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National Shipping Corp. of the Philippines, whose sale to the private sector remains in limbo, said

The Society of the Plastics Industry has joined other groups in resurrecting the competitive access

AVERY PLANS TO SELL UNIROYAL CHEMICAL UNITShareholders of Avery Inc. approved the sale of th

Occidental Chemical Corp. of Dallas, the largest U.S. producer of polyvinyl chloride, said it will s

THE EXODUS OF EAST GERMANS to the promised land of Bavaria - and other West German states seeking sk

Federal transportation officials selected United Parcel Service Inc., Federal Express Corp. and Ever

GERMAN GRAIN EXPORTS SHOW RISE; IMPORTS DIPFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German exports of

Gen. Hansford T. Johnson is the new commander in chief of the U.S. Transportation Command, replacing

As insurance agents waited Friday to get access to Hurricane Hugo-damaged areas of the U.S. mainland

The International Monetary Fund probably will get a 50 percent to 67 percent boost in its resources,

A bankruptcy court judge Friday extended until Oct. 30 the exclusive right of Wheeling-Pittsburgh St

WHOLESALE PRICES RISE 3.3 PERCENT IN JAPANThe Japanese wholesale price index for Sept. 1-10

Transportation firms that bought out other companies during the first half of the year typically pai

BUSH: US CONSIDERING MORE AID FOR POLANDPresident Bush Friday said his administration is "st

Flush with cash, Taiwan is mounting an Asia-wide drive to find new homes for investment and trade, a

The Philadelphia Port Corp. has picked Holt Cargo Systems Inc., Gloucester City, N.J., to operate o

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS GROUP (Homewood, Ill.) - Douglas R. Rousse was named director, we

CONSUMER SPENDING ROSE 0.9 PERCENT IN AUGUSTConsumer spending rose 0.9 percent in August, it

AMERICAN GENERAL TO SELL INSURANCE UNITSAmerican General Corp. announced it will sell its gr

S. KOREA PESSIMISTIC ON '89 EXPORT TARGETSEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Minister of Trade

A trade group representing domestic sweater manufacturers filed a huge anti- dumping petition Friday

Noxell Corp., a major manufacturer of skin-care products and cosmetics, will merge with Procter & Ga

Delegates from the world's largest coffee producing and consuming nations - gathering in London this

A strong economic record is expected to return Liberal Party of Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa to po

The Illinois Basin mining region, with its comparatively high-sulfur coal, is not in a "death spira

IN THE EARLY 1980S, my lonely forecasts of lower oil prices led the Texas Monthly to title me the Ca

French tire company Michelin Group said Friday it would buy all of Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co., The n

U.S. corporate raider T. Boone Pickens' move to raise his stake in Japanese auto parts maker Koito M

Amerada Hess Corp. declared force majeure on cargoes that normally would be loaded at its St. Croix,

PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS revenue passenger-miles declined 1.6 percent in August to 3.1 billion, fr

When carriers sit down to bid on military shipments on worldwide routes next year, it's likely they

The U.S. government's Overseas Private Investment Corp. plans to launch Tuesday a $30 million ventur

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded two contracts covering deliveries of a total of 6,000

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Justice Department officials are investigating a link in ownership between a disastrous oil tanker a

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter encouraged the U.S. durum wheat industry to

The United States is unlikely to offer the Soviet Union trade credits to buy agricultural goods such

REGIONAL BLOCS Europe: 1992. Oct. 12. Coral Gables, Fla. Seminar co-organized by the Florida

Nissin Food Products plans to market "Super Boil" canned ramen (noodles in broth) that self-heat to