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Italy's state energy conglomerate Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi SpA and Montedison SpA, the country's l

The U.S. synthetic carpet industry is to blame for a sharp fall in demand for jute carpet backing cl

Quantum Unit Awards Pact to Fluor DanielIRVINE, Calif. - Fluor Daniel, a unit of Fluor Corp.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is about to enter the market for coal contracts of a year or less to

May 27, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Diamond Shamrock, Phillips Cut PostingsDiamond Shamrock R & M Inc., San Antonio, and Phillip

Seven months after Black Monday ignited fears that the global economy would be ravaged by a U.S. rec

Mexican leaders say Mexico must cut debt payments to achieve sustained economic growth, and they don

When Sister Rosemary Schuneman testified against Alleghany Corp.'s plan to acquire up to 20 percent

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The Massachusetts Port Authority is not only thumbing its nose at the national air traffic system, b

James D. Dwyer, executive director of the Port of Seattle, will become a partner at one of Seattle's

The dollar may trend up in the next few days on the strength of higher U.S. interest rates, predicte

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

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The value of U.S. agricultural exports is expected to reach a four-year high of $33.5 billion this f

U.S. agricultural officials are pressing their counterparts in the European Community for a meeting

Sonat Acquires Interest In Coal Seam ProjectBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Sonat Inc. said Friday it sig

Japan's vice agricultural minister for international affairs, Hidero Maki, will meet with Deputy U.S

Mexico and the United States have extended an export subsidies pact until 1991, the Commerce and Ind

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A Polish sailor seeking political asylum was released from the Snohomish county jail last week, stil

The House has passed legislation extending the coverage of U.S. cabotage law to the transportation o

Results of Brazil's third debt-equity swap auction last week produced the smallest discount since th

After years of problems and mounting losses, Bank of America is on the road to recovery, the company

Convinced that another oil crisis lies down the road, a group of environmentali sts, oil companies a

BAD ATTITUDES MAKE it worse for EDI, maritime executives say. Especially when it comes to the unique

Shipowners face further sharp price increases for cargo containers, due to a supply that has fallen

For most of an hour and a half, Alfred B. Ted Ruhly chatted with reporters, parrying criticisms from

Last week's court suit challenging part of the Federal Aviation Administration drug testing guidelin

On the fine chemical front, iodine, lysine, menthol and stearic acid are rising in price while glyce

Just as traders bought into copper and foreign currency futures in a big way in 1987, they have now

Afghanistan After the Accords: First-hand Impressions from Kabul and Moscow. May 31. The Lotus Club,

Recently reported plans by Maryland to open a trade office in Taiwan highlight the government's bid

Biospherics Inc. announced that the Italian government has selected its PhoStrip process for phospho

Prodded by rising produce and apparel costs, the consumer price index for the New York area jumped 0

McGraw-Hill Inc. says it sold its 49 percent interest in Nikkei/McGraw-Hill Inc., joint venture publ

Vernon Farriba, executive vice president of the Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference said there w

The hearing in the London High Court in which American Airlines is seeking an immediate temporary in