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Policyholders of an insolvent Philadelphia insurance company have sued the carrier's former accounti

Sixty-seven Japanese petroleum and trading firms will contribute about 1.1 billion yen ($7.6 million

The Energy Department said it has received 47 proposals from the sponsors of advanced coal burning d

MAXUS ENERGY CORP. (Dallas) - Several executive appointments were announced, all effective today.

RYDER SYSTEM INC. (Miami) - Gerry W. Bass, 56, was named executive vice president, parts, of the av

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Margy Johnson apologizes to out-of-town diners for the service at her harborfront inn, the Reluctant

B+H Management Ltd., Bermuda, is creating a new company to add to its stable of shipping firms.<

A major U.S. bank is prepared to take a 10 percent stake in Lexmar Corp.'s project to take over a ba

Eastern states coal producers enter Labor Day weekend wondering if they'll soon be faced with anothe

Air New Zealand has reported an operating profit of NZ$82.99 million for the fiscal 1989 year, which

French Minister of the Sea Jacques Mellick said Thursday that he had won morefunds than he h

P&I Seminar. Sept. 6-8. London. Sponsored by Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. Ramada Hotel, 10 Berners S

Bureaucratic upheavals, logistical problems and a new harvest may slow Soviet purchases of U.S. grai

Dr. Frank Schwartz appreciates sharks as only a scientist can. Fifteen times a summer, Dr. S

IRS EXTENDS DEADLINE TO COMPLY ON BENEFITSThe Internal Revenue Service extended for two mont

The British offshoot of North America's biggest airline service organization has embarked on a major

The Federal Maritime Commission will meet behind closed doors Sept. 6 to discuss an investigation of

State officials have yanked the Economic Development Zone benefits of Japan's largest glove manufact

The chemical industry is pleased with almost every aspect of the federal government's new regulation

British candy and soft drink giant Cadbury Schweppes PLC said Thursday it was buying the U.S. soft d

Fifteen insurers are fighting a plan by New Jersey's insurance commissioner to turn over company fil

A Georgia-based life insurer has been cleared by California regulators of charges of providing consu

Prominent Iranian business executives based in the United States are quietly paving the way for "the

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Citing serious cash flow problems, Brazilian state oil company Petrobras has stopped making payments

Top federal officials will discuss U.S. customs reform and maritime legislation at a conference of t

In his first overseas speech since he was named Japan's prime minister, Toshiki Kaifu told a capacit

China's railways are struggling to cope with steadily increasing demand for movement of goods and pe

FMC HIKES PRICE OF PHOSPHORIC ACIDSFMC Corp. of Philadelphia, Pa., is increasing prices for

USDA Secretary Clayton Yeutter Thursday blasted opponents of new agricultural products, including bo

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Two affiliates of Ocean Shipholdings Inc. began operating two integrated tug- barge vessels for subs

Two major U.S. ocean carriers, numerous shippers and dozens of others involved in international trad

West Germany's shipbuilders are facing stiff competition from Asia, and the industry says it needs g

The U.S. government is seriously considering a request by American meat producers to donate pork bel

JAPAN, UK FIRMS SIGN FIBER DEVELOPMENT PACTJapan's Teijin Thursday announced an agreement wi

Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens plans to turn up the heat in his battle for a management say in Japane

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