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Italy's postal system is getting slower and slower, with a domestic letter taking an average of 8 1/

Political differences between socialist-leaning Zimbabwe and the United States aren't keeping trader

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

FLEET NATIONAL BANK (Providence, R.I.) - Rosemarie A. Pavao was named a vice president in the stock

Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange could begin receiving cash payments and other benefits this

MALAYSIA SET TO MEET RISING LATEX DEMANDKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian suppliers will gu

Total Petroleum (North America) Ltd. expanded its operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolita

A coalition of private and public groups has taken its plea for an improved air transportation infra

Oil refinery workers are ending a five-month strike at the British Petroleum Co. refinery here after

Long-battling parties at Eastern Airlines ended a month-long marriage counseling exercise Tuesday wh

Premier Ciriaco de Mita has rejected calls for the removal of Italy's navyfrom the Persian G

At least one drought is coming to an end. Slowly, data has begun to dribble from the U.S. Cu

The United States opposes South Korea's proposed Livestock Product Marketing Organization, or LPMO,

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Despite delays and budget cuts, mid-year expectations are that the Federal Maritime Commission will

SmithKline Beckman Corp. assigned George W. Ebright, its president and chief operating officer, the

WITCO CORP. ACQUIRES INTEREST IN CALUMETCalumet Industries Inc. and Witco Corp. reached a de

Maritime liner operators, with a notable exception, are playing their cards close to the vest as a S

ALDUS CORP. CREATES WEST GERMAN UNITSEATTLE - Aldus Corp. has created a West German subsidia

* English China Clay to Increase US Production 3A * Buying in Ireland 4A* Eric Ehrmann - Low

Understanding Telecommunications Technologies for Non-Engineers, two-day seminar, July 7-8. Madison

Knight-Ridder Inc. of Miami and Tele-Communications Inc. announced Wednesday that their jointly owne

An insurance industry group that develops policy forms and coverages is adding two pollution coverag

Long-running discussions to formulate a new aviation treaty between Australia and the United States

China's central government recently established the Ministry of Energy Resources to combat critical

A congressional study says the Reagan administration's proposal to trade away potentially valuable o

After six years of trying to convince companies their computer data is as good as gold, Secured Data

(Bangladesh) President Hussain Mohammad Ershad banned (frog) exports in Aprilbecause the imp

Three Asian nations not normally in the front rank of exporters forecast sharp increases in textile

The drought threatening U.S. crops this year could pressure U.S. and Soviet negotiators to get a new

U.S. polyethylene producers put yet another price increase into effect at the beginning of this mont

Executives of Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp., two of Japan's largest trading houses, disclosed Tu

1200.0 (July 6, 1988) Previous day - 1210.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchang

MARCOS TO BE ALLOWED TO RETURN FOR TRIALMANILA, Philippines - President Corazon Aquino said

Lloyd's of London passed its controversial bylaw Wednesday setting down requirements for brokers wis

Insurance Commissioner Kenneth Merin stepped into the bitter stalemate over how to overhaul the stat

W. GERMANY TO BOOST AIRBUS SUBSIDIESBONN, West Germany - West German government officials ha

The era of tall smokestacks and big power plants is ending for U.S. electric utilities, but some ind

A Mississippi River channel at Greenville, Miss., closed since Sunday, is scheduled to open today at