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Faced with the possibility Monday that Hurricane Emily would hit the New Jersey coast, workers toile

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The state of Washington has fined a Norwegian company $90,000 for an oil spill that coated 8,000 fee

Women will no longer need to worry about the health effects of toluene from nail polish thanks to th

New York Mercantile Exchange October light, sweet crude oil futures at midday Monday were down 9 cen

Taiwan's current account surplus, the broadest measure of trade in goods and services, fell to US$1.

The dizzying rise in business on London's financial markets since sterlingquit the European

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,230-$1,260per ton lots &

Calls have been heard for the government to "do something" as old-style manufacturing has fled the c

Sir Peter Abeles, an Australian transport pioneer, severed his ties Monday with TNT Ltd., the compan

Banking and real estate wore the broadest smiles in the government's first- quarter business survey,

After a six-year battle, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is backing out on a controversial plan to bui

Refined lead remains oversupplied in Asia, industry sources said, despite a recent tightening in U.S

Aug. 30, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Eight Cubans who survived a shipwreck off the Mexican coast, only to be deported to Cuba, flew to Me

Aug. 30, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

Trade, led by double-digit increases in all modes of traffic, is booming in this British Colony.

Saudi and Chinese officials began inspecting a Chinese ship at a Saudi port Monday, checking U.S. al

CANAL TRANS-OCEAN SERVICES (Miami) - Jose Vargas was named general manager in the Puerto Rico office

Chubb Corp. said Monday it will take an after-tax charge of $358 million, or $3.95 a share, in its 1

The U.S. dollar rose Monday in thin trading based on technical factors. "There was no fundam

More than 45 years after the fact, Japan has apologized directly for virtually enslaving as many as

While Americans were the first to start building vehicles in China, Japanese automakers are now gian

Foreign-funded firms in Shanghai, the largest industrial center and port in China, are becoming the

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Eli Lilly and Co. has acquired the European Development Centre of G.D. Searle & Co., Chicago.

Comex silver prices rose steeply on speculative buying by Middle Eastern syndicates, traders said Mo

UNDERCHARGE CLAIMS AGAINST FORD REJECTEDWASHINGTON - The Interstate Commerce Commiss

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 27, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

President Clinton on Monday again expressed confidence that Congress would approve the North America

Hurricane Emily was charging toward the mid-Atlantic coast late Monday, forcing vessels to leave Nor

Like a long-married couple renewing its vows, individuals invested at Lloyd's of Londonsay they will

German roaster J.J. Darboven will be the first large roaster in Germany to buy coffee directly from

The Russian republic of Tatarstan, one of the country's main oil producers, has started work on the

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Japan will not have to import rice despite a forecast that this year's crop will be the worst in 40

The Philippine government intends to sell its holding in a ship-repair firm ''as soon as possible" f

Employers Insurance of Wausau is hoping the Supreme Court will review and eventually reverse lower c

Monday Aug. 30, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Masked men holding flares forced a coal train to stop in predawn darkness Monday and dumped about 30