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Securing patent protection will be only half the battle in attracting new pharmaceutical investment

The board of directors of Marsh & McLennan Cos. voted Tuesday to increase the quarterly dividend to

May 19, 1992 Copper Total, 28,144. Gold Total, .1,587,987.Silver Tota

Thailand is hoping a rail link will attract ship lines away from Bangkok's congested river port of K

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Asea Brown Boveri, the Switzerland-based railcar and locomotive builder, is giving the United States

While some state officials say a new rail intermodal yard would not necessarily block a proposed sec

Rapes reported on Navy bases and ships around the world have nearly tripled over the past five years

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U.S. negotiators have cited orange juice as one of the most sensitive U.S. agricultural products und

British Gas PLC, the former U.K. state gas monopoly, and the Office of Gas Supply, the industry watc

Conmart Ltd. Shipping Co. has inaugurated shipping service connecting Israel to ports along the Danu

The shoe company L.A. Gear has agreed to pay a $404,000 penalty to settle charges that it had compli

Auto trade, as expected, remains one of the toughest areas of the North American free trade talks an

The breakup of the Soviet Union is shaking things up in Memphis. That city is home to big pi

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is scheduled to confer with President Bush in Washington toda

The scheduled signing next Monday of a new joint-venture between Santa Clara, Calif.-based Ungermann

A statewide homeowners insurance survey shows that identical coverage in a Sacramento community can

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Tuesday said it is proposing a change in U.S. upland cotton gradi

Wheat procurements by state-run agencies have remained sluggish this year and if the trend persists,

SEDGWICK GROUP POSTS SLIGHT DROP IN PROFITThe unaudited pre-tax first-quarter profit at Sedg

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 210.30 off 0.51 which compares w

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Precious metals rose firmly here and at London, propelled by bullish reactions to industry-generated

Several air freight container stations have established electronic links with the U.S.Customs Servic

Rubber and sugar shipments are facing delays at the Port of Bangkok because of domestic political vi

More than 21,000 tons of food shipped to poverty-stricken Guatemalans by international donors have b

1286 (May 19, 1992) Previous day - 1285 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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After a two-decade standstill, the U.S. nuclear power industry is gearing up to launch a new generat

The Massachusetts Environmental Protection Department is getting anonymous tips that some of the sta

Japan's secondary aluminum industry has overcome some initial reservations about the introduction of

Standard & Poor's Corp., a credit rating agency, said U.S. life insurers face up to $9 billion in ne

EC CONSIDERS BORROWING TO FUND PUBLIC WORKSBRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community President

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

The parent of container operator Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. bounced back into the black las

Chevron Corp. said Monday it agreed to pay $8 million for violations of Clean Water Act regulations

Developing nations and U.S. importers interested in benefiting from the U.S. regime of preferential

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