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General Electric Co. and Roper Corp. said Wednesday they have reached a definitive merger agreement

Two tugboat unions that went on strike against several Crowley Maritime Corp. barge companies last y

ICI, parent company of ICI Americas Inc., and Monsanto Co. have settled a patent litigation that ack

The longstanding acrimony between Ciba-Geigy Corp. and environmentalists has reached a zenith over t

Wed., April 6, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Tiny Barbados, among the most prosperous of the Caribbean islands, is launching fresh efforts to mak

Despite insurance firms' objections, an Assembly committee Tuesday approved a bill that would limit

Chinese, Taiwanese and U.S. interests all were brushed aside Wednesday, when the government announce

The number of fraud cases in exports of textiles from Hong Kong jumped nearly 50 percent last year,

Greece has launched its consumer goods export promotion campaign with a major drive to re-enter the

A new program to help debtor nations cope with economic forces beyond their control may highlight ne

A recent surge of car buyers shopping for Chevrolet Camaros and Pontiac Firebirds helped send idle G

Last summer, Ragnar Kruse decided to drop out of law school, not because of grades or finances but f

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Navistar International To Offer Silicone HoseNavistar International Transportation Corp. sai

LAZARD FRERES & CO. (New York) - Mark S. Ferber was named senior vice president. He was dire

The Travelers Corp. will hire outside counsel to defend itself against what the company says are unf

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is predicting that supporters in the Senate will not allow passage of l

The Commodity Exchange Inc. is continuing a strategy of offering educational programs about futures

The question of moving some air cargo operations away from Logan International Airport arose again l

The airline industry faces de facto re-regulation from the continuing airport capacity crisis that t

Himont Hikes Price Of PolypropyleneWILMINGTON, Del. Himont U.S.A. Inc. has announced a 3-ce

As distribution executives move into responsibilities beyond the realm of logistics, chances improve

The man who almost certainly will be Mexico's next president drew cheers from exporters recently whe

Morton Marine Equipment Inc., Petersburg, Ark., has applied for Maritime Administration permission t

A cloth diaper importer has offered this town a year's worth of free diapers to show his appreciatio

The dust is barely settled from last week's frantic action at the trade bill conference, but it is c

A top Indonesian energy official Wednesday gave parliament his latest estimate for the country's oil

Dell and Tandy Duel To Produce IBM CopySpeculation is rampant that Tandy will be the first o

Australia's international airline Qantas has spread its wings into the high technology world of comp

Fujita Corp., a major Japanese construction firm, has launched an equally owned joint venture with a

Britain's exporters are in a far-from-happy mood. Having enjoyed a relatively stable exchange rate e

THERE ARE MIXED OPINIONS about what the resignation of Deputy Energy Secretary William Martin, the s

Albania is in the market for two cargoes of U.S. metallurgical coal, needed promptly. Severa

NEXT STOP: The Justice Department. Nasstrac, the National Small Shipments Traffic Conference

A VERBAL FREE-FOR-ALL it wasn't, dashing the hopes of those carrying notepads for a living.

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AIR CARGO KLM is planning to further develop its express freight service between the United

NY Pushes Standards For Rental Car FirmsALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Mario Cuomo unveiled legislation

The U.S. dollar rallied Wednesday on a Japanese newswire report the Group of Seven major industrial