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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has formed a government- industr y task force to stu

REGIONAL BLOCS The Pacific Summit and Symposia. Aug. 6-11. Seattle. This major event being c

When the talk turns to Mack Trucks Inc., the emphasis always seems to be on its testy labor relation

The Japanese government has asked domestic automakers to boost imports of vehicles and parts and mig

PAKISTAN AWARDS PACT TO SEATRAMP TANKERSThe National Tanker Co. of Pakistan awarded a contra

Sources close to the World Prodigy case said Friday that a break is expected imminently in negotiati

JAPAN FINDS CHEMICALS IN IMPORTED FOODSTUFFSHigh levels of residual farm chemicals have been

U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills is concerned that a proposed European Community ban on a drug

More than 80 U.S. companies will travel to the Soviet Union this October for an opportunity to barga

LINCOLN NATIONAL NET DROPS IN 2ND QUARTERFORT WAYNE, Ind. - Lincoln National Corp. reported

Enforcement of the World Health Organization code can be erratic, even where Third World government

1387 (Aug. 4, 1989) Previous day - 1390 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

WEST GERMAN ECONOMY GREW 4 PERCENT IN 1ST HALFThe West German gross national product grew ab

Foreign investors with an eye for corporate bargains are finding Canadian companies increasingly att

Brazil produced a one-day record of 650,000 barrels of oil July 30, a spokesman for Petrobras SA, th

Massachusetts Energy Resources Secretary Sharon Pollard announced she has submitted her resignation

California agricultural exporters blasted ocean rate-setting conferences as an unnecessary intermedi

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index remained stable last week, and below peaks earlier th

Sales of U.S.-made cars and light trucks sagged 5.5 percent in late July, automakers reported.

Airbus Industrie has delivered the first of two ordered A300-600 widebody, twin-engine aircraft to L

AIRLINES' TARDY RECORD WORSENED IN JUNEFewer major airline flights are arriving on time, acc

The Port of Marseilles plans to invest 3 billion French francs ($476 million) over the next 10 to 30

HAITI-US CONFERENCE TO RAISE RATES 5 PERCENTHOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A group of ship lines announce

Several countries have been trying to promote breast feeding as the safest and cheapest way to keep

A story headlined "Agency Presses Consolidators About Rebating" on July 28 should have stated that n

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DOW'S SPANISH UNIT TO BOOST CAPACITYDow Chemical Iberica S.A., the Spanish subsidiary of the

Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to help solve an environmental problem in the northernmost state of Schl

Nestle's Plan of Action for Infant and Young Child Feeding follows the company's botched attempt to

The scheduled arrival here today of a new containership built for Italia di Navigazione SpA marks th

SENATE OKS TRUCK BILL, NOMINEE TO FRA POSTThe Senate approved the nomination of Gilbert E. C

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. has reached a preliminary agreement with the trustee of Chicago,

Declining grain exports caused a 12 percent decline in cargo volume at the Port of Vancouver in the

Japan, pondering how to use its mammoth trade surplus, will offer millions ofdollars to buil

Enron Gas Marketing Inc. will supply Consolidated Edison Co. of New York with 5 percent of the utili

AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION (Arlington, Va.) - John P. Erickson was elected staff vice president, opera

A half-smoked cigar dangled from the right hand of Paul W. Douglas as he discussed his plans for the

General Motors Corp. said it plans to use equipment that will allow its dealers to prevent the relea

THE COPPER PRICE MELTDOWN touted by many analysts hasn't arrived, yet. Midsummer is usually

French trade house Sucres et Denrees has an option to buy 200,000 of the 500,000 metric tons of coco