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Panic buying has forced 19 provinces and cities to impose rationing on salt, the manager of the Chin

The government was wrong but insurers and the coal industry do not have to pay for its mistakes. Tha

Several state lawmakers introduced bills Monday to shore up the voter- approved measure to cut insur

The insurance industry, it seems, has an image problem. Often grouped with used car salesmen

NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL TO DEMUTUALIZENorthwestern National Life Insurance Co. shareholders an

BANK HAPOALIM (New York) - Leonard Rudolph was named first vice president and chief lending officer

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader revealed that the motives behind California's insurance revolt include

KEY FINANCE OFFICIALS TO MEET IN PARISPARIS - Key financial officials of the major industria

Stolt Tankers & Terminals (Holdings) SA said it purchased a 3,283-deadweight- to n parcel tanker fro

Just past noon on a biting cold Friday, the brand new, black-hulled Soviet freighter Vladimir wheele

Britain's high and rising interest rates and strong currency make U.K. government bonds, or gilts, a

The impact of Senator Linie's weekly calls at the Port of Wilmington has become apparent four months

Doug Marchand, general manager and port director of the Port of Galveston, was re-elected as chairma

Plastipak Packaging Inc., an Absopure Water Co. affiliate, has produced bottles from 100 percent pos

MCWHORTER HIKES COATING RESINSCARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. - McWhorter Inc. announced a general but

STAUFFER RAISES PHOSPHATE PRICESSHELTON, Conn. - Stauffer Chemical Co. will increase prices

Moves to break a legislative deadlock are expected to spur development of a stalled U.S.-Taiwanese p

The following is a complete list of all companies whose incineration projects have come under the au

With the fate of the nation's largest concentration of hazardous waste incinerators in their hands,

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BAYER TO INCREASE POLYCARBONATE CAPACITYFRANKFURT, West Germany - Bayer AG, the West German

U.S. business executives brushed off suggestions that the tough U.S. position on agriculture may jeo

American Express Travel Related Services Co. Tuesday said it signed an agreement with Sistema 4B SA

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US FARM EXPORTS EXPECTED TO CLIMBWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a n

This week's talks by members of the General Agreement on Tariffs in Montreal are unlikely to result

The 12-member countries of the Cocoa Producers' Alliance have been advised to set up cocoa-based ind

FIAT USA INC. (New York) - Furio M. Colombo was named chairman of this U.S. representative office of

Cocoa producers haven't turned back the tide of lower prices despite recentrallies because t

AS FAR AS SWISSAIR'S CARGO SALES and marketing manager for the United Kingdom and Ireland is concern

A group of European and U.S. businessmen and politicians is trying to improve communications and con

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. has decided to close its Johannesburg office early next year and

Japan's private direct investment in the United States grew by 21 percent during first six months of

COMPETITION VIOLATIONS COST BRITISH COMPANYBRUSSELS, Belgium - The EC Commission announced T

Port Everglades Authority officials are expecting a new distribution operation at the port's foreign

Those interested in doing business with China should consider picking up a copy of a new guide recen

THIS WEEK: New England: Bangor Hydro-Electric Co., Bangor, MaineMid-Atlantic: Duquesne Light

Imports by Indonesia of synthetic fibers continue to mount in line with demand, and the government s

Training & Education ASEAN 88. Dec. 8-11. World Trade Center Hall 2, New York. Contact Jeffrey Lim,