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Currency traders said they are willing to give the Bush administration some time to dent the budget

MANUFACTURERS HANOVER (New York) - Joseph R. LaBato was named senior vice president in charge of the

At a major West Coast airport, concourses are nearly deserted, passenger tunnels at aircraft gates r

TWO CONN. INSURERS FINALIZE JOINT VENTUREHARTFORD, Conn. - The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspect

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It took Chou Chen-bao six days to find the mother he left behind in China 39 years ago when he fled

The world changed quickly in 1988, and 1989 could present even more challenges for statesmen, econom

The Soviet Union's decision to cut prices of fabric and household goods comes as popular pressure mo

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. said last week that its board of directors approved proposed changes

Matson Navigation Co. said it filed a general rate increase of 3.2 percent in its Pacific Coast-Hawa

A Connecticut lawyer is applying the innovative techniques used to settle litigation arising from th

WEST GERMAN AIRPORTS TO IMPROVE SECURITYBONN, West Germany - West Germany is seeking improve

The age of the electronic ruble is approaching. The use of credit cards in the Soviet Union

More than 2,000 Canadian lobsters on a round-about trip to European New Year dinner tables fell vict

The Midwest's population is growing modestly after experiencing a decline early in the decade, the C

Malaysian trade officials are in search of a few good investors. The Southeast Asian country

The European Community's pledge that its planned single market in 1992 won't create a Fortress Europ

The name may suggest limitless boundaries, but for the time being, executives at Infiniti will be gl

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

The nation's major airlines are ready to end their triple mileage programs - but only if all the car

A man convicted of computer fraud at age 17 for cracking Pacific Bell's system faces two new counts

GE UNIT GETS CONTRACT FOR PHILIPPINES SERVICEROCKVILLE, Md. - GE Information Services has si

TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY (Toledo, Ohio) - Gary L. Failor, 42, was named president and chie

In yet another indication that the economy continues to show strong momentum, the nation's purchasin

The co-production of 25 MD-82 twin-jets by McDonnell Douglas Corp. and the Shanghai Aviation Industr

The vast majority of Malaysia's exports to the United States move through ports on the West Coast, i

Heavy-equipment manufacturers enjoyed a surprisingly good year in 1988 on the strength of a better-t

Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Lexus LS400 might bring on a sense of deja vu to many people. Autom

The Navy has chosen Houston-based CRS Sirrine Inc. to design a 350,000- square-f oot expansion of th

An East Palo Alto insecticide firm is accused of storing unauthorized toxic substances in a lawsuit

Quantum Chemical Corp. Chairman John Stookey feels misunderstood. One side of Wall Street be

Avery Inc. says it is discussing the possible sale of its Uniroyal Chemical Co. subsidiary to a mana

MEXICO BOOSTS RATES FOR ENERGY TO INDUSTRYThe Federal Electricity Commission raised energy r

Five men were honored for their contributions to America's maritime preservation movement on the 25t

Government investigators allegedly targeted Wall Street raider Saul P. Steinberg as the object of a

If a group of legislators has its way, by July Kansas doctors won't be required to carry malpractice

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

Delta Air Lines Inc. has a reputation as a pretty conservative company. During the rough-and-tumble

BRAZIL SAYS IT REDUCED DEBT BY 5 PERCENT IN 1988BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil, the largest debto

US CLEARS JAPANESE OF DUMPING CHARGESThe U.S. International Trade Commission, in a prelimina