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The ability to provide a quick response to other people's disasters is a key element in the record p

The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission has backed down on its original demand for London Me

The Japanese government is giving serious consideration to a plan to offer the country's importers $

Heavy truck makers were reeling with a market slide of their own as a steep drop in September sales

Japanese oil importers have signed contracts to purchase 300,000 barrels a day of Iranian crude in t

Billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump Monday withdrew his $7.54 billion bid for AMR Corp.,

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UK CEREALS AUTHORITY REPORTS ON EC HARVESTBritain's Home Grown Cereals Authority said Monday

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

TEXAS AUTO PLAN ELECTS OFFICERSThe Texas Automobile Insurance Plan has elected officers for

CME RAISES MINIMUM MARGINSThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange raised minimum margin levels for S

At a Consolidated Freightways terminal in Portland, Ore., a burly trucker hands in a bill of lading

Iraq's oil production capacity will reach 5 million barrels a day by year-endfrom its presen

EGYPT INCREASES PRICE OF EXPORT OIL BY $1CAIRO, Egypt - Egypt raised its crude oil export pr

The Interstate Commerce Commission has authorized the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. to provide

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Monday estimated the 1989 grain crop at 22.4 million

Finding a national development model for the Philippines is not all that easy given the nation's mix

Amerijet International Inc., a losing bidder for a scheduled all-cargo air route to Mexico, criticiz

Management and workers from Exxon Minerals Compania Minera Disputada de las Condes continued talks t

After raising millions of insects to feast on corn plants in test fields this summer, researchers ar

ALAN GREENSPAN STIRRED UP THE ANIMALS last week with a speech in, of all places, Moscow. There to sh

An auxiliary tax provision buried in the House budget plan could obstruct exports to less developed

This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the estimated tonnage repr

The Nigerian government will make a decision on buying overseas refining capacity before the end of

The Military Sealift Command christened its newest ocean survey vessel, the Tanner, in a ceremony ea

Meehan Overseas Terminals Ltd. might take over operations at the troubled Port of Albany, officials

The Port of Miami set new records in fiscal year 1989 in cargo volume and cruise passenger traffic,

The Massachusetts Port Authority said it is reconsidering a policy under which dozens of officials r

A key U.N. committee voted overwhelmingly Monday to ban all international trade in ivory in order to

INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE INC. (New York) - James Surrago was named vice president and actuary, data

POLYESTERS Witco Corp.'s organics division is increasing the prices of its Formrez line of p

BFGOODRICH COMPLETES SALE OF ELASTOMERS UNITBFGoodrich Co. of Akron said it completed the sa

Petronas, the Malaysian state energy monopoly, will inject a further M$982 million (US$377 million)

After weeks of internal debate, President Bush will soon decide how much of an "environmental presid

Swapping Mexico's existing loans for new bonds with a lower face value appears to be gathering favor

French Finance Minister Pierre Beregovoy Sunday strongly reiterated his opposition to any changes in

BUSINESS SALES ROSE 3.1 PERCENT IN AUGUSTBusiness inventories rose 0.3 percent in August, bu

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Customs investigators say they have seized almost 4,000 fraudulently labeled garments valued at HK$4

The state electric industry, owed more than $39 million, is telling government-owned enterprises to