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The U.S. dollar continued its slide Wednesday, pressed by a rally in the Swiss franc and ongoing buy

Thailand and Malaysia, which share a long, straggling peninsula, say they have finally ended 11 year

U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills all but said Wednesday that Japan will not be designated as a

Norton Co., seeking to elude a hostile $75-a-share bid by Britain's BTR PLC, said Wednesday it has

IBP Inc. is scheduled to open its giant pork plant in Waterloo, Iowa, next week, which many industry

Platinum led a sharp drop in precious metals Wednesday as supplies continued to build against weaken

The upcoming German currency union will not necessarily push up German or world inflation, Federal R

Legislation to beef up both Export-Import Bank and Commerce Department support for U.S. business in

Yet another hint came last week that the U.S. Transportation Department maydeny Lufthansa Ge

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The Inter-American Freight Conference will relocate Monday to Jersey City, N.J., from lower Manhatt

ICC'S PHILBIN TO SPEAK AT JOFC LUNCHEONEdward J. Philbin, the new chairman of the Interstate

The future of Georgetown, S.C., as a commercial port is dangling in limbo. The U.S. Army Cor

Sales of North American-made cars and light trucks by the nation's Big Three automakers plummeted 20

Storms in Europe in January and February ate into first-quarter insurance earnings for companies wr

Deep in the jungle of northern Sumatra, Michael Griffiths swatted mosquitoes while he set up battery

Government reform of the waterfront received a big boost Monday when six maritime and dockworkers' u

An underground environmental group has claimed responsibility for vandalism that cut power to 92,000

Sales at the current Chinese Export Commodities Fair are said to be running strong midway through th

A Wall Street analyst recommended shares of the restructured Sea Containers Ltd. as a good buy at th

Soviet authorities have slowed the pace of proposed radical economic reform following inconclusive d

East Germany has sent tons of its own money to the trash-burner to make room in its treasury for the

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Tuesday said it would require that futures exchanges retain

President Bush is undecided on what action to take against the Soviet Union for Moscow's economic bo

Atlantic Container Line has appointed Societe Navale et Commerciale Delmas- Vieljeux as its new agen

THE JAPAN QUESTION: With Monday the deadline for a U.S. decision on which countries, if any, should

GATT TALKS ENCOURAGE HONG KONG OFFICIALA top Hong Kong official said he was pleased with tal

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

OIL BOOM BILLS PASS NY ASSEMBLY, SENATEALBANY, N.Y. - A bill requiring booms to be placed ar

A fellow once worked for me who jogged five miles and did 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups each morning.

For every three drug smugglers the U.S. Coast Guard caught recently in its war on dope, more than on

The article "GAO Directs Marad to Reopen Bidding," which appeared on Page 1A of The Journal of Comme

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

RYDER SYSTEM REPORTS DECLINE IN EARNINGSMIAMI - Ryder System Inc. earned $7.3 million, or 7

A hearing on New York state insurance health claims procedures will be held on April 26 in New York

DURABLE GOODS ORDERS ROSE BY 6.7 PERCENT IN MARCHA continuing rebound in orders for aircraft

Insured property damage as a result of wind, hail, and tornadoes in Oklahoma between April 13-14 was

PPG INDUSTRIES BUYS FRENCH SOLVENTS FIRMPPG Industries Inc. said Monday it acquired Establis

The near-term outlook for U.S. commercial sales of meat and poultry products to the Soviet Union is

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