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Juries in two different trials, in two different cities found in favor of Merrell Dow Pharmaceutica

It has been more than 200 years since Blackbeard the pirate plundered passing treasure ships, hid th

Traditional Exports Crude and refined petroleum, rugs, foodstuffs.Potential ExportsT

As most shipowners know, after a vessel accident, the owner is entitled to limit his liability to th

A FEW GRAIN SHIPPERS are pleased with the changes Burlington Northern Railroad made to liberalize it

Net earnings for United Parcel Service Inc.'s trucking operations fell more than 50 percent in the f

TEXAS PRODUCES more oil than some members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, abou

U.S. Customs Service narcotics detector dogs spotted 238 pounds of cocaine secreted in three Eastern

Sixteen African and Indian elephants were loaded aboard Mitsui O.S.K. Line's Alligator Hope containe

Quantum Chemical Corp. said it has increased the rate of delivery for polyethylene and vinyl acetate

The jury in a tobacco liability trial could find that three cigarette makers conspired to keep secre

ASHTON-TATE TO SET UP FACTORY IN IRELANDTORRANCE, Calif. - Ashton-Tate Corp. said it will se

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John C. Whitehead urged Hungarian leaders Wednesday to introduce a fr

Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. and junk bond dealer Michael Milken face civil charges from the Securiti

Wed. June 8, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

The leap in grain and soybean prices in recent weeks has made Chicago's agricultural futures pits ex

WEST GERMAN MILLERS PLAN CAPACITY CUTFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German grain millers pla

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Safety Crew Reviews Operations at O'HareThe head of the Federal Aviation Administration Wedn

Port executives will be getting electronic ambrosia by June 30. That's the date a repentant

Magdalena Barut didn't need the money, but she was bored; tired of just chasing the chickens around

SENATE VOTE SUSTAINS VETO OF THE TRADE BILLWASHINGTON - The Senate failed Wednesday to overr

Recent changes in Soviet trade policies bode well for increased Sino-Soviet trade, one of China's mo

Manhattan can be hard to love but just as hard to leave. Weekly commuters like myself, Monda

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

Shuji Kawata was appointed president and chief executive officer of Yuasa Battery (America) Inc.

Republican George Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis Wednesday celebrated victorious conclusions to t

In the strongest political challenge yet to the government's market-oriented economic policies, the

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, 4.71

Recent commodity price increases could sap interest in talks to revamp farm subsidies by making thos

Canada is expected to honor its wheat export commitments for 1987-88, but efforts to sell more wheat

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Texaco to Share Profit From Sale of AssetsTexaco Inc. says it plans to give its shareholders

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD (Fort Worth, Texas) - Bob Scott was named manager of BN's new Cincinnat

Fax Equipment Sales Expected to Jump 63 percentFacsimile transmission equipment sales will j

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June 8, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

U.S. businesses again stepped up their plans to spend on new production facilities, according to a s

Automobile insurers are applauding a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to review an appe