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International Business Machines Corp. said it has produced the first fully functioning computer chip

The severity of the Los Angeles office building fire last week was almost without precedent, because

The Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania and two large insurers will appeal a recent state court rul

CIGNA CORP. (Philadelphia) - Eric O. Scheffler was named senior vice president, property and casualt

A forthcoming book from The Brookings Institution finds that average awards in tort cases have incre

Hartford Posts Rise In Operating IncomeHARTFORD, Conn. - Hartford Insurance Group, a subsidi

The U.S. dollar declined in quiet trading Tuesday, while the pound sterling's advance slowed.

House Panel Voting On Product Bill BeginsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee began votin

An insurance agents' group proposed Monday the creation of a special court system designed to handl

Academy Insurance Group Inc. is going back to basic training. The life, health and accident

Argentine President Raul Alfonsin told Citicorp Chairman John Reed that Third World governments, co

Chile expects to sign an agreement by the end of June with its 320 creditor banks for collateralizin

Oakland Trade Group Sponsors LuncheonOAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland World Trade Association a

Imports from the United States, Hong Kong's No. 4 supplier of goods, jumped 31 percent in March to r

US, Korean Firms Plan Laser CollaborationSTURBRIDGE, Mass. - Samsung Aerospace Industries Lt

What is hoped will be a major overhaul of Brazil's arbitrary and obstructionist trade structure is

The Soviet Union and China are aggressively marketing cut-rate rocket launches that could seriously

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN WEST GERMANY (Frankfurt, West Germany) - Thomas T. Krauss, 42, was n

Maxell Corp. of America has introduced a two-inch floppy disk for use in taking video snapshots.

New plant and equipment investments by Japanese corporations will grow at least 8.8 percent in fisca

A leading Hawaiian businessman and the mayor of Honolulu made it clear Tuesday they welcome legitima

The United States will allow India to export an additional 13 million square yards of certain textil

Brazil and its commercial bank creditors reached a preliminary agreement on a $62 billion debt-restr

Diamond-Star Plant Ahead of ScheduleNORMAL, Ill. - Workers will begin assembling cars at the

A leading Chinese economist warned Tuesday that China's processing industries may be overheating and

Senate Finance Committee members outlined for administration officials Tuesday a host of their conce

President Reagan will receive as early as today the conference report of the giant omnibus trade bil

AIR CARGO The managing director of Atlasair downplays the threat of America's integrated ope

The National Association of Purchasing Management cited a number of outstanding chemical price incre

The giant Weyerhaeuser Co., with more than $1 billion in paper, lumber and logs to ship overseas, th

In these inflationary times, it is hard to find chemical prices that have not changed for two years

OxyChem Boosts Chromic Acid PriceDALLAS, Texas - Occidental Chemical Corp. increased list pr

Record low prices for natural gas this spring have led some producers to keep their product in the g

Malaysia Won't Hike Crude Oil ProductionJAKARTA, Indonesia - Malaysia pledged to keep its cr

May 10, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Venezuelan state-owned industries, including the rich oil sector, could be opened to private local a

Esso Unit Makes Find In South China SeaEsso China Ltd., an affiliate of Exxon Corp., found s

The overall goal of Quick Response distribution is to reduce the time of the whole production and de

One air forwarder is betting that air shippers want a full range of service choices beyond simple ov

Unless Pan Am Corp. wins cost savings soon from all five of its airline unions, the troubled aviatio