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Hazardous wastes are leaking from many of the nearly 1,200 landfills that have opted to close rather

Beaulieu to Build Unipol PP PlantDANBURY, Conn. - Beaulieu Group of Cos., Belgium, has selec

Contrary to the recommendation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, West Ge

The availability of liability insurance to protect corporate directors and officers may be increasin

President Reagan Tuesday signed a deficit-reduction package combining spending and tax measures forg

Blue Shield of Northeastern New York has asked the state to approve large rate increases for individ

Troubled and Springfield Terminal seem to be included in the same breath so often that it's beginnin

Tue., Dec. 22, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Malaysia May See Palm Oil Stocks FallMalaysian palm oil stocks are falling at a faster rate

Venezuelan Official Doubts OPEC StabilityCARACAS, Venezuela - Disenchanted with OPEC's failu

Atlantic Richfield Co. is moving quickly to increase its stake in Britoil PLC, which is also the tar

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

There is a definite sense of renewed optimism in local shipping circles as the year ends, but it mus

Atari Corp. officials say they worked with federal agents on a sting operation to seize 2,000 pirate

About 50 nations, but not the United States, will adopt a new tariff classification system Jan. 1.

Anglo American Auto Auctions Inc. will assist Phoenix-based U-Haul International in selling 50,000 r

State Comptroller Edward Regan said his office is going to "pass" on a request to look over the stat

A computerized materials handling system has reduced inventory costs and increased warehouse space b

The transistor age began 40 years ago this week when the human voice was amplified by an unlikely co

First National Bank of Boston, principal subsidiary of Bank of Boston Corp., announced the completio

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Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, under threat from Iran in the Persian Gulf war, have renewed an agreement t

Continuing uncertainty over oil prices doesn't seem to be curbing Indonesia's appetite for more.

Pennsylvania's two major coal associations announced they will merge to form a united organization r

Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. announced the acquisition of BCM Technologies Ltd.'s sodium chlor

Rural enterprises, China's large-scale experiment in weaning peasants from overcrowded farms, will r

Calif. Fertile Ground For Import Car DealersThe nation's most successful import vehicle fran

With a nervous maritime industry watching, 10 of the world's largest containerships came a step clos

Funding Plan Set For Clean CoalCongressional leaders have reached a funding compromise that

wA New York-based company is helping to spur China's increasing countertrade program with US$25 mill

Crude steel production by Japanese mills this fiscal year will top 100 million metric tons, a 4.7 pe

The bilateral textile accord announced over the weekend after a year of hard talking between China a

Frank Jones admits the garbage barge saga gave his Long Island town an environmental black eye. But

A freighter carrying logs northward to Borneo sank during a storm in the Java Sea, and all 55 people

Admiral Cruises Inc. plans to build a 44,300-ton "cruise ship of the future, said B.A. Chabot, Admir

Government and industry seem to have fought each other to a virtual standstill on the issues of tank

Dec. 21 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

Negotiated spending cuts in the Department of Transportation's 1988 budget will fall hardest on Coas

Helicopter Hits Offshore Oil RigLAFAYETTE, La. - A helicopter carrying 15 men crashed and bu

Motorists nationwide were paying just under a dollar a gallon, on theaverage, for gasoline a