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As ecological concerns grow, so do the chances of a renaissance for flax, an oilseed that has been

The Senate Agriculture Committee Wednesday voted to tighten a proposal offered last week that would

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Michael Beard, the president of Australia-New Zealand Direct Line, takes a stoic view of the plight

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The European Commission's bid to forge a single energy market in the European Community after 1992 h

AUSTRALIANS OFFER PREGNANCY PILLOWDentons (Australia) Pty Ltd., of Melbourne, Australia, sai

New oil spill legislation pending before a congressional conference committee has been thefocus of m

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GREECE'S BOP DEFICIT WIDENS TO $1.15 BILLIONATHENS, Greece - Greece had a balance of payment

European health organizations are planning to automate commercial transactions and technological exc

The Maritime Administration has denied applications for a controversial Israeli vessel charter and l

The first of a two-step hike in the minimum wage took effect this week, bringing it to $3.80 an hour

Crowley Maritime Corp. will escape posting the entire $50.4 million cashbond required to appeal a gu

Dow Chemical Co. and Domtar Inc. abandoned their joint venture to recycle plastic, the first casual

The Federal Maritime Commission wants to cancel carriers' tariffs if they fail to file yearly statem

Saudi Arabia changed the May price formulas for its European customers to become more responsive to

MITSUBISHI DOESN'T PLAN ROLE IN JET-ENGINE PACTJapan's Mitsubishi Group does not plan to tak

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

BESSEMER AND LAKE ERIE RAILROAD CO. (Monroesville, Pa.) - Robert J. Joyce has retired as manager, co

The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposing to deregulate the transportation of lumber and plywo

Two subsidiaries of Coastal Corp., a Houston-based oil company, said this week that they will keep t

The process of reunifying Germany will not distract Bonn from moving with its European Community par

U.S. insurance brokers are scurrying to find new liability coverage for corporate clients insured by

China's legislature Wednesday approved the mini-constitution by which it will rule Hong Kong after 1

California small businesses condemned a compulsory employer-paid health insurance proposal as too ex

Borden Inc., which has acquired nine packaging films companies in the last two years, said it bought

COFFEE JUMPS ON NEWS BRAZIL READY TO ACTCoffee futures prices surged Wednesday on trade talk

Prompted by the promise of reduced transportation costs and the push to keep overweight trucks off p

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LABOR BOARD TO ORDER COOLING OFF PERIODThe National Mediation Board Wednesday was expected t

LIMITED POWER URGED FOR EC CENTRAL BANKFrench Finance Minister Pierre Beregovoy said Tuesday

U.S. lawmakers Wednesday introduced legislation to curb imports of textiles and apparel into the Un

India's private sector is taking a more liberal approach to trade and investment issues than in the

It was a question no one could answer in a debate that no one expected to end. "Pricing Serv

Britain's chemical industry is expected to buck the general trend for U.K. companies this year by in

Commodity Exchange Inc. copper futures dropped a sharp 470 to 365 points Wednesday, on news the 24-d

U.S. companies eager to explore business opportunities in Eastern Europe will have a chance next wee

The European Community must not bend its rules to force U.S. companies to increase their investments

My friend Jim Flannery, chairman of Houston-based Oilfield Technology International, which has a rep