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An experimental program to expose the work of U.S. and Italian fine jewelry designers and manufactur

Pale-fleshed Langda has toppled Alphonso, the smoothest and most orange variety, from pride of place

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The big winner in Thailand's typically free-wheeling election Sunday isn't so much the man who wasn'

A new plant that could turn corn into a health food and help nourish protein- starved children in th

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

Samuel T. Byron Jr. was named president and chief operating officer at Marine Office of America Corp

Socialist Cuba, seeking to boost its foreign exchange earnings, has embarked on a capitalist path in

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Richard A. Yingling was named president-elect of the National Association of Professional Insurance

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Despite a U.S. trade embargo against Iranian imports, crude drug traders say Iranian henna and traga

PENNWALT TO EXPAND CHLOR/ALKALI UNITPHILADELPHIA, - Pennwalt Corp. will expand its Portland,

China's foremost petrochemical company is projecting higher profit and increased foreign trade on it

A senior Chinese official showed a new interest in nuclear power last week, after a long period of a

Arco Chemical Co. announced it has initiated engineering studies and feedstock procurement activitie

Airgas Inc., a rapidly growing distributor of industrial gases and related products, announced the a

The first showroom-bound cars off the assembly line at Toyota's first wholly owned U.S. plant will b

Net new machine machine tool orders for June reached $382.5 million, 17.8 percent more than in May a

Many American executives worry that a recession will occur by next year although their confidence in

The latest report on the Racers automated data project for Northern California includes a rundown on

Consumer prices in New York and northeastern New Jersey rose 0.3 percent last month, primarily due t

Knight-Ridder Inc., the publishing and information company that owns The Journal of Commerce, report

The Commerce Department plans by year's end to link by computer its export marketing information sys

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Consumer prices climbed a modest 0.3 percent in June, with declines in gasoline and clothing costs n

New England Power has announced it awarded seven one-year coal supply contracts for a total of 1.35

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded two spot contracts during the week of July 15 coverin

CHEVRON, SHELL, ARCO BOOST WTI POSTINGSChevron U.S.A. Inc., San Francisco, Shell Oil Co., Ho

The mix of U.S. exports to Italy has shifted markedly away from raw materials and toward manufacture

Eastern Airlines said it will eliminate 4,000 jobs and cut service to 14 cities on Aug. 31 and leave

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British Airways PLC is setting up house at London's Gatwick Airport to make it a second U.K. hub for