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France's agricultural trade balance should reach a record-high surplus of 39.5 billion francs ($6.68

After-tax profits of U.S. corporations rose 0.2 percent in the third quarter to a seasonally adjuste

The economy of Malaysia is likely to show growth of 8.2 percent this year, a new forecast said Tuesd

Representatives of the United States and Japan signed a formal agreement Tuesday for an $8 billion p

Federal Reserve Governor Wayne Angell hinted Tuesday that the next interest- rate move might be lowe

* A.E. Cullison - Japan's Era of Showa Ending 8A * H. Erich Heinemann - The Fanciful 'Flexib

YEUTTER DOESN'T WANT UNIVERSITY PRESIDENCYMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - U.S. Trade Representative Cla

The Soviet Union has approached Japanese automakers about a joint venture operation in that communis

In the last filing before the state Supreme Court decides what to do with lawsuits filed over Propos

A recent survey by Confederation Life Insurance Co. suggests that nearly half the nation's corporate

Insolvent insurance companies should be put out of their misery and allowed to die. That's t

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. will announce today a directors and officers liability insurance policy

The board of directors of Kansas City Life Insurance Co. Tuesday received a letter stating that Torc

It may not be as exciting as heavyweight boxing, but a group in Broomall, Pa. is hoping insurance pr

ARAB INSURANCE TO OPEN BRANCH IN HONG KONGArab Insurance Group, a reinsurance company based

Timothy J. Rhein, president of American President Lines, was in good spirits Monday as he analyzed t

U.S. reserve assets rose $2.416 billion in October to $50.204 billion from $47.788 billion in Septem

The story headlined Pacific Ship Lines To Trim Capacity, which appeared on Page 1A in The Journal of

World Bank President Barber Conable cautioned Tuesday that little ofsubstance may emerge from the Ur

Burlington Northern Inc.'s agreement to settle a landmark conspiracy case brought by an erstwhile co

A new partnership between shipowners and creditors is the key to sane and successful financing in co

U.S. agriculture experts Tuesday predicted the world in 1989 will have to contend with smaller crop

International Security & Protection Fair. Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Anhembi Park Convention Palace, Sao Paulo,

Some 1,000 soldiers headed for Paris Tuesday in a surprise response to a transport strike that has c

A relatively young piece of equipment, used for testing railcar wheels, brakes and axles, looking so

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The major impact of this week's special session of the Supreme Soviet, or parliament, will be politi

YOUNG & RUBICAM JOINS IN SOVIET VENTUREAdvertising giant Young & Rubicam will begin operatin

WHIRLPOOL INTERNATIONAL (Benton Harbor, Mich.) - In a move to prepare for integration with the major

A large market for U.S. textile manufacturers is lying virtually untapped in Asia despite a lower do

A yearlong Coast Guard inquiry has concluded that carelessness caused a Liberian freighter to ram an

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A senior Indonesian official Tuesday lambasted Japan, his country's main economic partner, for what

VOTAINER CONSOLIDATION SERVICES U.S.A. INC. (Cranford, N.J.) - Patricia O'Sullivan was named nationa

Stephen J. Toppings wants to dispel some misconceptions about shipping to the Soviet Union.

The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed revisions in safet

Family Life Insurance Co. (Seattle) - Kenneth W. Kaczmarek was named senior vice president, chief fi

Applied Cryogenics Inc., like many high-technology businesses, is expanding by finding small, someti

The U.S. dollar pushed broadly higher Monday, with most of the gain coming in early trading.

The front-runner in Venezuela's Dec. 4 presidential race will call for a rescheduling of the nation'