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West European foreign ministers Monday called for a pragmatic and flexible approach in efforts to e

Asarco Inc. and OMI International Corp. of Warren, Mich., jointly announced the signing of a definit

Three rail equipment engineers claim RoadRailer Co. owes them royalty payments. One of the e

ASHLAND POSTS RISE IN NET FOR QUARTERAshland Oil Inc. said it earned $57 million or $1.02 a

Chrysler Corp. has told its auto dealers that prices for fleets of 1989-model cars will increase bet

Investigators from the European Community are expected to begin a probe shortly of Chinese mineral e

Full-scale test-firing of experimental space shuttle engines will begin here in September for the fi

A prominent New Jersey law firm is still awaiting a court decision that will decide whether it's dis

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

Getting insurance for high-risk properties will be harder now that the state's last resort insurer h

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

Exporters in Thailand must quit their heavy reliance on the United Statesbecause of threats

The U.S. drought and the small 1988-89 Australian wheat corp will ensure the Australian Wheat Board

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

Minnesota farmers will not lose their right to claim drought insurance coverage if they cash refund

A federal appeals court has overturned a judge's ruling combining 35,000 asbestos-related lawsuits a

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Amoco India Petroleum Co., a subsidiary of Amoco Oil Corp., signed a contract on Friday allowing it

Ports in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area are moving into second gear on their pilot program to cr

Forecasts of 12 percent growth in Hong Kong's container throughput this year are already being prove

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

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

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

Vera King is a victim of the computer age. After four years of typing on computer keyboards

To the cuisine of Japan - noted by some for its delicacy and the fastidiousness of its preparation

Three top officials from The Continental Corp. are heading for China this fall to promote growth in

Yugoslav authorities are investigating the chance that toxic waste from the Netherlands was illegall

Hercules Inc. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. announced the formation of a joint venture that will manufac

Dow Chemical Co. increased operating rates at the company's Freeport, Texas, magnesium production fa

The Norwegian owners of the Oriental Ruby used to schedule it for a refueling stop in Los Angeles-Lo

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

AMERICAN PRESIDENT COS. (Oakland, Calif.) - Peter M. Ruotsi was named to the new position of vice pr

For the week ended July 9 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 94,

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

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

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

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