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Dow Chemical Co. of Midland, Mich., said it signed a letter of intent with M.A. Hanna Co. to form an

The Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc countries remain the major factors for the overall U.S. feed g

SOUTHEASTERN ASSET HIKES STAKE IN SAATCHISaatchi & Saatchi Co. PLC, the world's largest adve

AGREEMENT IS WORKING, OPEC'S SUBROTO SAYSVIENNA, Austria - Organization of Petroleum Exporti

Secretary of State James A. Baker III notified Congress Wednesday that the U.S. Embassy in Moscow wi

THIRD-QUARTER GDP ROSE 0.5 PERCENT IN BRITAINA rise in the output of the United Kingdom's en

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Nolan R. Gimpel was named chief executive of the Port of Oakland, ending months of speculation over

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES INC. (Kansas City, Mo.) - W.N. Deramus IV and Thomas A. McDonnell we

TIP Europe is locked in a see-saw battle for European market leadership with London-based Central Tr

Insurance broker Marsh & McLennan is helping to structure insurance for the huge petrochemical compl

Distillate supplies decreased while gasoline inventories increased, the American Petroleum Institute

American Airlines will begin daily non-stop service between San Jose and Honolulu on March 2, a step

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

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Martin Marietta Corp. on Wednesday delayed the maiden commercial launch of its Titan 3 rocket until

China will strictly control its imports of steel and steel products as government officials ordered

Expected post-Cold War defense spending cuts by the United States should not cause an economic reces

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CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, Ontario roundtable, seminar on finance for non-financi

The 814 members of the Outhwaite insurance syndicate at Lloyd's of London who are taking legal actio

COURT SETS TIMETABLE FOR IRAN AIRLINER CASETHE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Court

Canadian Agricultural Minister Donald Mazankowski said U.S. farm export subsidies were artificially

EC ministers are expected to approve regulations this week giving the European Commission the right

Some interstate natural gas pipelines have curtailed interruptible services to devote their capacity

STEEL INSTITUTE ELECTS J. GRIFFEN PRESIDENTThe American Institute for Imported Steel Inc. ha

President Bush's decision Tuesday to ease specific sanctions against China will have no sweeping eff

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3 percent from July through September, the government sai

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DUTCH UNIONS PLAN OPEN-REGISTRY BOYCOTTROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Unionized tugboat operators

War and political risk insurers maintained a "wait and see" attitude Wednesday, saying it was too ea

The number of Japanese-flag oceangoing merchant ships has plummeted over the past four years, accord

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Commodity analysts said Wednesday's U.S. military action in Panama wasexpected to have little lastin

CFTC, N. HUNT SETTLE SILVER FRAUD CASEThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wednesday sai

Creation of a North American common market, consisting of the United States, Canada and Mexico, is a

Big business in Canada welcomed a reduction in the proposed goods and services tax from 9 percent to

To anyone who can afford to write a check for nearly $200,000 for a Rolls- Royce, paying $1,400 for

Shipowners who had considered transferring their registries from Panama stopped in their tracks Wedn

Experts agreed Wednesday that the Panama Canal might be vulnerable to sabotage, but differed as to w