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A demand by the Internal Revenue Service for more than $640 million in taxesfrom Los Angeles

The Texas House of representatives is considering a mammoth insurance reform bill backed by the stat

East European nations are walking a tightrope, resisting Soviet strong-arm tactics to limit their ti

The national body that sets design guidelines for electronic trading messages has approved standards

CREDIT LYONNAIS HOPES FOR COMMERZBANK DEALCredit Lyonnais, France's second-largest commercia

A group of Chicago business leaders have formed the U.S.-Poland Chamber of Commerce, an organization

ALASKA AIR LOSS BALLOONS IN QUARTERAlaska Air Group Inc. lost $10.0 million, or 88 cents a s

The International Intellectual Property Alliance, a private Washington-based watchdog group, submitt

DOCK EXPRESS PLANS NEW MIDEAST SERVICESTAMFORD, Conn. - Dock Express Contractors Inc. said i

When the going got tough, Glenn Potts went to Rwanda. In August 1989, Mr. Potts, armed with

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Apr. 19, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Philippines is trying to tap new sources of credit from Taiwan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia but

China Venture Tech, the Beijing-based investment arm of the People's Bank of China, is joining force

Sea-Land Service Inc. hopes to restore its full commercial liner service to the Middle East soon, po

Figures released by the Soviet Union's state statistics committee Friday confirmed that spreading st

FOOD PROCESSORS SEEK INCREASED FDA BUDGETThe National Food Processors Association has sugges

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners' proposal to require unlicensed offshore insurer

1586 (Apr. 19, 1991) Previous day - 1579 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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Five U.S. shipping companies lost out in their fight to get a piece of the action in a foreign aid p

A decision by California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi to cease all payments on life and ann

SQUARE D DEAL PASSES REVIEW BY AGENCYFrench electrical equipment manufacturer Schneider SA l

INNOVATIVE PUMP HANDLES SOLIDS, LIQUIDSAn innovative pump from Britain has no moving parts a

East or West? The Tennessee Valley Authority could make key decisions as early as this summer affec

Indirect trade between Taiwan and China via Hong Kong totaled $286 million in February, a 17.7 perce

CHILE COPPER AGENCY TO SEARCH FOR SMELTERSANTIAGO, Chile - Enami, the Chilean state copper s

Nova Corp., the Calgary-based petrochemical and plastics manufacturer, is looking to establish a pre

Willis Corroon Maritime Inc., a newly formed New York-based subsidiary of the Lloyd's insurance brok

Nova Corp., of Calgary, Alberta, is considering splitting into two independent, publicly-traded comp

California, once regarded as a land of opportunity for airlines, has become a land of retrenchment.<

Though the airline industry has been staggered by higher costs and a sharp decline in business, Phil

Japan's dry beer war is fizzling and upstart Asahi Breweries Ltd. has emerged the clear victor.<

Beginning Friday, multinational companies operating in Brazilgained new freedom to remit profits in

JAPANESE CORN BUYING BECOMES SLOWERTOKYO - Japanese corn buying was slow recently as U.S. Gu

The European Community is expected to consider a plan to force companies in each of the 12 member c

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The international merchant marine has not received enough credit for its role in operation Desert St

FORMER FED OFFICIAL FAULTS GERMAN POLICYGermany's relatively tight monetary policy is keepin