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AT&T, TOUCHTONE PLAN NEW SATELLITE SERVICESANTA MONICA, Calif. - Touchtone Video Network Inc

LEND LEASE TO MERGE WITH WHITEFORD UNITMINNEAPOLIS - Lend Lease Trucks has agreed to merge w

Carving a spot on ship line priority lists is the toughest task facing the Port Authority of New Yor

Backers are seeking private investment for Lan Chile, Chile's national carrier. Corporacion

British Aerospace PLC this week won both British certification for the 146-300, its largest jet, and

American Cyanamid Co. will be cited for violations as a result of illnesses suffered by several Conr

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Tighter cost controls and fewer cargo claims helped Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. nearly triple its

Stung by the threat of hefty surcharges by shipowners, the Port Authority of Thailand has drawn up c

AMERICAN TO EXPAND SAN JUAN CARGO HUBDALLAS - American Airlines said it will spend $100 mill

The Maritime Administration has given its permission for the foreign scrapping of a 323-foot fishing

South Korea will privatize the state-run Korea Heavy Industries & Construction Co. later this year t

For more than 100 years, ships from the United States, Africa and far-flung outposts of the British

U.S. commercial banks earned $10.5 billion in the first half of 1988, a stunning turnaround reflecti

The European Community Wednesday adopted plans to cut unemployment and maintain living standards in

Millions of dollars could hinge on the outcome of several lawsuits being brought against corporation

Lloyd's of London reported a profit of 211 million for the 1985 accounting year, the insurance conc

Backers of a November ballot measure that would give good drivers a 20 percent insurance rate cut sh

Delaware Insurance Commissioner David N. Levinson has directed Metropolitan Property and Liability I

An insurance executive pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder campaign contributions from a develop

GUNTER IS HEADED FOR RUNOFF IN PRIMARYFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida Insurance Commissioner

BAT Industries PLC, the British tobacco, retailing, paper and financial services conglomerate, expec

Despite initial skepticism, U.S. officials are pleased with an experiment in which 17 American finan

The Aegon Insurance Group, Holland's second largest insurer, reported net income of $94 million, or

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

The U.S. dollar moved broadly lower Wednesday, especially against the Japanese yen. We were

A Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications official said the agency is looking at a proposal from Ci

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

The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve sold $2.9 billion in the foreign exchange markets in the three

COLE & DEITZ (New York) - Stephen G. Austin was named a member of this law firm, specializing in mar

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W. GERMANY TO CANCEL $4 BILLION OF LDC DEBTBONN, West Germany - Finance Minister Gerhard Sto

Creditors are not happy about lending Argentina another $4 billion to help pay interest on its forei

SENATE GIVES APPROVAL TO RUBBER PRICE PACTBy a vote of 97-0, the Senate Wednesday voted to r

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The economic provisions of the 1986 International Cocoa Agreement were not designed to deal with the

The Soviet Union's forays into the world's grain markets will result in the sale of several million

Although Chicago Board of Trade agriculture futures traders continue to view the recent spat of grai

Wool has regained the top spot among Australia's exports for the first time in 10 years. The