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The U.S. Department of Agriculture said record large supplies of red meat and poultry for the sixth

International Cocoa Organization officials said they are optimistic that cocoa producers Indonesia a

Record Price Set For Exchange SeatCHICAGO - The price of a membership on the Chicago Mercant

The world raw sugar market may soon be faced with inadequate reserves of sugar despite upward revisi

E. Arthur Smith III was named to the board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

TOPIC: Insurance Industry Antitrust Suit James P. Corcoran has served as the New York superi

Supporters of two insurance reform proposals submitted signatures in hopes of qualifying their measu

Commuters who leave their cars in the garage and take public transportation to work would get at lea

Net Operating Income Off Slightly at HanoverWORCESTER, Mass. - The Hanover Insurance Cos. re

Batus Move to Acquire Farmers AdvancesPHOENIX, Ariz. - Batus Inc. said last week that the he

Allstate Insurance Co. has established special emergency facilities here to service customer needs i

The AIDS epidemic poses an unprecedented challenge to U.S. life insurers. While their credit

Staff at the U.S. Customhouse in lower Manhattan answered to another boss for the last two weeks: th

Call them the Pod Squad . . . the Seed Sleuths . . . or the Daisy Dozen - a hardy band of scientist

Sooner or later, pet economic theories become battered by events and must be recycled through academ

Cos-Mar Co., a styrene monomer joint venture between a subsidiary of Fina Oil & Chemical Co. and Bor

Worldwide consumption of alpha-olefins is expected to more than double from 0.8 million metric tons

A U.S. anti-cancer drug has been banned by the Maharashtra state government after the deaths of thre

Ralph Wilson Plastics Co., a unit of Premark International Inc., has announced the acquisition of Fo

Hoechst Income Rose 19.5 percent in QuarterSOMERVILLE, N.J. - Hoechst AG, the West German-ba

Degussa Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of Degussa AG, has announced plans to build a $30 million plant t

Borden Chemical Co., a division of Borden Inc., is increasing the price of formaldehyde by 1 cent a

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Pacific Engineering Fuel Plant ExplodesHENDERSON, Nev. - A series of explosions gutted a Pac

May 5, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

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Massachusetts has become the first northeastern state to adopt a summertime reduction in gasoline vo

The Danish electric power pool Elsam agreed to buy about 250,000 metric tons of U.S. steam coal in t

Marathon Discovers Natural Gas in Mich.Marathon Oil Co., a unit of USX Corp., said it discov

Transcon Lines Inc. reached a tentative labor agreement with the Teamsters union that trades employe

A strike by employees at French engine maker Snecma could delay deliveries of the A320 aircraft, Air

TransCanada to Supply Gas to Midland PlantDEARBORN, Mich. - TransCanada Pipelines Ltd., thro

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. decreased by 50 cents a barrel its posted buying price for domestic crude oil in

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD (Fort Worth, Texas) - Brooks A. Bentz was named assistant vice presiden

Flying Tigers Starts Express Cargo ServiceMIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The Flying Tiger Line Inc. thi

An official of Eaton Corp. said the company will add its name to the growing list of component manuf

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