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The Reagan administration asked a federal judge to reject a suit by five maritime unions opposing it

The Finance Ministry has finally produced a package of measures to help ailing shipping companies un

BASF Corp.'s Celion Carbon Fibers has formed a venture with Petoca Ltd. and Toho Rayon Co., both of

An engine fire broke out on the Scandinavian Star, leaving the cruise ship adrift for hours in the G

Amine Prices Up At Air ProductsALLENTOWN, Pa. - Air Products & Chemicals Inc. is increasing

Hoechst Celanese Corp. of Somerville, N.J., reported 1987 net income of $169 million on net sales of

Venezuela, Norway Join In Ammonia VentureCARACAS, Venezuela - The Venezuelan state petrochem

In this age of mega-mergers and giant takeovers, the history of a corporation is often summed up in

In a partial victory for an Indian tribe, a federal appeals court ordered a judge Tuesday to conside

GPU NUCLEAR CORP (Parsippany, N.J.) - Eugene E. Fitzpatrick was elected vice president, effective Ma

Imposing federal efficiency standards on ballasts, the electrical devices that start fluorescent lig

Two British companies have won separate contracts connected to the construction of coal-fired power

Water Rights Donated To Nature ConservancyBOULDER, Colo. - Chevron Corp.'s coal mining subsi

Syria will become an oil exporter for the first time because of new discoveries, officials said Wedn

From his office overlooking Battery Place, Albert Cornette commands so spectacular a view of the cit

March 16, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

U.S. states and cities often are too naive and money-hungry when they try to lure foreigners into in

General Electric Co. said its scientists have put a superconducting film on a silicon chip and gotte

The Federal Trade Commission is using its mandate from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, all

A federal judge has approved a settlement of a sex-discrimination suit against State Farm Insurance

Massachusetts universal health-care legislation headed toward a crucial conference committee fight f

Lilly Rejects Demand By UK for Trust FundINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Eli Lilly & Co. rejected a dem

Hartford Fire International Ltd., a Hartford Group subsidiary, offerstreaty reinsurance and commerc

Some Massachusetts-based auto insurers are forming a trade group to promote auto insurance reform in

A lobbying group for insurance agents Tuesday called for changes in the state's auto insurance syste

The total medical cost of caring for AIDS patients includes a far greater percentage of expenses out

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

The U.S. dollar firmed modestly Wednesday on what traders perceived to be mounting tensions in Centr

The proliferation of off-exchange futures instruments poses significant risks to the investing publi

Merrill Lynch & Co. said it isn't afraid of head-to-head competition with anybody, but Congress shou

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

A Swedish company, Svenska Lock-Tainer AB in Surte, West Sweden, has designed a sturdy bar-and-lock

Models swathed in creations by South Korean designer Shin Woo Lee floated down an elevated ramp.

Malaysian exports of palm oil in December 1987 fell 17.1 percent from a month earlier to 357,470 met

Lawmakers Propose Sanctions Against HaitiMembers of Congress have proposed a series of trade

Danish trade officials are counting on increased exports of technological goods to the United States

Traditional Exports Ham and other food products, machinery, electrical equipment, furniture,

Tony Seideman's EDI Exchange, which has appeared on Page 3A on Thursdays, will appear on Page 2B on

More than 3,000 farmers from all over Taiwan marched through Taipei Wednesday to protest against inc

Like an electronic sneeze, a rogue computer program known as a virus has spread to a major software