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A unit of China's state-owned aviation agency is taking a 26 percent stake in the airport ground-han

Last week's international ports conference marked the public re-emergence of a well-known former po

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Based on first-quarter financial results, Idaho Power Co.'s earnings appear to be returning to norma

The American Gas Association said Monday it estimated that new natural gas discoveries in 1988 equal

A state-owned mining company in Indonesia plans to open a new nickel mine in the remote east of the

FIRMS' APPROPRIATIONS FOR PLANT JUMP 33 PERCENTU.S. companies' appropriations for spending o

A delegation from Taiwan is in Panama this week hoping to conclude talks on setting up an export-pro

Lockheed Electronics Co. has developed an on-board computer system that can detect stresses on criti

NOVATO, Calif. - William M. McCormick, chairman, president and chief executive at Fireman's Fund Ins

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A Key West archaeologist who does consulting work for treasure hunter Mel Fisher will help identify

SYSCO CORP. OUTLINES MERGER OF OPERATIONSHOUSTON - Sysco Corp. said its Sysco/Continental Fo

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Golden Poultry Co. has gotten a leg up on this year's performance. The Atlanta-based poultry

Brazil's leading Port of Santos is facing weeks of congestion as it begins clearing cargoes backed u

Atlantic Richfield Co. of Los Angeles Monday said that a well drilled to confirm an oil discovery ne

A one-day boycott of Exxon Corp.'s products has been called by state legislators and environmental g

The Interstate Commerce Commission meets today to confront one of the thorniest trucking disputes to

DOUBLE-STACK SERVICE EXPANDED BY HYUNDAIGARDENA, Calif. - Hyundai Merchant Marine Inc. has s

A broad-ranging study drafted by the Commerce Department recommends a coordinated government policy

A Democratic congressman from Georgia is expected to introduce legislation to counter a Bush adminis

Exxon Corp.'s Alaska oil spill and the failure of the oil industry to speak forthrightly about recen

As the strike gripping Eastern Airlines approaches the end of its second month, boss Frank Lorenzo i

BANK BRANCH TARGETS IMPORT FINANCINGNEW YORK - First New York Bank for Business, formerly Fi

The Soviet Union has a poor record on pollution but plans to double environmental spending and sharp

CLEVELAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES (Cleveland) - Tony Reed has joined this firm as management consultan

Michael Milken, the $550 million-a-year "junk bond" king recently indicted in Wall Street's inside i

Despite President Bush's campaign vow against new taxes, his administration is actively considering

The European Community's top banking official said the EC will use its proposed new banking directiv

CBT TO PRESENT BUDGET FOR AURORA SYSTEMCHICAGO - The Chicago Board of Trade will present mem

TRANS-PACIFIC CABLE IS FULLY OPERATIONALThe first fiber-optic communications cable across th

PROPELLER CLUB TO HEAR GEN. CASSIDY SPEAKGen. Duane W. Cassidy, commander-in-chief of the U.

COURT AWARDS PENSIONS TO 4 BHOPAL VICTIMSNEW DELHI, India - India's Supreme Court Friday ord

Rough rice futures at the Chicago Rice and Cotton Exchange could be poised for a repeat of 1987's dr

American President Companies Ltd. announced earnings for the period ended April 7 of $5.8 million, o

ACRYLAMIDE American Cyanamid Co., Wayne, N.J., announced that it will increase the price of

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