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Propylene glycol list prices for at least two Gulf-based producers are going up in July - by as much

Himont Increases Polyethylene PriceWILMINGTON, Del. - Himont U.S.A. Inc. announced a six-cen

European demand for some bulk polymers is growing at double-digit rates, according to Mark Quilliam

The fidelity bond industry is reacting to increased competition and consolidation among financial in

The Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania, a unit of American International Group, filed an app

State and local governments are bearing an increasing burden in the AIDS epidemic while the private

The House Appropriations Committee Thursday approved a $44.1 billion bill for agricultural programs

ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP. (Boston) - Richard A. Keating was named a vice president and partner of t

Thu, May 26, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K.

The tentative agreement between labor and CSX Corp. to buy the ailing Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroa

Elsam has been quite active (buying coal) in the U.S. market during the past one-and-a-half months a

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The partners in an enlarged Montreal container terminal, Terminal Termont Inc., officially opened th

Cargo being loaded onto the 289.5-meter containership Sea-Land Atlantic in Rotterdam in preparation

ICC OKs Line's Sale To Montana Rail LinkWASHINGTON - The Interstate Commerce Commission allo

Higher revenue spurred by improving rates helped New Penn Motor Express Inc. post one of the truckin

A limited increase in local legislation banning the use of plastic bags will not play a major role i

A consent order agreement between American Cyanamid Co. and New Jersey will require the chemical com

LONDON INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL FUTURES EXCHANGE (London) - David Burton was elected chairman of the

The House Thursday approved the $1.1 trillion fiscal bipartisan 1989 budget compromise after several

The world's major trading nations are poised for a trade boom that will last into the 1990s, an econ

The unprecedented tentative agreement between the Long Island Lighting Co. and New York state to shu

CHEVRON CORP. (San Francisco) - Robert W. Davis, president of Chevron Chemical Co., and John H. Silc

Arco Coal Australia To Buy Mine InterestDENVER, Colo. - Arco Coal Australia, a subsidiary of

The U.S. scheduled airlines said Thursday they are prepared for the heaviest summer travel yet but t

In the first major test of liberalized European aviation rules, British Airways is seeking permissio

Japanese savers are seeking higher returns on their investments since the introduction of a 20 perce

The world's container leasing industry is poised to reap the benefit of the enormous changes that ha

The Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement said it will not impose a scheduled increase in the

W. GERMAN MONEY GROWTH RATE SLOWSFRANKFURT, West Germany - West Germany's M3 money supply gr

Wed., May 25, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Cyprus Minerals Co., a major nonferrous metals producer, announced Wednesday it had signed a letter

JAPAN LAWMAKERS PASS FINANCIAL FUTURES LAWTOKYO - The House of Councillors, the upper chambe

Gold production in Australia is expected to hit an all-time high this year. The existing rec

Melvin Belli, a San Francisco tort attorney, has dropped a class-action lawsuit accusing the insuran

AIR CARGO Air cargo industry figure John H. Mahoney is dead. 5BThe American Airlines purcha

The Maytag repairman may not have enough to do, but Maytag Corp. is busy expanding, retooling U.S. p

BAYER USA INC./MOBAY CORP. (Pittsburgh) - Wilhelm C. Ostern, the vice chairman and chief financial o

The United Mine Workers of America said it reached an out-of-court settlement worth at least $5.4 mi

Chase Manhattan Bank is among five lead managers of a US$205 million loan to build China's first com