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The Jamaican government has ordered an audit of 14 garment companies that produce for the U.S. marke

Traditional Exports Petroleum, fertilizer, meat, chemicals, steel, tractors, drilling equipm

Sales of new homes plunged 9 percent in January, pushing the level of sales activity to its lowest p

Pyro Energy Corp., one of the most aggressive producers and marketers of Illinois basin coal, has pu

Business and individuals get tax breaks in the budget for 1988-89 unveiled Wednesday by Financial Se

West German oil consumption is expected to decline steadily over the next two decades, despite predi

An Arabian Oil Co. official Wednesday denied rumors that his company had sold a cargo to a Japanese

The same day John McDonnell succeeded his cousin Sanford N. McDonnell as chairman and chief executiv

Passenger airlines in January turned in improved on-time performance and in February received the lo

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

A major foreign trade group asked the government Wednesday to slow the South Korean currency's appr

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

Officials of the Art Institute of Chicago have agreed to return an 878-year- old stone sculpture to

AVIATION The Supreme Court Wednesday affirmed a decision requiring TWA to observe security p

Northern European ports are rapidly beginning to create highly efficient electronic communications

Council of Logistics Management, Houston rountable, March 3. Four Season Hotel, 1300 Lamar St., Hous

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The Overseas Private Investment Corp. hopes to expand its programs to help U.S. investors in over 10

Energy Secretary John Herrington has appointed 15 new members to the National Coal Council.

Oil prices slumped again Wednesday in Europe with North Sea Brent for March delivery skidding 40 cen

Noble Affiliates Inc. announced that its Samedan Oil Corp. subsidiary has settled gas contract dispu

The folks in rural Taylor County, Ga., are in an uproar, and Ryan Delcambre of Dow Chemical U.S.A. c

Owens-Illinois Inc. has acquired virtually all outstanding shares of Brockway Inc. stock to the tune

Hoechst Celanese Selects J.E. MeritCHATHAM, N.J. - Hoechst Celanese Corp. has selected J.E.

Due to strong exports, South Korea's trade surplus in February more than tripled to $524 million fro

Natural Gas Prices Fall on Spot MarketSpot market natural gas prices have dropped between 10

Long Island Rail Road Gets 'C' Service RatingThe Long Island Rail Road received an overall g

Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Heather J. Gradison told Congress the agency is determined t

Property and casualty insurers in Massachusetts are unhappy that a universal health insurance propos

Memo Shows Lorillard Downplayed DiscountsNEWARK, N.J. - The Lorillard Inc. tobacco company s

A longstanding dispute over the rights to the original Budweiser trademark has triggered comment in

Irving Trust Co. announced Wednesday that it acquired an additional 39 percent ownership in Banco de

MORE, MORE, FASTER, FASTER. Most of the discussion at the American National Standards Instit

New contracts are a rarity at this Navy port's six shipyards, leaving dry docks empty and workers wo

Maher Terminals Inc. will close its stevedoring operations in Baltimore on June 30. Maher, t

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A NEW CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY of the U.S. coal industry was written in February when a cargo of coal

Occidental Chemical Corp. increased the list price schedule for dry caustic soda on March 1 for spot

Chase Manhattan is far from happy with its Australian operations, but is hopeful of substantial impr

South Korea Posts Rise In Payments SurplusSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's current account