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REAGAN SIGNS BILL FOR WASTE TRACKINGPresident Reagan on Wednesday signed into law a measure

Hoechst Celanese Corp.'s Engineering Plastics Group and Kureha Chemical Industry Co. of Japan announ

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Annual meeting with 12 papers on topics from icebr

CHINA SET TO CURTAIL NEW FOREIGN CONTRACTSCommunist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang told

Insurance underwriters throughout Britain are hoping they get through this weekend without seeing to

Aviation safety is obviously a subject of great personal concern for anyone who flies. Frequ

Loss-ridden Philippine Air Lines is planning a fleet revamp next year in which older British aircraf

TENTATIVE DATES SET FOR SEAWAY CLOSINGSWINNIPEG, Manitoba - The St. Lawrence Seaway Authorit

IRAQ DISCOVERS DEPOSIT OF HIGH QUALITY CRUDEMANAMA, Bahrain - Iraq announced the discovery o

TRAIN DERAILS CARRYING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALSNEWCASTLE, Calif. - A Southern Pacific train carry

Leaseway Transportation Corp.'s planned sale of its bulk materials group continues the company's str

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

When union President Gene DeFries of the national Marine Engineers Beneficial Association gave Vice

The U.S. dollar edged slightly higher Thursday in an unusually quiet market, awaiting today's employ

The Polish government's decision to close the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk could hamper Poland's efforts

LITHIUM CHEMICALS ARE UP AT CYPRUSMALVERN, Pa. - Cyprus Specialty Metals Co. announced a 5 p

The next president of the United States should focus on tax and trade policies - and not a new layer

Rival ballot measures will determine whether San Francisco opens its Golden Gate to the 58,000-ton b

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce , U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Room HCHB

Ensign Deron Jordan confidently barked out orders as the helmsman guided a sleek gray Navy ship betw

Negotiators from the European Community and the Soviet Union today wrap up two days of talks aimed a

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CHANCELLOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. (New York) - Joseph W. Haley was named managing director of sales

Negotiating freight rates under the 1984 Shipping Act is easier and more flexible, but has not neces

After losing ground to its neighbors, Louisville is finally shaking off the lingering effects of the

Disagreements about the Canada-U.S. free trade agreement are still alive in the United States.

U.S. coal exporters are bracing for the first rate increase they've faced in several years on rail h

Five major South African banks Thursday hoisted their prime lending rates by two percentage points t

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Eastman Kodak Co.'s net income for the third quarter was $435 million, or $1.35 a share, up from $39

The Navy's Military Sealift Command awarded contracts to six U.S.-flag carriers, two of them new to

Prospects for increasing food production and easing hunger in developing countries will rise in the

Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang has told foreign businessmen that China's economic ref

POLAND ALLOWS FIRMS TO ISSUE OWN BONDSWARSAW, Poland - Poland has introduced a new law allow

New cooperative and joint-stock banks in the Soviet Union are challenging the monopoly of the state

ARGENTINA SELLS CORN, SOY PELLETS TO USSRBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Traders here confirmed Ar

SOME OF OUR TRADING PARTNERS continue to find certain chemicals found in U.S. agricultural exports d

The Soviet Union Wednesday became the 36th nation to recognize the neutrality of the Panama Canal, s

A proposed merger of two major corporations' silicone operations likely would harm competition, the

Venezuela's petrochemical industry has launched an ambitious program to attract foreign investors to