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The major industrial powers must grant the poorest African countries more debt relief if that contin

Some 20,000 workers at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. went on strike Wednesday, idling the nation's la

Special-interest trade legislation for the oil industry sailed through the Senate without debate Tu

ROYAL SEES RED ON STORM LOSSESRoyal Insurance PLC is anticipating net losses as high as 100

Relatively high mortgage interest rates held sales of existing homes in March to their February rate

Major air express carriers are making environmental awareness part of their everyday package of busi

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

A group of Eastern Airlines pilots is forming a new union to unseat the Air Line Pilots Association

THAI AIRWAYS ORDERS 13 AIRBUS AIRLINERSPARIS - Thai Airways International has ordered 13 air

In one of the state's largest criminal investigations undertaken by a district attorney, a special g

Too many companies chasing too little business have made for tough times selling insurance in Wester

BFGOODRICH CO. (Akron, Ohio) - David L. Burner was elected senior vice president. Mr. Burner

The National Association of Manufacturers Wednesday roundly endorsed the European Community's moves

Only Congress has the power to enact time limitation statutes for suits in admiralty. However, there

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

For years, people have predicted the rise of computers that could understand handwriting, turning th

Negotiations for a labor contract governing some 64,000 dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts will

Like many other firms, Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna Life & Casualty Co. finds it increasingly difficu

Shipowners and marine insurers were warned Wednesday that they face a tough time in years to come be

An amendment that would empower states to ban exports of logs from state lands won overwhelming appr

AT&T FORMS VENTURE FOR DATA NET IN EUROPEMARIETTA, Ga. - AT&T Tridom, a subsidiary of Americ

MC Shipping Inc., an owner of small multipurpose vessels and containerships, had net income of $543,

Some U.S. companies looking to invest in Eastern Europe have found that the road through Austria is

Venezuela will make a proposal this week, during a visit by President Carlos Andres Perez, to help s

YASUDA TO BUY STAKE IN MALAYSIAN BANKJapan's Yasuda Trust and Banking Co. announced Wednesda

Consolidated Freightways Inc., one of the nation's largest transportation companies, lost $37.1 mill

* Trading With Austria 4A * Tom Connors - Washington 8A* Two Germanys' Shipbuilders Plan Maj

Cargo shippers between Asia and the United States gave high marks this week to the carrier group th

Norfolk Southern Corp. set a first-quarter record for earnings and revenue. The Norfolk, Va.

A bill the Bush administration hopes will help defuse congressional calls for tougher foreign invest

Rep. Fred Grandy, R-Iowa, introduced a plan to turn the federal crop insurance program over to priva

In February, a 66-year-old Princeton, N.J., inventor was awarded more than $71 million in a patent-i

The International Cocoa Organization Wednesday forecast the 1989-90 world cocoa surplus at 154,000 m

The Long Island Power Authority announced Wednesday that it is requesting bids from engineering firm

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The California State World Trade Commission outlined its position on various trade issues in a recen

A state-commissioned report concluded the Exxon Corp. pipeline that poured 567,000 gallons of heatin

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT WIDENS IN BRITAINThe United Kingdom's seasonally adjusted current ac

Citing the requirements of tougher clean air regulations as a factor, Union Electric Co., St. Louis,