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The U.S. dollar pushed broadly higher Wednesday, far above the levels at which both the Federal Rese

Farmers Group Inc.'s stock rose sharply Wednesday over optimism that its agreement to meet with Batu

Barclays Bank PLC has forecast inflation in the United Kingdom will stand at 5.8 percent at the end

When a company with mines all over the world began exploring the idea of developing a major mine in

Rising steel imports are again raising concern among domestic steel producers. Imports in Ju

It's a marriage of convenience and one made on the production line, analysts said Wednesday, after J

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said a bill to expand and extend the Caribbean Basin Initi

Gastor and its twin sister Nestor, probably the world's loneliest ships, have finally been adopted a

The month before the Olympics looks like it will be Frank Aires' busiest in 16 years. Mr. Ai

BASF POSTS INCREASE IN PRETAX PROFITFRANKFURT, West Germany - BASF AG, the West German chemi

Pity the transportation companies that serve Liz Claiborne Inc., the New York- based high-end appare

Four hundred coal miners went on strike in southern Poland Wednesday in support of about 4,000 miner

INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY (Chicago) - Fred H. Zerkel was promoted to vice president, Washington op

Varig Brazilian Airlines has begun an unusual cargo job: flying planes in planes from Italy to Brazi

The land down under is about to start using electronic data interchange. A committee has bee

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The House is scheduled to vote on a bill to mandate drug and alcohol testing for railroad workers ne

Armstrong World Industries Inc. has agreed to acquire American Olean Tile Co. for about $330 million

Total U.S. wheat acreage for the 1989 crop should increase roughly 14 percentfrom a year ago

Republican vice presidential nominee Dan Quayle draws mixed reviews from the maritime and aviation i

While conservatives were hailing the choice of Sen. Dan Quayle, R-Ind., as Vice President Bush's run

TWO BOXSHIPS JOIN MARAGUA LINE FLEETCARACAS, Venezuela - Maritima Aragua (Maragua Line) is a

HAPAG-LLOYD (AMERICA) INC. (Staten Island, N.Y.) - Robert Jacobson was named district manager, Minne

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. announced that its United Kingdom unit, Air Products PLC, is building

GE HAS PACT TO SELL CHIP-MAKING DIVISIONGeneral Electric Co. has agreed to sell its $550 mil

Frank G. Martin Jr., general manager of the Port of Coos Bay, Oregon, said heplans to leave

Farmers Group Inc. Monday asked an Ohio court to overturn an Aug. 5 decision approving Batus Inc.'s

AIDS claimed about 13,000 American lives last year, a toll that would have ranked it 15th among all

Taiwan's gold imports soared to 265 tons in the first seven months of this year, compared with 82.8

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

The drought that has parched the U.S. farm belt wasn't especially severe in Mexico, but it did help

Ontario Hydro's intent to avoid at all costs exceeding Canadian sulfur and nitrogen emissions limits

The U.S. market for flavors and fragrances is forecast to reach $2.8 billion by 1992, representing a

Global standards for electronic data interchange have received yet another boost from a U.S. body.

The new executive director of the North Carolina State Ports Authority lists an intensified marketin

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The Tax Reform Act of 1986 made important pension changes for the nation's working women. An

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

Republican officials here this week are wiping their brows over one of their main issues, as governm

American International Group, the United States' largest international insurer, is accusing a former