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Australia's New South Wales premier Monday invoked emergency legislation ordering workers in the sta

NL Industries Halts Hydril NegotiationsNL Industries Inc. said Monday that it terminated neg

The greatest risk involved in U.S. trade relations with Brazil would be failure to take advantage of

Mitsui Petrochemical, Du Pont Sign AccordsE.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and Mitsui Petrochem

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Richard Lyng has ordered a halt to the importation of live lambs from

A Scottish company has developed a polymeric treatment that extends the life of concrete and other r

Congress might debate imposing trade sanctions against Panama if President Reagan refuses today to i

Western Europe's consumption of synthetic rubber is creeping up and should continue to stretch out a

A visibly angry U.S. District Judge Kevin T. Duffy vowed to strip a tugboat union of all its cash an

Companies Agree To Study Waste SiteThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that a

Fred. Olsen & Co., one of Norway's largest shipping companies, is increasing its involvement in tank

Pa. Bill Would Create Consumer AdvocateHARRISBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania legislative panel ha

Schiphol Airport is slashing landing fees for freighter aircraft in a bid for a larger share of Euro

Nigeria's recent return to netback pricing of its crude is aimed at penetrating the downstream end-u

Feb. 29, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

India's government coalition has announced plans to cut some import taxes and give some concessions

Hong Kong Trade Declined in JanuaryAll the elements of Hong Kong's external trade declined i

The index of prices received by U.S. farmers for their products fell by 0.8 percent in February from

BUYING AGENCY AGREEMENTS - LOS ANGELES DISTRICT. The Los Angeles District no longer requires that al

Two of Britain's biggest electronics companies, General Electric Co. PLC and the Plessey Co., announ

Supreme Court to Hear Retroactive Rules CaseThe Supreme Court will hear a case to decide if

Codenoll Technology Corp. announced that Hoechst Celanese Corp. and a majorfinancial institu

SFSP Completes Sale Of Timber CompanySanta Fe Southern Pacific Corp. said it closed the $460

Feb. 29, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

The number of oil and gas rigs working in the United States posted a small increase of five this wee

ACT/PACE (New York) - Thomas Nettles was named cargo bookings and rate quotations supervisor. Previo

Prices for Panama's debt in the secondary market have been hit hard by the recent U.S. indictment of

Prices for surplus drilling rigs and related energy equipment sold at auction during 1987 increased

A British delegation headed by Trade and Industry Secretary Lord Young will visit Japan March 13-16

Whirlpool Corp. said Monday it has reached an agreement to buy Roper Corp., an Augusta, Ga.-based ma

Akzo Increases Peroxide PricesCHICAGO, Ill. - Akzo Chemie America is increasing prices for s

Today's financial markets are characterized by fluctuating interest rates, and ports can employ an i

SEQUA CORP. (New York) The board of directors appointed new operating officers. The newly named corp

Port of Portland officials report that all points except labor issues have been settled in the nearl

They came from Manchester, Boston and New York, representing clients as diverse as small-time stockh

New sales of life insurance increased 11 percent in 1987 to $11 billion, representing an improvement

The Reagan administration remained silent on the Panama Canal treaty as relations between the two co

The U.S. dollar held steady Monday in a quiet, lackadaisical market. Analysts said there was

Mexico is freezing the peso's official exchange rate during March in a new anti-inflation initiative

Could Japanese, West German and other foreign nationals elect the next president of the United State