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The number of working oil and gas rigs last week jumped by 11 to total 925, industry watcher Baker H

Fill 'er up" may take on a whole new meaning if a partnership between Amoco Corp. and Dunkin Donuts

The chief agent for U.S. famine relief and Food for Peace cargoes shipped to Sudan is under federal

The Supreme Court said Monday it will determine the legality of pension plan provisions that set age

Three men sat in the murky stillness of a downtown print shop, sweltering in the tropical morning.

The U.S. farmer has nothing to fear from foreign investment in U.S. croplands, according to Phillips

METAL EXCHANGE PLANS WAREHOUSES IN JAPANLONDON - The London Metal Exchange said Monday it re

The months-long row between Thailand and the United States over copyright protection took a new twis

One day last March Albert Eisenstat and other officials of Apple Computer Inc. were scheduled to mee

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

KODAK PLANS TO BUILD SMALL PLANT IN JAPANROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. said it will se

AUSTRALIAN GROUP BIDS FOR UK BREWING FIRMAustralian magnate John Elliot's brewing group Elde

A U.S. computer company will open a wholly owned subsidiary in Hong Kong today in hopes of tapping a

More American-made cars are packing power under their hoods, but like bullies on the beach, a handfu

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 10/15/88** Fully Utilized Textile Quotas as of 10/15/88**Refle

Strong international banking, cultural and transportation ties are the key reasons South Florida por

ECONOMISTS STUDY SITES FOR 'SOVIET HONG KONG'Soviet economists are looking at potential site

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Wide trousers, lower hemlines and new ethnic themes heralding casual sophistication will dominate th

China's automotive industry could become an international parts supplier, says Lee Iacocca, chairman

Earlier this month, when the nation's largest retailers announced their results for September, peopl

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER SERVICES INC. (New York) - Lawrence J. Babbitt was named managing vice preside

Last August, United Parcel Service Inc. announced it would fly and maintain its own aircraft, instea

Financially troubled Emery Air Freight Corp. on Monday received a further reprieve from its lenders.

Shares of Midway Airlines Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. rose on takeover speculation last week fol

AMERICAN PRESIDENT BEGINS STOCK OFFERINGOAKLAND, Calif. - American President Companies Ltd.

A Long Island truck hijacking in which more than $60,000 in steak was stolen was part of a series of

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a two-year fleet test of heavy truck

Heavy truck sales came roaring out of the pits in September after a one-month pause to repair defect

Every week, executives at Itel Corp. monitor the stock prices of companies they're interested in acq

Burlington Northern Inc. reported third quarter 1988 net income of $120 million, or $1.60 a share, o

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Top shipping company executives meeting in San Francisco this week will be looking at a number of ol

Ten years of litigation between the U.S. Navy and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ended Friday with

The Federal Maritime Commission reported the recent reissuance of a license to a previously licensed

The federal government either should strengthen enforcement against foreign non-vessel operators who

NEDLLOYD LINES (Atlanta) - Richard Bruce was named sales manager for the shipping line's South Atlan

Transportation Secretary James Burnley will appoint a widely representative advisory committee to he

A new link between Hong Kong's containerport and China's rail system will be proposed to the governm