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Second quarter net income at First Central Financial Corp., parent to First Central Insurance Co., r

A clean bill of health given to China's nuclear power plant drew skeptical comment Wednesday from en

The authorities in China are disbanding more than one-quarter of the foreign trade companies created

NAVAL ACADEMY PROBE UNEARTHS CORRUPTIONFederal authorities are investigating corruption and

Generali-Assicurazioni Generali SpA broke into the U.S. life insurance market this week after comple

Crude oil stocks increased by 2.9 million barrels over the previous week and were 56.5 million barre

MEXICAN PURCHASE OF US CORN EXPECTEDAlthough exporters indicated private firms in Mexico hav

Radio operators have secured a landmark eight-year contract with Sea-Land Service Inc. - but the job

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ECONOMIC INDEX UNCHANGED IN JUNEThe government's main economic forecasting gauge was unchang

On March 23, New York arbitrators awarded a voyage charterer triple damagesfrom a vessel own

Strong demand from overseas owners and a buoyant domestic shipping industry spurred first-half profi

UNITED FLIGHT TO LINK CHICAGO AND PARISCHICAGO - United Airlines will inaugurate daily sched

Hercules Inc. said it will build a new $23.7 million flavors, fragrances and paper technology resear

FRUIT FLY EMERGENCY DECLARED IN CALIFORNIAAgriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Wednesday de

Alfred B. "Ted" Ruhly, president of Maersk Inc., may be retiring in 18 months, but he shows no sign

The trans-Atlantic shoot-out for custody of the Hales Trophy moved a step closer to litigation this

E. GERMAN COMPANIES ON JOINT VENTURE ROLLFRANKFURT, West Germany - East German companies hav

Navy searchers using a remote-controlled, deep-sea submarine said they found what could be the cargo

Pan Am Corp. more than cut its second-quarter loss in half this year, compared to last. Pan

Employers are shifting more of the health benefits cost burden to retirees by raising deductibles an

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 1, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per Ba

When Maersk Inc. President Ted Ruhly retires in 18 months, he will besucceeded by a team of

Rio Grande Industries scrapped its agreement to purchase the Soo Line Corp. tracks between Kansas Ci

After taking top honors as the best truck drivers in their states, 42 CF Motor Freight employees wil

France's sun-splashed Cote d'Azur, best known for its beaches and casinos, is courting the title of

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

This city's stricken main airport is now poised to begin rebuilding passenger flight schedules and t

Foreign takeovers of the United States' high-tech electronics industries present a growing threat to

Karsten "Cash" Mahlmann, chairman of the Stotler Group and the Chicago Board of Trade resigned his p

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 235.00 up 1.33 which compares w

The United States and Japan agreed in principle Wednesday on a deal that would open the Japanese tel

U.S. marshals seized the 601-foot tanker M.T. Shinoussa - one of the vessels involved in an accident

As Brazil begins to open trade doors and push regional economic integration, the local subsidiary of

MASSMUTUAL IN DEAL TO BUY OPPENHEIMERSPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Massachusetts Mutual Life Insuranc

TRAVELERS POSTED LOSS IN SECOND QUARTERHARTFORD, Conn. - The Travelers Corp.'s second quarte

A request by the Senate Judiciary Committee to hear debate on product liability reform is causing fu

Transportation investigators ladled much of the blame for the grounding of the Exxon Valdez in Alask

I hesitate to disagree with a renowned Harvard professor, but I think Michael E. Porter is out of hi