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The Japanese economy has entered a full-fledged expansion despite the spectacular rise of the of the

A consumer group has blasted the State Health Department for holding back the release of a report on

Congressional efforts to pressure Japan into opening its construction industry by blocking Japanese

In a story published Friday, Dec. 18, about bonuses for hourly auto workers, The Associated Press er

The Inter-American Development Bank faces more uncertainties with the announcement by its long-time

State Farm Cuts Rates On 160 Models for '88BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The owners of 160 models of 1

The chairman of the House Banking Committee proposed that in restructuring the nation's financial sy

Two of California's most powerful special interest groups - the insurance industry and the trial law

Riley D. Wilson, president and general manager of Vu/Text Information Services, has been named execu

AVIATION Decreases in aviation insurance rates are expected to slow in 1988, insurers say.

NEW YORK - Joel W. Barkan was named director of the New York District Office of the U.S. Department

For the second consecutive year, The Journal of Commerce has won USX Corp.'s first prize for the mos

Brazilian Finance Minister Bresser Pereira resigned his post Friday after meeting with President Jos

STABILITY. That's the official goal of economic policy these days, whether you're talking about the

Hoechst Celanese Increases PricesBRIDGEWATER, N.J. Hoechst Celanese has announced several p

Essex Chemical Corp. announced plans to sell, write off or write down certaininvestments in

Beecham Group PLC plans to spend 3 million (about $5.5 million) to more than double the bulk produc

The Greek company Heracles Cement is looking for offers on about a half- million tons of coal it nee

Enzo Biochem Patents DNA Probe TechnologyEnzo Biochem Inc. said that it has received the pri

The nomination of automotive executive Marvin T. Runyon as designated chairman of the Tennessee Vall

Nuclear plant safety can override labor grievance procedures, a federal appeals court said in uphold

Coal Group Pessimistic On 1988 ExportsThe National Coal Association was not optimistic about

Transco Gas Gathering Co., a unit of Transco Energy, and Commet Resources Inc. announced the formati

The Pacific Gas & Electric Co. wants permission from the Davis City Council to test a new material t

December 17, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Atlantic Richfield Co.'s decision to withdraw from a $23 billion project to bring natural gas from A

Spot oil prices could double in a matter of days or even hours if Iran moves to close the Strait of

British Petroleum Co. PLC said Wednesday it canceled its 300-pence-a-share ($5.40-a-share) tender of

Amax Agrees to Sell Dutch N. Sea InterestsGREENWICH, Conn. - Amax Inc. said it signed an agr

Indonesia's crude oil exports totaled $4.57 billion in the first nine months of this year, up 15.3 p

A neck-and-neck runoff for the presidency of the largest International Longshoremen's Association lo

The International Longshoremen's Association has urged the U.S. Court of Appeals to decide in favor

Both the U.S. Congress and Canada's Parliament will approve the U.S.-Canadian trade liberalization a

Controversial austerity measures adopted by Mexico's government this week should promote import spen

Taiwan's government approved Thursday a plan to achieve average economic growth of 7.5 percent next

Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Utiliz

A humiliated political opposition in South Korea is calling for massive anti- government demonstrati

After a period of steady improvement fueled by government statements, relations between Greece's Soc

Every day dozens, sometimes hundreds of people, gather near a highway overpass in hopes of finding a

A full-feature three dimensional modeling software package from Britain for use on minicomputers is