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Sales for the worldwide semiconductor industry are projected to reach $51.5 billion in 1989 and $67.

A 1982 drunk driving case has uncovered a set of internal State Farm Mutual Insurance Cos. guideline

Continuing global and domestic imbalances pose increasing risks to financial and economic stability,

The major customers of truckload motor carriers want to use large, all- purpose truckers but they wa

The Port of Lake Charles, licking wounds of bad publicity, is looking toward the future with renewed

A Taiwan delegation arrived in China Monday to attend a meeting of the Asian Development Bank for th

Business concluded at the spring session of the Chinese Export Commodities Fair, which closed in Gua

Canada has built a new embassy in Washington and the architect says it is designed to carry a messag

Louisiana voters dealt a stinging rebuke to trade and transportation interests by rejecting Gov. Bud

KOREA SAYS US CLAIMS ON TRADE ARE INCORRECTSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea dismissed U.S. a

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE COMPANY, experts on EDI standards tell insurance industry executives. T

TREASURY HOLDS OFF ON EQUAL BENEFIT RULESThe Treasury ordered a delay in implementing tax re

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JOHNSON CONTROLS PLANS TO BUY PAN AM UNITNEW YORK - Johnson Controls Inc. has agreed to purc

The Port of Hong Kong is looking forward to a rosy future based on serving as ''the New York of sout

American Airlines has filed with the U.S government for authority to fly passengers and cargo betwee

The U.S. dollar advanced broadly Monday to a seven-month high against the yen and a four-week high a

BIOCIDES Olin Corp., Stamford, Conn., announced that it is raising prices on some of its bio

CNW Corp. asked some of its board members to "explore" the latest, and sweetened, takeover offer fro

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND DIRECT LINE (Long Beach, Calif.) - Doug Brown was named Pacific Northwest mana

JAPAN'S TRADE SURPLUS SLIPPED IN EARLY APRILJapan had a customs-cleared trade surplus of $3.

The status of the Export Enhancement Program, which has boosted wheat exports considerably, has been

Polaroid Corp. is close to completing a joint venture with the Soviet Union that would involve the s

State, port, management and labor officials here believe they have put their thorniest labor problem

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Aerofex Corp. of Beverly Hills, Calif., has received preliminary Joint Aviation Regulation certifica

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The 20 attorneys general who are suing dozens of insurance organizations for allegedantitrust violat

Production of reinforced thermoplastic composites - the wonder plastic used in Corvettes and the Ste

MORTON THIOKOL INC. (Chicago) - U. Edwin Garrison was selected president and chief executive officer

An Environmental Protection Agency draft report concluded the EPA failed to protect U.S. water suppl

Builders Transport Inc. reported a first quarter net loss of $1.07 million on revenue of $55.5 milli

The Port of Houston led all U.S. ports in handling foreign goods in 1988, according to cargo volume

The Coast Guard has proposed amended traffic separation schemes and new shipping safety fairways alo

BLACK & DECKER CORP. (Towson, Md.) - Peter L. Scott was named chairman. Mr. Scott was chairman, pres

Electronics industry purchasers are willing to pay the premium for air freight when buying component

The seven regional Bell phone companies would be allowed to manufacture telecommunications equipment

The bridge of the U.S. Navy destroyer Macdonough gleams and bristles with instruments ranging from r

American President Cos. says its disappointing first-quarter earnings won't repeat themselves, but a