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The U.S. budget crunch and shifting U.S. defense spending priorities are combining to sink the Navy'

XCELL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC. (Houston) - Carol C. Flint was promoted to vice president, sales an

REICHHOLD ACQUIRES FORMER KOPPERS PLANTBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. - A major Japanese-owned chemical pr

Swiss police arrested four Argentine nationals Monday and charged them with trying to extort $10 mil

The U.S. dollar rose Monday, while traders sold sterling and the Canadian and Australian dollar.

Until a few days ago, heavy international competition and moderate demand had U.S. cotton exporters

The Greek government has opened a "friendship offensive" aimed at persuading Greek shipowners based

Regulations to protect domestic and foreign developers of computer software probably will be enacted

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Eastern Airlines, locked in bitter contract negotiations with its machinists union and losing an est

In a move that may herald a decision to buy aircraft components and parts in India, officials from B

President Bush lectured the South Koreans on the perils of protectionism Monday, calling it "fool's

For the week ended Feb. 18, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

AMINES Hoechst Celanese Corp.'s Fine Chemicals division (formerly Virginia Chemicals), Ports

Mexico, which owes $104 billion to foreign bankers, has been in many ways a model debtor having foll

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The Soviets have reported a sharp decline in traffic and hard currencyrevenues from the high

Insurance reform efforts were shifting into high gear here this week as legislative committees sched

Street-side window washers who peddle their trade with motorists in metropolitan Miami will be break

Pilot programs to provide affordable health insurance coverage to 14,500 uninsured New Yorkers are e

Conseco Inc., an insurance holding company, reported net income of $7.9 million, or 74 cents a share

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PROSPECTS DIM AGAIN FOR ARGENTINE SOY CROPBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina's drought-batt

The shipping routes from the United States to Asia span 5,000 miles of open sea. But American produc

The government has urged Japanese oil companies to buy less from Iran as a result of the Salman Rush

China has discovered six new oil fields with reserves estimated to total 14 billion barrels of crude

Chevron Shipping Co. said last week that it ordered four new tankers from shipyards in Brazil and Ja

The political comeback of Michael Manley, sworn in this month as prime minister of Jamaica, reflects

Grand Metropolitan PLC, one of Britain's largest international companies specializing in drinks, foo

The Commerce Department said Monday it will investigate Japanese forklift manufacturers to determine

SEDGWICK GROUP POSTS DECLINE IN PROFITSThe downward trend of insurance rates worldwide and t

PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. (Hartford, Conn.) - Robert W. Fiondella, president of this mutual

CUSTOMS GROUPS MAKE MOST DRUG SEIZURESMost of the drug seizures made worldwide during 1986 a

WITH UNITY COMES POWER. That's what some members of the electronic data interchange communit

To outsiders, the United States presents a contradictory picture when it comes to electronic data in

MARINE TRANSPORT REPORTS HIGHER PROFITSECAUCUS, N.J. - Marine Transport Lines Inc., a leadin

A major new complex for refrigerated and frozen cargo will be announced today at the Port of Tacoma.

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