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McDonnell Douglas Corp. has concluded flight testing of a passenger aircraft equipped with a General

Another big company announced it will snap up a piece of Silicon Valley. Control Data Corp. will pay

The Alliance of American Insurers will hold its annual meeting April 12-13 in Palm Beach, Fla. For i

Villagers and city dwellers are learning cheap and practical ways to handle their daily chores at To

Industry in Liaoning will get a boost from five new technology bases under construction. The

U.S. textile manufacturers are clamoring for laws to protect the domestic industry, but a recent rep

Nedlloyd Lines plans to launch an independent monthly service between the United States and the west

Ford Motor Co. officials say they are overjoyed with sales of the company's new AeroMax heavy truck,

Officials in Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis' administration Friday backed off the governor's see

Dollar at 10-Year Low On Atlanta Fed IndexNEW YORK - The U.S. dollar fell 2.3 percent in Mar

Tate & Lyle PLC, the London-based sugar refiner, believes its $1.33 billion bid for Staley Continent

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, 1.77

Brazil's auto exports hit an all-time high in the first three months of this year, thanks to record

Tennessee Valley Authority's weekly spot coal purchases dipped to only 5,200 tons under three contra

April 8, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The long neck beer may be the beverage of choice for more Texans, but five wineries from the Lone St

AIR CARGO LINE SEEKS SILENCE from its jets, or at least the lowest sound level possible. Pow

Lykes Denied Request To Sell Cargo VesselThe Maritime Administration has denied Lykes Bros.

Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. announced Thursday the sale of two very-large crude carriers to an unsp

Report: Japan's Threat To US Firms GrowsWELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. - U.S. companies face tough c

In a sharp break with past policy, Argentina will bring in private-sector oil companies to boost ou

The federal appeals court ruling affirming labor's right to be at the negotiating table when railroa

Representatives of shipping companies belonging to the Trans-Pacific Freight Conference of Japan and

The February trade deficit announcement on Thursday will determine the short- term direction of the

Provincially owned BC Rail is preparing to blast a 1,300-yard tunnel and sidestep a dangerous cliff

The cost of borrowing in Britain was cut Friday as banks lowered interest rates in response to sign

The water rushes over the whirling blades of the turbines, spinning them faster and faster, their so

A sharp jump in the world price of nickel is spurring interest in thepurchase of a major Phi

Japan was urged by visiting Australian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister William Hayden last week t

The U.S. Customs Service's latest leap forward in automation may turn out to be a great stumble back

Nissan Motor Plans Tenn. Plant ExpansionSMYRNA, Tenn. - Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp. U.S

The cash position of troubled Pan Am Corp. has fallen to less than $125 million, and the company is

CF Ocean Service, a subsidiary of Consolidated Freightways Inc., is not a freight forwarder. The com

TOPIC: Insurance Fraud Wendall C. Harness was named director of the Insurance Crime Preventi

A North Carolina-based insurance company decided not to renew general liability coverage for the gen

If a Key West woman wants to collect $100,000 for her broken foot, she has one option - divorce.

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a cancer victim whose mother took the drug DES shou

Marsh & McLennan Acquires Saliba & Co.Marsh & McLennan Inc. said last week it acquired Salib

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

Americans are insular and uncompetitive. They don't try to understand foreign languages or cultures.