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Owners of the second Lachmar liquefied natural gas carrier failed to make scheduled payments on its

Dexter Plastics, a division of Dexter Corp., has reached agreement to license Dexter's technology an

Once a tiny fraction of the prescription drug business, generic pharmaceuticals are sweeping the cou

When David Jackson of New Zealand packed up his rugby shirt display to bring to Japan, he tossed in

Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer said he'll wait a year before pushing any consolidation of the state's p

The good times just keep on rolling for Europe's gilded chemicals industry. Most companies h

The Brazilian government plans once again to halve its list of prohibited imports, dropping barriers

Congress is on the brink of passing a so-called catastrophic illness bill, but it's not likely to ha

Foreign exchange dealers from around the world expect the U.S. trade deficit to improve dramatically

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -1.19

The first general purpose zone at the Greater Detroit Foreign Trade Zone Inc. opened and received a

A sharp rise in ivory prices has brought a surge in the slaughter of elephants by poachers in Kenya'

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may be forced to continue selling its oil below it

Hewlett-Packard Corp. knows that electronic data interchange is hot. But the Palo Alto, Calif.-based

The idea that automation is best suited to bigger companies is a valid point, but not entirely convi

Generic drugs are not new, but branded drug companies question whether they are as good as branded p

ICI AMERICAS PLANS R&D REORGANIZATIONWILMINGTON, Del. - ICI Americas Inc.'s Agricultural Pro

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce , U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Room HCHB

The prototype of an innovative road-rail car for frieght shipments was delivered for trial runs to t

Half of the World Bank's audited rural development projects in sub-Saharan Africa have failed, accor

A U.S.-flag shipping company is asking the federal government for permission to begin operating fore

DOLE: US MIGHT EASE CURBS ON SOVIET TRADESenate Minority Leader Bob Dole raised the possibil

Nationale-Nederlanden N.V., a Dutch-based international insurance holding company, reported net inco

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

A generous securities repurchase agreement allocation Wednesday that added 7.1 billion deutsche mark

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng Wednesday said continued dry weather in much of the U.S. gro

Washington Water Power Co., Spokane, Wash., hopes by next month to settle its remaining exposure in

June 1, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

JAL Pilot's Daughter Now a Flight AttendantTOKYO - The daughter of a Japan Air Lines pilot w

InteCom Inc. Upgrades Fiber Optic InterfaceALLEN, Texas - InteCom Inc. has upgraded its sing

Combustion Engineering Inc., McDermott International Inc. and the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Oil Refining

The pending U.S.-Canada trade liberalization accord and other similar free trade agreements are not

PA. ATTORNEY GENERAL URGED TO JOIN LAWSUITHARRISBURG, Pa. - A group of Pennsylvania legislat

John Hancock Reinsurance Co., the domestic property and casualty reinsurance unit of John Hancock Pr

BANK LEUMI TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK (New York) - Robert Wagner was named a first vice president. He was

The government of the Philippines intends to push the sale of at least five mining companies this ye

Traditional Exports Iron and steel, fertilizers, tires, glassware, printing and bookbinding<

US TELLS MEXICO TO END STAINLESS STEEL EXPORTSThe Commerce Department has notified the Mexic

The government's chief forecasting gauge of economic activity rose a moderate 0.2 percent in April,

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Morristown, N.J., put new summer rates into effect Wednesday.<