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The newly opened examination station at Los Angeles International Airport is proving that centraliz

Lloyd's of London believes it has got the task of recovering stolen works of art down to a fine art.

Atlantic Container Line plans to close a subsidiary that handles the loading and unloading of cargo

Like a great river, the goods pour through the U.S.-Canadian border borne by truck and by ship: pulp

UNION CARBIDE PLANS PLASTICS RECYCLING PLANTPISCATAWAY, N.J - Union Carbide Corp. expects to

My first reaction was, "What the hell!" Cold rain, driven by suddenly screeching winds throu

An executive with one of the nation's few underground fuel tank pollution liability insurers says Na

Estimates of the damage caused by a ferocious predawn storm that spawned numerous tornadoes as it bu

Gov. James Florio said he won't be intimidated by Allstate Insurance Co.'s threat to block his autom

European Community economy and finance ministers on Monday agreed to provide Hungary with a US$400 m

BEIJING CITY EMPLOYEES ISSUED LIFE POLICIESThe Beijing city government has issued life insur

Travelers Corp. recorded an eightfold increase in profits for 1989 despite a 40 percent decline in t

Nac Re Corp. said its operating income for 1989 rose $25.6 million, or $2.42 a share, from $17.7 mil

The California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan filed a suit with the California Supreme Court challeng

The recent string of shutdowns at U.S. styrene plants bodes well for the domestic polystyrene market

National Cotton Council members are expected to approve a three-step proposal to ensure that U.S. co

After lengthy discussion, National Cotton Council members are expected to endorse extending cotton l

Dow Chemical Co. maintains that its Saran Wrap plastic food wrap is free of consumer health hazards

W. GERMANY'S DEGUSSA GETS NOD TO MOVE EASTFRANKFURT, West Germany - East German authorities

PETROCHEMICAL FIRMS IN GULF EYE EC MARTSABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The Gulf Cooperati

Airco Gases, based in Murray Hill, N.J., announced that its liquid hydrogen plant in Magog, Quebec,

EVER SINCE THE HUNT BROTHERS failed in their attempt to corner the silver market 10 years ago, silv

Congress has its starting point on a 1990 farm bill, and the Bush administration has one, too. Exact

The price of platinum zoomed ahead Monday on concerns about future supplies of the metal from South

UK, FRANCE URGE SUGAR PRICE REDUCTIONBRUSSELS, Belgium - France and the United Kingdom Monda

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Perestroika hasn't reached G.I. Joe yet, but it is allowing American toymakers to introduce other do

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As U.S. and Soviet negotiators sat down in Washington Monday to begin talks on a new bilateral trade

Divers patched the punctured hull of the American Trader, but the Coast Guard said the tanker that s

New Yorkers are used to being told what they can't do in public spaces: No parking. No dogs. No smok

E. EUROPEAN MEMBERS IN OECD FORESEENThe secretary general of the Organization for Economic C

Rapid and clear-cut solutions to East Germany's currency problems are necessary before Western inves

No one can accuse the Massachusetts Port Authority of not having a plan. In fact in the last two wee

US SENDS SATELLITE TO CHINA LAUNCH SITEAsiaSat 1, a U.S.-built satellite to be launched aboa

The Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls, or Cocom, the West's trade watchdog, me

The Soviet Union plans to cut spending on military hardware in real terms by 19 percent over the nex

The Port of Los Angeles will resume contract negotiations today with the local pilots union after a

Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady has hailed Mexico's financial reform package as a milestone in his

Digital Equipment Corp. today will announce a joint venture to sell computers in Hungary, a company