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Nationale-Nederlanden NV, the largest insurer of the Netherlands and one of the largest insurance gr

In what is certainly an unusual partnership, Cigna Corp. and The Rouse Co., a major developer of sho

People injured in the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster cheered and wept Thursday when a judge ordered Union

Massachusetts chose John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. Wednesday to insure the state's workers,

Trade sanctions being considered in Washington this week in response to Brazil's computer software m

An Australian corporation is moving closer to taking a substantial stake in an ailing Philippine res

Chilean fish meal exports for 1987 are expected to decrease to about 1.08 million metric tons. The a

Brazil's reputation as major center for video piracy has kept most international video distribution

Hanstai Agrees to Pay $2,500 in Tariff CaseHanstai International Inc. of LaMirada, Calif., h

Welcome to EDI Exchange. In this column The Journal of Commerce will take a behind-the-scenes look a

The annual U.S. sugar import quota will be further reduced by 25 percent in 1988 to a 113-year low o

Faced with falling sales because the soaring yen, Japanese export manufacturers are adapting new str

Matsushita to Make Picture Tubes in USJapan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will begin

A couple of warrior beetles from South Korea are being used to fight tiny sucking insects that threa

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The United States and Canada reached an agreement Wednesday to remove export charges of 15 percent o

Lower exports and upward pressure on their currencies would slow economic growth in 1988 in South Ko

POOR TIMING HAS DRAINED the life of many an otherwise good idea, and to that list can be added Atlan

Traditional Exports Machinery and transportation equipment, foodstuffs, knitwear and textile

Baltimore's cargo volume this year will be about the same as last year, while the number of automobi

The first of two controversial Dutch-built submarines for Taiwan's navy has arrived at a southern po

The eight-man crew of the Panamanian-registered freighter Roberto was in good condition here Wednesd

A membership revolt that ousted the leaders of the largest dockworkers local in Baltimore will not m

Rescuers raced bad weather Wednesday to reach two freighters that smashed into each other in the dar

The imbalance between eastbound and westbound trade on the North Atlantic could disappear within two

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has called for bids to clean up selenium- tainted soil at Kesterson N

Scientists conducted a second outdoor test of genetically altered bacteria designed to inhibit frost

Pennwalt Corp. announced that it has acquired a $50-million-a-year line of fungicides, insecticides

Du Pont Increases Capacity in TexasWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has comp

Drug Wholesalers Performing WellThe wholesale pharmaceutical industry is benefiting from bot

Federal Paper Board Co. announced that its board of directors have approved the continuation of a $4

The director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recently urged industri

Celanese Chemical Co. announced plans to rebuild its Pampa, Texas, facility following an explosion t

Monsanto, OSHA Reach SettlementST. LOUIS - Monsanto Co. announced it has reached a settlemen

Puget Sound Power & Light Co. is conducting test burns of Montana coal at two Centralia, Wash., powe

December 16, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Shareholders Approve Utah Power MergerUtah Power & Light Co. shareholders voted overwhelming

Phillips Petroleum Co. Wednesday announced a reduction in its work force by 7 percent to 10 percent,

Oil prices plummeted for the third straight day Wednesday, as a key U.S. refiner cut its crude oil p

The first cargo of resumed liquefied natural gas shipments to Boston harbor is expected to arrive at