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Through biotechnology, chickens have been given new genes to resist a virus that costs U.S. egg prod

THREE COMPUTER FIRMS PLAN TO GO PUBLICSAN JOSE, Calif. - For the second time in eight days,

Ports are so happy with the flow of Automated Manifest Data from the U.S. Customs Service that they

An initial shipment of 600 Brazilian-made Volkswagen Foxes to the Port of Brunswick recently rolled

SC Port Posts Record For Cargo HandlingBulk and breakbulk cargo volume at the Port of George

A lawyer said Tuesday that Chubb Group, which is being sued over its rain insurance policies, has ag

The Agriculture Department says there is some likelihood that farmers' net cash income in 1989 will

Reconciliation between the outlawed Solidarity union and the Polish government is essential if Polan

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

INVESTIGATORS EXAMINE DELTA AIR WRECKAGEGRAPEVINE, Texas - Investigators are sifting through

American Trading Transportation Co. asked the secretary of transportation to reverse a Maritime Admi

Legislative proposals to tighten highway safety laws and impose mandatorydrug testing for tr

Iraq, bogged down in peace talks with Iran, insisted Wednesday it wanted a new treaty to replace a 1

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

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

Taiwan, trying to narrow its trade imbalance with the West, plans to reduce tariffs on about 300 imp

Do you need a mousetrap that uses no glue, springs or poisons? A kit for making your own fou

The resumption of U.S. aid to Zimbabwe Wednesday may signal that the United States is trying to incr

AIRBORNE EXPRESS WINS $15 MILLION FEDERAL PACTAirborne Express of Seattle has been awarded a

A comprehensive hedging program developed by Eurocurrency Management Corp. promises to protect shipo

TRANSWORLD CLOSES ITS OFFICE IN NYTransworld Oil U.S.A. Inc. will close its New York office,

ASHLAND UNIT ACQUIRES TWO CHEMICAL FIRMSCOLUMBUS, Ohio - The Drew Industrial Division of Ash

ANACOMP COMPLETES OFFER TO BUY XIDEXINDIANAPOLIS - Anacomp Inc., a computer services company

Giant American Telephone & Telegraph Co. twice sought to acquire Digital Equipment Corp., according

The Navy's Military Sealift Command is entangled in another dispute over the procurement of ocean ca

Chubb Group and other insurance companies have been charged with violating Ohio law by overselling d

The world insurance markets were unscathed by the tragedy at the U.S. air base in Ramstein, West Ger

Black & Decker Inc. agreed Monday voluntarily to recall 500,000 electric miter saws because of fault

August 30, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

Traffic managers like what they see in the early days of the deregulated Canadian rail industry.

TAIWAN POWER TO INVEST IN FOREIGN PROJECTSTaiwan Power Co., the Taiwanese state utility, wil

A federal judge said Tuesday that Eastern Airlines may curtail service but must return to the bargai

FREIGHTLINER RATIONS ROSS PRODUCT IN RECALLPORTLAND, Ore. - Freightliner Corp. is allocating

Britain's carmakers are heading for a fourth year of record sales, and even sharp rises in domestic

Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods, dragged down by a sharp decline in military orders,

U.S. officials in government and industry say the political upheaval in Burma could help open the re

Trans-Pacific air cargo carriers, still trying to improve yields in a highly competitive market, wil

Government-funded Shipping Credit & Investment Co. of India Ltd., which provides soft loans to shipp

General Motors Corp. has announced the consolidation of two of its component divisions, AC Spark Plu

Tue., Aug. 30, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.