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DRAKE BAKERIES INC. (Wayne, N.J.) - James F. Pomroy was elected president and chief executive office

HERSHEY CHOCOLATE TO BUILD NEW PA. PLANTHERSHEY, Pa. - Hershey Chocolate U.S.A. will build a

RECORD SUGAR HARVEST PREDICTED IN AUSTRALIAAustralia is expecting a record sugar cane harves

Trucks are the main competition, but seven-day-a-week rail service will hopefully cut into the motor

There is only a slim chance of a major strike by workers at major U.S. copper producers this summer,

When New Haven Brewery Co. opens for business next month, it'll mark the newest entry into the faste

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A House subcommittee will consider a bill next month that would sharply limit the activities insurer

Japanese traders are concerned that China's political turmoil may delay July shipment of corn, as at

Major money center banks have dropped their prime rate from 11.5 percent to 11 percent, a move that

A Mellon Bank Corp. attorney warned in a confidential memo six months ago the bank could be subject

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Auto insurance rates in Michigan would be reduced 20 percent and insurance redlining in urban areas

Canada's leading brewer is seeking to become a major player in Europe through a substantial investme

SHAND, MORAHAN NAMES LAUERVP, TREASUREREVANSTON, Ill. - Steven K. Lauer was named se

A.L. WILLIAMS FIRMS, PRIMERICA PLAN MERGERPrimerica Corp., A.L. Williams & Associates Inc.,

Expanded government-level cooperation within the Asia-Pacific area was urged Monday by Japan's Econo

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance is bilking its Illinois policyholders of dividend payments, t

Hologic Inc. is looking overseas to expand a business that began in outer space. The three-y

JAPAN, US TO TACKLE TELECOM TRADE ROWJapan and the United States agreed to break an impasse

Business executives in the United States are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward developments in C

After-tax profits of U.S. manufacturers fell to a seasonally adjusted average of 5.8 percent of sale

* Import Quota Watch 4A * Canadian Brewer Labatt Enters Europe Via Italy 5A* Commodity Resea

The Philippine government wants extra funding from outside to spur its export processing zones in an

International Message Switching Corp. has signed a deal with the Soviet Union valued at up to $40 mi

Bulgaria is asking foreign investors to assist its efforts to modernize its economy. Western

The Bush administration plans three steps to help bolster Hungary's economy, an administration offic

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The new chairman of P & O Containers Ltd. might pursue profit growth much more aggressively than his

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

Domestic exports to the United States in April rose 13 percent over March, but still showed a slowly

Marine insurance brokers and underwriters in London will soon be talking to each other by computer.<

At first glance, the video-cassette recorder at Go-Video Inc.'s booth in the Summer Consumer Electro

West German authorities are investigating whether export control officials helped manufacturers circ

INDIA WON'T NEGOTIATE WITH US OVER CITATIONNEW DELHI, India - India will not negotiate with

Chinese officials are mounting a concerted campaign to restore confidence among overseas businesses

Technology has outpaced laws, and fundamental changes are going to have to be made in government reg

TradeNet, the electronic data interchange facility operating in Singapore, will take a significant f

Hani R. Rabi is standing on the roof of a building that can withstand winds of 350 mph - about twice

The Massachusetts Port Authority took the first steps toward automation of its Moran Container Termi