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Marvin W. Ham, president and chief operating officer of Maryland Casualty Co., was named chairman of

The neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have each recorded double-digit gains in net inc

The resignation of Hong Kong's maritime chief after just 15 months on the jobsent shock wave

A couple of years ago, Bechtel Group Inc. came to the conclusion that it wasn't hitting any home run

The Transportation Department Thursday announced a proposal to subject todrug testing more t

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is increasing capacity for sodium cyanide by more than 50 percent, or

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Most U.S. exporters could increase their profits immediately by at least 4 percent to 5 percent if t

Canada Is Top Buyer Of US ElectronicsCanada was the top U.S. market for electronics goods in

China has no plans to give copyright protection to computer software, chemicals or pharmaceuticals d

Montedipe, Montedison Group's plastic materials and intermediates subsidiary, has acquired Strasbour

Wall Street sources suggest that the $1.3 billion unsolicited tender offer for Philadelphia-based Ko

The number of identified hazardous waste sites in New York state increased by 65 in 1987, including

The Food & Drug Administration chief warned aspirin manufacturers against making advertising claims

For a leading Brazilian electronics manufacturer, two of the most attractive spots in Brazil's consu

For nearly 10 months, construction has proceeded furiously at USX Corp.'s Fairfield Works steel mill

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

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

The air quality board plans to crack down on visible exhaust emissions from cars and trucks and want

Transportation Secretary James Burnley said reform of the operating subsidy system for U.S. ocean ca

Consolidated Rail Corp. will take steps this year to increase its share of the intermodal and automo

A major insurer of conventional home mortgages has told lenders that itconsiders some Florid

Business Men's Assurance Co. Tuesday announced that it has made a preliminary filing with the Securi

Romania's decision last week to repudiate its most-favored-nation status will force some U.S. import

Cocoa Producers Reject Demands on PricesCocoa producers Wednesday rejected consumer demands

The U.S. Customs Service must decide which of its automated programs need immediate attention, says

Wearing a vivid red tie and bright red pocket handkerchief, waving a large red flag, John Sanders ma

Truckers got a pleasant surprise when they lifted the hood of an experimental vehicle here to check

Because of an error in transcription, Dennis McGinnis, International Project Team Chairman for the A

The strike by some 2,500 tugboat workers in New York harbor has put John Bowers, president of the In

Senators pressed Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan Wednesday, but he said the United Sta

The news was almost too good to be true for Kishnan Gopalan. His San Jose, Calif.-based company, Pri

A five-member mission representing Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party flies to Washington today

Interest rates might move lower if the budget deficit is cut more thanfinancial markets expe

Madison Gas Posts 5.2 percent Hike in '87 SalesMADISON, Wis. - Madison Gas & Electric Co. sa

United Canso Oil and Gas Ltd. said its principal banker has demanded that all overdue payments due t

Australia's Bond Corp. is not deterred by the depressed state of the coal industry and is expanding

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. will pay $39 million to clean up ditches, lagoons and other groundwate

Ailing Overland Express Inc. secured new funding to boost its working capital, but the truck line sa

For the first time in history, a U.S. law firm is operating in the Soviet capital. Just a sh