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

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

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

The Newark gasoline rack prices for the week ending Dec. 2 are: Regular, 55.05-62.80; unleaded, 53.2

The federal employee drug-testing program instituted by President Reagan will quadruple in size next

Have you ever seriously considered why there are so few women hackers? Why do boys seem to b

The high-level U.S. famine relief efforts in Africa were headed up by no less an official than Vice

INFLATION RATES RISE IN INDUSTRIAL NATIONSAverage inflation for industrial countries rose 3

In the evening, when folks arrive home from work, turn on lights, flip on television sets and crank

Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev is not expected to be laden down with any new trade agreements from

The U.S. dollar pushed higher Tuesday on a bullish economic forecast from a key economic adviser to

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

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

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

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

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

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,

SHOE FACTORY WORKERS PROTEST IN YUGOSLAVIABELGRADE, Yugoslavia - A fresh wave of strikes, in

Getting over the river and through the woods to the family holiday feast via O'Hare International Ai

A new computer chip developed by the Eastman Kodak Co. will significantly improve electronically gen

Despite hopes by both rail labor and management that the Supreme Court would resolve the crisis hold

TAX HIKES CALLED PATH TO REDUCING DEFICITDan Rostenkowski, chairman of the House Ways and Me

PRESIDENT REAGAN PLANS THURSDAY PRESS SESSIONPresident Reagan will hold a televised news con

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The use of currency options by U.S. exporters appears to be exploding, according to a survey by Gree

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

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

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

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Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year12/6 12/5 Chan

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

Dec. 6, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

UNION TEXAS GROUP FINDS OIL IN PAKISTANUnion Texas Petroleum Holdings Inc. says its group ma

After months on strike, West Coast longshoremen were not looking forward to a bountiful Christmas.