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The Commerce Department reported that orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least thre

Rio Grande Industries Inc. would sell 25 percent of its own stock to Morgan Stanley & Co. under Rio

With the economy softer, the dollar stable and inflation subdued, the Federal Reserve took a small e

Financial Firm Backs Emery Takeover TryNEW YORK - Towers Financial Corp. is backing what app

NC System Tracks State Trade FiguresRALEIGH, N.C. - Economists at North Carolina State Unive

A federal judge Tuesday found Occidental Chemical Corp. responsible for the multimillion-dollar cost

Witco Announces Price IncreaseThe Argus division of Witco Corp. has announced an increase of

Feb. 23, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

23 Companies Seek Norwegian ConcessionsOSLO, Norway - Twenty-three oil companies had filed a

Several U.S.-based companies still are beefing up investments here despite the loss of Singapore's d

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

AVIATION East Germany hopes to lease Airbus planes, sources say. 5BHungary's state airline,

When Choh H. Li retired from his job as research director at Honeywell Inc. in Minneapolis, after wo

The European Community Commission's attempt to police EC exports of deadly pesticides to developing

A proposed merger between two of the nation's largest manufacturers of glass containers remains on h

Photo-Marker to Buy Chemical ManufacturerSPARTANBURG, S.C. - Photo-Marker Corp. announced th

Northern Indiana Public Service Co., Hammond, Ind., said that increased activity at five major steel

Cold Weather Boosts Sales at Baltimore GasBaltimore Gas & Electric Co. said that during Janu

Hungary's state airline, Malev, which has had to scrap some of its Soviet- made airliners, has bough

East Germany's state-run airline, Interflug, hopes to lease two Airbus A300 jetliners from the West

Amtrak, Neb. Disagree On Cause of Car FireOMAHA, Neb. - An Amtrak official disagreed with Ne

Wedge Trucking to Buy PMT of the SouthwestABILENE, Texas - Wedge Trucking Co. has agreed to

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Italian Fashion Designs Coming to New YorkThe fall 1988-89 collections of Donna Moda, showca

U.S. manufacturers should be able to boost their share of the world market in the next two years bec

Effective March 1, 1988, Dow Chemical U.S.A. will increase the price of styrene monomer to direct cu

Carl H. Pohlad was named chairman of the executive committee of Texas Air Corp. His new position was

Like many medium-sized cities, Birmingham, Ala., recognizes the importance of having frequent air pa

Kantz to Head Itel SubsidiaryCHICAGO, Ill. - Itel Corp. has appointed Philip C. Kantz presid

Rio Grande Industries might reap more from selling off excess real estate than the $1.8 billion the

Shippers feel the first three years under the 1984 Shipping Act have generally been positive, and th

NY Traffic Normal Despite Tugboat StrikeShip movements in New York harbor remained normal, t

Trucking industry use of electronic data interchange gradually is increasing in depth and breadth, a

Ed Guilbert, known as the high priest of electronic data interchange, or EDI, is finding success wit

Engineers call the costs of professional liability insurance their No. 1 headache. The Ameri

The honeymoon may be over for dual-career couples, at least when it comes to health-care benefits.

Chinese Buy Wheat From US ExportersExporters have sold China an additional 405,000 metric to

Asia's first domestic telecommunications satellite will be launched and operated by Hong Kong, Briti

The House of Representatives agreed to drop four key provisions to the omnibus trade legislation as

Billions of plastic beverage bottles may soon bear a simple stamp to allow easier recycling as a res