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UNION PACIFIC REPORTS SLIGHT RISE IN EARNINGSBETHLEHEM, Pa. - Union Pacific Corp. reported f

The Overseas Private Investment Corp. will lead a team of U.S. business executives to examine invest

The launch of Asia's first privately owned telecommunications satellite is a definite "go" for April

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Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is rescuing its struggling local rival with an injection of cash and exp

The Treasury Department will brief selected U.S. bankers Monday on its goals for handling financial

Analysts were expecting directors of Sea Containers Ltd. to approve Thursday the latest offer from T

Immediate donations of feed grains and butter to Romania have been recommended by a team of U.S. agr

FRANCE'S TRADE DEFICIT DECLINED IN NOVEMBERFrance's trade balance in November reached a seas

Air freight forwarders anticipate continued strong growth this year in cargo volume and revenue.

South Korea's crude oil imports in 1989 are estimated to total around 296 million barrels, up 13 per

Tokyo is set to settle a dispute with Washington over foreign access to Japan's supercomputer market

CHINA TO EXPAND BAN ON HONG KONG JOBSCANTON, China - China, which has said it will forbid ho

SANTA FE PACIFIC SAYS DEBT IS SHARPLY LOWERSanta Fe Pacific Corp. said its restructured bank

PRIMERICA NET INCOME JUMPED IN 4TH QUARTERPrimerica Corp. Wednesday reported net income of $

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PAYS FINES TO NY STATENew York Superintendent of Insurance James P. C

Only a miracle-worker is missing from the concerted salvage effort at the Monongahela River's Maxwel

State legislators from Broward County, Fla., will listen today to a request to abolish the Port Ev

Utilization rates at the nation's refineries rebounded from a decline caused by accidents and operat

P&O Containers (TFL) Ltd. named Ole Sweedlund vice president of sales and marketing and also general

The Inter-American Freight Conference has reversed an earlier decision to drop its bill of lading fo

In a move that signals a change in strategy, the state of Washington will replace its trade director

Price reform in China has not been scrapped, but the emphasis for now will remain on corralling infl

Wed., Jan. 17, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION ROSE 0.4 PERCENT IN DECEMBERIndustrial production rose 0.4 percent in

Hartford Fire Insurance Co. is joining the ranks of other insurers aggressively contesting Californi

A Navy frigate on its way to a shipyard for maintenance struck a Liberian- flag oil tanker anchored

The Town of Brookhaven will refund $20 million in property taxes to Long Island Lighting Co. for ove

General Electric Co.'s GE90 jet engine is designed for airplanes that will replace today's older gen

CBT AMENDS PROGRAM FOR DAY, NIGHT TRADINGThe board of directors of the Chicago Board of Trad

No matter what the government does, most financial planners say today's workers must save much more

U.S. and Soviet negotiators will meet in Vienna March 21 and 22 to resume talks on a new long-term g

The U.S. dollar declined against most currencies Wednesday on a wider-than- expe cted November trade

As trade relations with Cuba's traditional Soviet bloc trading partners become more difficult, the C

Key competitors are opposing American Maritime Transport Inc.'s request toallow a London oil

Not all are sure they'll like it. But legislators are anxious to hear New Jersey Gov. James J. Flori

JAPAN CHEMICAL WEEK OFFERS DIRECTORYA directory of Japanese and other Asian chemical firms i

Himont Inc. announced it had received a license from Sandoz Ltd. of Basel, Switzerland,to produce Sa

Genentech Inc., a leading biotechnology company that has foundered financially, reported earnings of

Jan. 17, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,