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Despite what was said during Sunday's presidential debate, we're probably heading for a tax increase

A continuing boom in auto sales, causing vehicle production to increase and incentive programs to wa

TOP STORIES The city of New Orleans seems to be on the road toward economic recovery, but fi

APL GROUP INC. (Wilton, Conn.) - Frank Bridge was named national sales director of this company.

REICHHOLD HIKES POLYESTER RESINSJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Reactive Polymers division of Reich

W.R. Grace & Co. subsidiary Teroson GmbH will install a $4 million plastic acoustic manufacturing eq

A new corporate-wide consumer leasing program was announced today by General Motors Acceptance Corp.

Insurers are concerned over proposed changes to Virginia's antitrust laws for the industry, charging

Credit National, a major French merchant bank, plans to create a development fund to invest in trans

Oil prices fluctuated over a wide range Monday as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries'

OXY CHIEF VISITS CHINA TO DISCUSS PROJECTEnergy magnate Armand Hammer is due to arrive here

Best Products Co., the catalog showroom operator, said Monday that it rejected a proposal from an un

Afram Lines (USA) Ltd., Tampa, Fla., strenuously protested a request from Farrell Lines Inc. that th

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West Germany should be a great credit card market, a land of plastic. Its economy is the lar

The unemployment insurance system has enough reserves to last only five months in a severe recession

EARLY BRITISH ADVOCATE OF SINGLE MARKET DIESBasil de Ferranti, 58, former chairman of the Fe

TOYOTA MAY MAKE FORKLIFTS IN THE USToyota Motor Corp. is considering setting up a joint vent

China's state-owned Changlee beer is headed for U.S. and Canadian markets, according to California-b

After losing two ocean carrier customers earlier this year, the Port of Baltimore last week regained

New funding initiatives to help developing nations overcome their debt problems are emerging at this

Malaysia may be creating a new problem with private-sector America as it tries to stave off another

SEASON'S CLOSE IS SET FOR NY CANAL SYSTEMALBANY, N.Y. - Operation of part of the New York St

Long Island Rail Road is the latest commuter carrier to experiment with bi- level railcars.

Eastbound trans-Pacific ocean carriers - under strong competitive pressure, increased capacity and m

Evacuations caused by toxic fires on Labor Day in Commerce, Calif., prompted the Los Angeles Board o

PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. TO HIKE ALCOHOL OUTPUTProcter & Gamble Co.'s industrial chemical divisi

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Japanese aircraft companies are going to become more significant players in production of commercial

CAN CUSTOMS EVER WIN? The maritime and trade communities are impressed with and appreciative

The U.S. Customs Service arrested five Colombian nationals here in connection with an attempt to smu

On Friday evening, Oct. 28, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will hold its second Halloween Masquerade

HOPES OF SLOWDOWN COULD BE DELUSIONSNEW YORK - Hopes of a slower economy and moderate inflat

Drought conditions in the Midwest have resulted in the lowest pack of canned peas in over 50 years,

Wine, beer, champagne and cognac will be available in Soviet food stores, but the Kremlin plans to c

BOLIVIA'S eight-year-old democratic government has been trying to crack down on coca production, und

Hornell Electrooptik AB in Gagnef, Sweden, has developed a heat-reflecting helmet for welders with e

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement, the westbound rate-making group covering trade from North

The earnings of national banks rebounded sharply in the first half of 1988 following losses last yea

The United States must clear up apparent conflicts between its rhetoric and its negotiating strategi