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ROHM & HAAS CO. RAISES MODIFIERSRohm & Haas Co. announced price increases for vinyl and<

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HANLIN UNIT HIKES METHYLENE CHLORIDEEDISON, N.J. - Hanlin Group Inc.'s LCP Chemicals divisio

Britain called Monday for an 85 percent reduction in chloroflurocarbons that destroy the world's ozo

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

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

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

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

Eight of the nine companies competing to build natural gas pipelines to the Northeast tentatively ag

LILCO-NEW YORK DEAL APPEARS TO BE DEADALBANY, N.Y. - It appeared Tuesday that the deal betwe

Mexico is going to next week's multilateral trade negotiations in Montreal as a country that has lar

President Reagan's decision that national security concerns do not warrant import curbs on anti-fric

Consumer prices in the European Community rose 0.5 percent in October, bringing the 12-month increas

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

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

BUNDESBANK CHIEF SAYS DOLLAR MAY STABILIZEFRANKFURT, West Germany - A further fall in the va

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

By purchasing a major stake in a modest-size Japanese truck company, Federal Express Corp. has taken

FIRM AUTHORIZED AS US SPRINT PARTNERUnited Telecommunications Inc. has received authorizatio

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JAPANESE FIRM PLANS AUSTRALIAN BEEF VENTURESYDNEY, Australia - A leading Japanese trade hous

CONSTRUCTION SITE BLAST KILLS SIX FIREFIGHTERSKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two ammonium nitrate explos

The U.S. dollar weakened against the Japanese yen Tuesday, but was little changed against the deutsc

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

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

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

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

A leading conservative think tank urged President-elect Bush to ease remaining government controls o

France has been breaking its own embargo on importing coal from South Africa since it was imposed in

It lumbers across the skies looking like an arthritic dragonfly that has run out of painkillers. It

CONTROLLER STRIKE PLANS CURB FLIGHTS IN ITALYROME - Planned strikes by air traffic controlle

Electrons are going to help the post office move paper faster and more efficiently than ever before.

The Port of Los Angeles denied that its terminal-leasing policy discriminates against Stevedoring Se

Schneider National Corp. tractor-trailers will be linked to the trucking company's Green Bay, Wis.,

Japan believes the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the Geneva-based body that monitors inter

The selection of Sen. George Mitchell of Maine as Senate majority leader greatly improves the chance

U.S. trade sanctions against Brazil doubled the price of a widely used glaucoma drug made only in Br

THAI TRADE OFFICE OPENS IN ATLANTAThe government of Thailand opened its third trade promotio

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

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