White House on a plan t

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Jan. 25, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

South African mining house Gencor said its plans to merge its Kinross, Winkelhaak, Leslie and Bracke

News that the world's two largest futures exchanges - the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mer

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The Netherlands registered a trade surplus of 2.519 billion guilders ($1.52 billion) in October, com

The ratification vote on a tentative national agreement between the United Transportation Union and

Electricite de France (EDF), the French state-owned utility, won a major battle this month in its ef

Companies importing for the first time find it useful to have a working knowledge of the technical C

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A National Association of Insurance Commissioners subcommittee will look at Cigna-style insurance co

Private capital flows to leading Third World countries this year are expected to continue at about t

CHINA'S PORT CAPACITY ROSE IN 5-YEAR PERIODBEIJING - China increased the annual hand

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will press India to lower tradebarriers and offer gr

The Netherlands' third-quarter 1995 gross domestic product was up by 2.2 percent compared with a yea

At the end of 1995, 58 percent of all Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles sold overseas were manufactured ou

The Clinton administration is deeply divided over whether to impose more trade sanctions on China fo

Union opposition is complicating Crowley Maritime's sale of its Bay Area ferry service to a local co

PORT OF GREEN BAY (Green Bay, Wis.) - Jeff Finley, formerly of the Military Sealift Command, assumed

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CIGNA IN JAPAN GETS PROVISIONAL LICENSETOKYO - The Finance Ministry has issued a pro

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"Vigorous competition is good, but it can also blur one's vision."

ITT HARTFORD BLAMES NET DECLINE ON SPINOFF FROM ITT, HURRICANEHARTFORD, Conn. ITT H

Two U.S. military supply ships activated in December to support the Bosnia deployment serve as a pri

As the year came to a close, owners were resisting a further downward slide in the container- ship c

Lloyd's of London reconstruction plans received a welcome fillip this week when Bermuda-based excess

Six joint ventures authorized to compete in the long-distance telephone service arena have resumed n

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said this week that he would urge the Mexican government to

Hiroshi Okuda doesn't look like the type of person to lead a revolution, even if it's only a revolut