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A new federal study has found widespread pesticide contamination in rivers and streams in the Midwes

Hundreds of Soviet women jammed a newly opened boutique on Moscow's busiest shopping street Thursday

Chemical Leaman Corp. narrowed its third-quarter loss to $175,721 on revenue of $58.5 million.

Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner lauded a U.S.-flag carrier's successful bid last week to

Oil Pollution Claims and Liability. Nov. 22. London. Conference sponsored by Legal Studies and Servi

Former Missouri Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned last week from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange bo

Undeveloped Daniel Island, sitting at the confluence of the Cooper and Wando rivers in Charleston, S

A controversial racketeering law, initially aimed at organized crime but now used in other commercia

Britain's Wellcome PLC said Thursday that its profits jumped 28 percent for the year ended Sept. 30

The board of Aristech Chemical Corp. said it will respond by the end of November to an $817 million

East Germany could, if it wished, become a member of the European Community even before the EC compl

Five ocean freight forwarders have returned their licenses to the Federal Maritime Commission.

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

DELAWARE AUTHORITY APPROVES YARD PLANCAMDEN, N.J. - The board of the Delaware River Port Aut

IF A SMALL VIRGINIA AIRPORT achieves its goal of building a cargo terminal, it'll be good news for a

Sea Containers Ltd. said it had record net earnings of $73.8 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30,

GHANA STRESSES QUALITY TO BOOST COCOA SALESACCRA, Ghana - Ghana will seek to safeguard its p

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Monsanto Co. Chairman Richard J. Mahoney said Thursday at an Environmental Protection Agency meeting

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

It's a rare occasion when any shipping executive says business is excellent, but that's the word use

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit in September declined to $7.9 billion, the smallest monthly gap s

For the week ended Nov. 11, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

The Federal Maritime Commission wrapped up its West Coast hearings Thursday in San Francisco after c

Buyers from Japan sharply criticized China this week over problems with coal shipments, including ch

Gov. Michael Dukakis has ordered Massachusetts state Insurance Commissioner Timothy Gailey to closel

Glaxo Holdings PLC of Britain said it will spend about S$200 million (about US$100 million) build a

South Korea's imports of wheat for flour are expected to be lower this year than in 1988 due to decl

BACKGROUND: The U.S. government maintains that the best way to foster a liberal market-oriented inte

The initial draft of new regulations intended to ease controls on corporate takeovers was released b

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THREE HUNDRED MEMBERS of the New York shipping community showed up Tuesday night to welcome the top

European ship line executives are frustrated and disappointed over the time and effort needed to est

The Federal Maritime Commission dropped its probe of Taiwan shipping practices Thursday, saying most

Despite problems posed by corruption and red tape, this country of 107 million people offers signifi

William N. Deramus III, chairman of Kansas City Southern Industries Inc., died Wednesday at age 73.

MEDSTAT SYSTEMS (Ann Arbor, Mich.) - Dennis J. Becker was named senior vice president, insurance sys

The Labor Department on Wednesday sought to quell fears about private pension fund fraud, telling Co

The multiple whammy that hit U.S. marine insurers this year means the industry will doggedly stalk e

There's good news and bad news for buyers of silk and the world's largest producer of it. St