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J.C. Penney Co. and Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc. reported Tuesday that sluggish consumer spending

A coalition of U.S. chemical companies is negotiating with Congress and theDrug Enforcement

British Airways Signs For Another Boeing JetGREENWICH, Conn. - British Airways has ordered a

Local pressure to curtail night operations at Washington National Airport is given a minimal chance

New York's Kennedy International Airport in 1987 again moved more cargo volume than the world's othe

Backlit Screen Added To Toshiba ComputerIRVINE, Calif. - A backlit screen has been added to

Box Handling Resumes At Richmond, Calif.RICHMOND, Calif. - The first containers in nearly fo

Pacific Power & Light Co., the electric utility subsidiary of PacifiCorp, said quarterly kilowatt-ho

Britain's national utility, the Central Electricity Generating Board, selected two U.S. companies to

A cut in U.K. interest rates Tuesday put an end to sterling's advance and signaled a truce between P

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -0.48

Fruit, vegetable juices - not frozen Fruit juices. Quantity: one 20-foot container a month.

One-third of Americans and Britons don't trust the Japanese, although at least half of them do, acco

Joint Venture Seeking Better US-China TradeA Sino-American joint venture established in Beij

AFTER SITTING ON PINS AND NEEDLES for the past two years, it appears the rival ports of Miami and Po

The Providence & Worcester Railroad attributes a 24 cent per share gain in its first quarter earning

The number of working oil and gas rigs in the United States dropped by 14 to total 883 last week, Ba

Proposed ethane supply restrictions in the province of Alberta are seriously threatening one major C

Cargill Joins China In New Crushing PlantBEIJING - Cargill Inc. has started construction on

Five months of Palestinian strikes and boycotts have cost Israel $500 million in lost tourist income

A lack of parts from some strike-bound suppliers brought the car assembly line at Daewoo Motor Co.'s

Police charged three trading company executives Tuesday with exporting high- technology equipment to

HARBOR INSURANCE CO. (Los Angeles) - James P. Di Forio Jr. was named vice president, planning and bu

Ontario Premier David Peterson, a foe of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Cana

Spurred by maritime industry protests, the U.S. Customs Service is planning to resolve this week pro

The Office of Management and Budget is questioning the degree of outside access that would be allowe

Seven top U.S. and European computer makers opened a $90 million second front in the battle to creat

The mayor's demand that the Navy revise plans to base the battleship Missouri at an old naval shipya

JACKSON KEARNEY GROUP (New Orleans) - E. Bryan Pate was named assistant vice president of Coastal Ca

Green Mountain to File For Rate ReductionSOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Green Mountain Power Corp.

Reichhold Unit Hikes Resin PriceJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Reactive Polymers division of Reich

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 millionor l

Brazil officially joined the International Sugar Agreement, the International Sugar Organization Sec

SUPERCOMM '88. Telecommunications equipment show. May 23-26. The Georgia World Congress Center, Atla

A new study by The Brookings Institution concludes that both new private insurance initiatives to pa

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Lawyers Begin Arguing Copper-7 IUD CaseST. PAUL, Minn. - G.D. Searle & Co. withheld informat

Spokesmen representing the Taiwanese government in Washington said they were not aware of any extrao

Foreign chemical producers aggressively took advantage of trade opportunities with the United States

Petroleum distributors say this year's changes in gasoline and diesel tax laws are costing them each