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

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

When scientist Jim McElvaney first suggested using cow manure to save the world, his friends were mo

A Pennsylvania consumer group has criticized seven of the state's largest auto insurers for illegall

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

Coleco Industries Inc. will have to intensify its cost-cutting and streamlining efforts to bounce ba

Analysts said the Federal Reserve is likely to push up the Federal funds rate to 7 percent on today'

The United States Bureau of the Census soon will begin speaking in the electronic language of the pe

Congress has turned its back on a Reagan administration plan to sign a contract this year to lease a

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

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

For February 1988 vs. February 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)Rank CommodityFeb. 8

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

When most insurance industry analysts look at the Middle East, they think of the high premiums charg

Brazil favors the extension of the current 1983 Internation Coffee Agreement and will only accept re

Hefty gains in aluminum prices are drawing to an end, and prices are expected to decline through the

More beer and fewer pork chops are what the future holds for the average Chinese, the Department of

Preliminary results show that two of three joints on the redesigned space shuttle booster rocket did

While China has closed the gap between its coal supply and demand inrecentyears, it is likel

Tenneco Inc. Reports Bigger Quarterly ProfitTenneco Inc., the parent of Newport News Shipbui

The Maersk Line has thrown out the gauntlet to competitors with the inauguration of a trans-Atlantic

U.S. sales of anti-oxidants are projected to grow 6.1 percent a year to $725 million in 1992, said A

The world's major trading countries need a framework for global agricultural trade by next year if c

Iraqi warplanes bombed an Iranian oil refinery and a petrochemical complex Wednesday and Iran claime

Move Isn't Expected To Help Trade BillA congressional move to strip an Alaskan oil export co

A South Africa sanctions bill approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday threatens to p

International Animal Transportation Conference, May 8-11, 1988, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Contact:

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. (New York) - Takashi Hosomi was named a special adviser to James D. Robinson II

World sugar futures traders here generally ignored recent news of Chinese purchases of raw sugar fro

The Bundesbank will not change its assessment of European monetary issues or relax the firm precondi

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, -1.32

A special government task force is beginning a detailed study of emigrationfrom the colony -

Navieras de Puerto Rico, the government-owned shipping line, has recoveredfrom its days as a

A large contingent of Chinese business leaders will arrive in Washington on May 10 with more than 40

Polish Yard Workers Withdraw Key DemandGDANSK, Poland - Striking shipyard workers on Wednesd

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

Metco Increases Modifier PricesRAHWAY, N.J. - Metco North America Inc., a joint venture of M

With containerized traffic continuing to grow, two of Hong Kong's terminal operators are investing m

The U.S. dollar was narrowly mixed Wednesday in lackluster trading as dealers awaited fresh incentiv