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Gov. Michael S. Dukakis' highly touted universal health-care plan has been streamlined since it was

The Securities and Exchange Commission dealt R.H. Macy & Co. Inc.'s bid for Federated Department Sto

Ty Weisdorfer, a Boring, Ore., mink rancher, is so busy these days he hardly has time to eat between

The International Longshoremen's Association may be willing to accept more flexible working hours by

Government figures showing record trade surpluses for the U.S. aerospace industry hide what aviation

Concern about record levels of stock bought on credit and fears the market may overheat have tempere

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Several shipping conferences want more time to implement the new Federal Maritime Commission require

The head of a British defense company accused the United States of trying to ground the $40 billion

Two of trucking's largest companies agreed this week to accept an April rate increase, ending a spli

Brazil's Trade Surplus Declined in FebruarySAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil registered a foreign t

Japanese Pipe Fittings Found Injurious to USThe U.S. International Trade Commission made a f

Rohm & Haas Co. has signed a licensing agreement with Sanyo Chemical Industries that will enable Roh

Perstorp AB of Sweden and Polioli SpA of Italy announced plans Thursday to buy Montedison's specialt

Judge Approves Robins Merger AccordRICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge approved the A.H. Robins

Brougher Insurance Group Inc. recently announced that its board of directors has approved a transact

The U.S. dollar climbed to a two-week high against both the deutsche mark and the yen Thursday on he

European Central Bank Unlikely Before 1992FRANKFURT, West Germany - A European central bank

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

Detroit Diesel Opens Six Regional OfficesRoger S. Penske, chairman of Detroit Diesel Corp.,

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III and U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter sought lawmakers

Residents of mid-sized cities in the West will no longer get detailed figures on monthly price chang

The factory operating rate remained unchanged in February for the third consecutive month as cutback

House and Senate trade bill sub-conferences agreed to remove a provision in the omnibus trade bills

BASF Increases Monomer PricesPARSIPPANY, N.J. - BASF Corp. is increasing the price for acryl

W.R. Grace & Co. announced the completion of several transactions to divest units of its Agricultura

Peach Bottom Restart Not Likely Before FallPhiladelphia Electric Co. does not expect the tro

Energy Insurance Mutual said it will drop its reserve premium requirements for gas and electric uti

Saudis Cut Prices To Japan by $3Saudi Arabia has cut prices about $3 a barrel for crude oil

Australia's BHP Sells Oil to BurmaSYDNEY, Australia - Australia's BHP Petroleum Pty. Ltd. ha

Whose bridge is it anyway? In New Jersey, there soon may be an answer. The Garden State long

The long-running trans-Atlantic dispute over subsidies for theEuropean Airbus won't be resolved at a

Job prospects for workers in manufacturing and services will continue to improve during the second q

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 315,000 people during the week end

American President Cos. said it elected Robert K. Dahl to its board of directors. Mr. Dahl,

The theme for the proceedings might well have been the refrain from a popular tune, I still haven't

While officially opposed to apartheid, Japan has replaced the United States as South Africa's larges

A decline in exports of manufactured goods caused the January trade deficit to widen slightly to $12

Britain's four major commercial banks Thursday announced a cut of one-half percentage point in their

Venezuela has revised downward its 1988 income estimates by slicing US$1.80 off the average price it