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Schering-Plough Corp. agreed to purchase Palo Alto, Calif.-based Cooper Companies Inc.'s U.S. contac

In a story on vinyl chloride monomer published March 23 that listed current U.S. capacity for VCM,

CP Chemicals Inc. is raising prices for the following products, effective immediately or as contract

Exxon Corp. added 450 million barrels of oil and natural gas reserves last year, at a cost of $1.8 b

The sole remaining Boston shipyard capable of handling large vessels apparently will not suffer majo

Canadian shippers, carriers and maritime circles in the Great Lakes-Seaway system have given their i

China Products Exhibition. Products from China ranging from arts and craft items to textiles, clothe

Members of a South Korean grain buying mission say U.S. pressure on Seoul to increase beef imports m

Indonesia's Pertamina Denies Discount PlansJAKARTA, Indonesia - Officials of Indonesia's sta

The city of New York's parks department found it was cheaper to bring boardwalk repair lumber from

Resource-rich Indonesia is flirting with nuclear power, attracting interestfrom at least one

North Canadian Oils Ltd. announced a major development program in the Inglenook area, five miles sou

Batus Clarifies Letter On Farmers Group BidLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Batus Inc. Tuesday said that Fa

FREIGHTLINER CORP. (Portland, Ore.) - Jack Schafer was named director, quality assurance. He was qua

The iron and steel industry builds bridges, ships and skyscrapers that last decades, but it has trou

Four state legislators are working to create a mutual insurance company that they say would offer au

BP Chemicals America Inc.'s International division and Sterling Chemicals Inc. will share the cost o

The Singapore International Monetary Exchange has accepted Nikko Futures (Singapore) Pte as a corpor

Steel production rose to 1.996 million tons in the week ended March 26, an increase of 0.3 percent f

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It is now nearly three years since The Journal of Commerce sought to become a truly national newspap

Government officials have given tentative approval to a plan by Cargill Inc. to build a coconut oil

The Federal Maritime Commission will wait until at least July before beginning retaliatory action ag

A physicist has reported a possible new temperature record for superconductivit y. The compo

BN May Open System To More Private CarsKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Burlington Northern Railroad is wo

A dozen French archaeologists are racing against a swarm of bulldozers in this coastal village, tryi

Though Provident Mutual Life Insurance managed a $3 million profit from its operations last year, th

Regulated truckers told a Texas appeals court that carpets shipped by Armstrong World Industries Inc

Laidlaw Transportation Ltd. earnings increased 64 percent to $46.6 million, or 24 cents a share, in

The 30th season on the St. Lawrence Seaway opened Tuesday morning with Canadian Great Lakes carriers

The Federal Reserve Board approved an application by Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal, to acquire Domi

Chances of a new agreement regarding Japan's restrictions of U.S. beef and orange imports appear sli

Avtex Fibers announced a 5-cent-a-pound price increase on all high wet modulus rayon staple types. T

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. officials have agreed to not attem

The Chicago Board of Trade has proposed a new futures contract designed to hedge short-term interest

Railroads are learning to speak their customers' electronic language. They have no choice, if they w

The British government gave the go ahead Tuesday for British Aerospace PLC (BAe) to acquire the coun

An Assembly panel studying ways to rein in the power of independent highway authorities was cautione

Fifty-seven tractor-trailers backed up to a Kansas City, Mo., loading dock earlier this month to col

Second 737-400 Joins Boeing Test ProgramA second 737-400 has joined Boeing Commercial Airpla