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An agreement under which Britain's fourth-biggest commercial bank is donating all of its Sudanese de

Evidence of a growing rift between wheat growers and big U.S. grain companies over the use of export

ARGENTINE WOOL GROUP REPORTS EXPORT JUMPBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina earned $252.3 mi

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Spain has turned into one of the U.S. farmer's richest overseas markets, but U.S. Department of Agri

During the summer drought, nearby soybean oil futures reached nearly 34 cents a pound, the best leve

THAI DUTY-FREE STATUS UP IN THE AIR UNTIL '89The U.S. Trade Representative's Office said it

OUTGOING ENERGY SECRETARY JOHN HERRINGTON SAID THE UNITED STATES MAY END up importing nuclear plants

The crude oil market's newly found strength continued Friday in abbreviated trading on the New York

OLIN CORP. HIKES PRICE OF TOLUENE DIISOCYANTESTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. will increase its

Two of British Columbia's major metallurgical coal export mines have settled their annual contracts

Dec. 23, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

NORWAY TO BACK OPEC WITH OIL OUTPUT CUTOSLO, Norway - Norway's oil output during the first h

Even as the Massachusetts attorney general threatens a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protec

Olin Corp. has opened a new blending and storage facility for blended hydrazine rocket fuel, or A-50

Miracle cures and cheaper, healthier food are on the horizons of biotechnology, but for companies a

OLIN CORP. PRICE HIKES ARE EFFECTIVE JAN. 1STAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. is increasing its pr

The state of Massachusetts is in for a tight electric future unless conservation and new generating

Corning Glass Works has agreed to acquire G.H. Besselaar Associates of Princeton, N.J., a firm speci

GREEKS TO TRADE GOODS FOR SOVIET NATURAL GASATHENS, Greece - Greece and the Soviet Union Fri

Anhydrous borax producers will raise prices in January to a level of $645 to $652 a ton a ton from c

ROCHE AND CETUS AGREE TO DRUG LICENSE SWAPNUTLEY, N.J. - Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. and Cetus Co

Plans to expand and modernize the Thai merchant fleet have taken a small step forward but could wind

The U.S. and Canadian Seaway agencies are jointly staging a trade mission to Europe and Africa in Ma

Seat belt laws sharply reduce serious injuries and deaths, while crash victims who don't wear belts

The opportunity for jobs, growth, economic development and new business arrived recently in northwe

A federal judge last week granted a summary judgment favoring G.D. Searle & Co. in a suit involving

INDIAN GURU Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh finally severed his last tie to the United States when Connecticu

Private attorneys differ on whether the failure of either the U.S. government or Pan Am Airlines to

EMPLOYER HEALTH GROUP TO CEASE WRITING COVERTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Customs Brokers

The state's assigned risk auto insurance program was once the last resort of the guy with more dents

BANCO DI ROMA (Rome) - Antonio Zurzolo was named chairman, succeeding Romeo Dalla Chiesa, who held t

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

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

Currency traders expect the dollar to remain relatively stable over the next few weeks. Howe

DAVID BRODER, THE SYNDICATED WASHINGTON COLUMNIST, stirred up the animals a week or two ago with a s

GREEK BANK SCANDAL INVESTIGATOR DIESATHENS, Greece - The government-appointed bank commissio

Two international agencies announced nearly $500 million in loans to Colombia to expand primary educ

Friday, Dec. 23, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

A high-tech smuggling ring involving dozens of companies and 10 countries was left in disarray by th