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Another flap over the movement of U.S. defense shipments to Iceland appears to be brewing despite a

Japan's major dockworkers' union and management at Japan's major ports reached an agreement earlier

The U.S. dollar pushed higher Wednesday against all key currencies except the Japanese yen and the C

The current calm in the developing nation debt situation and in global currency markets will foresta

New York and Los Angeles are the biggest debtors among American cities, and just eight large communi

Texas Air Corp. Wednesday became the largest airline company ever targeted for a preliminary Transpo

Fueled by suppliers' efforts to replace metals and thermoset plastics, U.S. consumption of engineeri

OH JOY! Ed Emmett, director of Tex-Aid, breezed to victory this week in a Republican primary run-off

Rep. Phil Sharp, D-Ind., said Wednesday he is concerned the Energy Department is so anxious to unloa

China has long-range plans to turn Hainan Island, its newest province, into a fifth tiger in Asia, g

Defects being uncovered in Boeing Co. jetliners are largely the result of hiring thousands of new wo

With his controversial takeover of British Caledonian Airways due to be finalized this week, Lord Ki

ACS, Pansophic Strike Joint Marketing DealCONCORD, Calif. - ACS Network Systems Inc. has cut

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

World Money System With Penalties UrgedPARIS - Bank of France Gov. Jacques de Larosiere Wedn

The export-control agency Cocom is meeting in Paris this week to review enforcement of curbs on stra

An improved version of the big communications satellite destroyed aboard the Challenger will be ship

BASF Increases Antifreeze PricePARSIPPANY, N.J. - BASF Corp. Chemicals division increased th

Mobil Oil Corp.'s British affiliate drilled a successful gas appraisal well in the U.K. Southern Gas

State Minister for Science and Technology Soichiro Ito warned executives of Japan's nuclear energy i

Consumers Power Co. said first-quarter electric sales increased 7.4 percent over sales in the first

Arab Reinsurers Group Formed for IndustryMANAMA, Bahrain - Ten Middle Eastern reinsurers for

Foreign Minister Sosuke Uno disclosed Wednesday he is urging Japan's semigovernmental Electric Power

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Security Pacific Corp., like other major U.S. banks with international exposure, had to dig deeper i

The Sea-Land Atlantic arrived here a day early in the start-up of Sea-Land Service Inc.'s new joint

April 13, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

The nation's chief transportation safety advocate continues to support keeping the Federal Aviation

The planned partial sale of state-owned Air Canada will allow it to plan for fleet renewal, said Air

Retail sales, spurred by gains at department stores and auto showrooms, rose a strong 0.8 percent in

In a story in Wednesday's edition on West German oil imports, the main source was the German Oil Ass

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

American consumers are borrowing more, but monthly repayments have not been growing more difficult a

AVIATION Two parallel actions against Texas Air and Eastern Airlines continues questions abo

An amendment to a bill approved by a Senate committee, granting federal eminent domain powers for th

The European Community Commission Wednesday proposed to grant $246 million over the next three years

Occidental Petroleum Corp. on Wednesday signed a joint venture agreement with the Soviet government

Ropak Corp. Proposes Acquisition of VulcanVulcan Packaging Inc. announced that it received a

NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO. (Columbus, Ohio) - D. Richard McFerson was named president of this multilin

Production capacity for U.S. makers of stainless and alloy tool steel products rose 5 percent in 198