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The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The lawyer for lobby groups representing victims of the 1984 Bhopal gasdisaster has demanded 10 bill

American exporters may be hit by a new ban on imports of fruit, despite earlier assurances to the co

Coal mine operators, who owe the federal government almost $3 billion for black lung compensation, w

Investor indifference to the Eurotunnel share offering is being shrugged off by the consortium build

A New York congressman told oil industry officials that if they want to see Congress pass a bill all

J.E. Sowell Elected To Todd BoardJERSEY CITY, N.J. - James E. Sowell has been elected as a v

The Massachusetts Port Authority claims a group of carriers operating through U.S. East and Gulf por

New clean coal technologies could reduce the pollution that contributes to acid rain much more cheap

A computer vandal turned a holiday message into a headache for International Business Machines Corp.

The Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin advising insurers that it intends to strongly enfo

Financial assets in individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans for the self-employed increased t

The port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, says Mother Nature is on its side. Blessed with what its m

Oil prices fell as much as 96 cents a barrel Monday as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Count

The United States and the European Community will renew their efforts in January to reach settlement

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Japan Urged to Cut EC Trade SurplusFrench Trade Minister Michel Noir urged Japan Monday to r

Atari Corp.'s success in selling personal computers to Europe this year has affected its U.S. busine

The government has advised consumers not to eat oysters, clams or musselsfrom Canada's easte

Consortium to Explore Off Australian CoastPASADENA, Calif. - Hershey Oil Corp. Monday announ

Conrail's Santa Safety Train" visited Beaver County, Pa., over the weekend to deliver a message to y

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

State-owned Shipping Corp. of India is considering a government request to take over management of b

The man who will almost certainly become Mexico's next president,campaigning at the weekend, was ask

Two years ago, Sandra Harp's house was surrounded by aclose-knit, small-town neighborhood filled wit

Debate over Taiwan's proposed fourth nuclear power plant is heating up again with the announcement b

The Pittston Co. announced it's taking a $130 million write-down on three West Virginia coal mining

PHILADELPHIA - Caleb L. Fowler was named president of the property and casualty group and executive

Arco Withdraws From Pipeline ProjectForecasts of low natural gas prices have led Atlantic Ri

Charles D. Spencer & Associates Inc. will hold a conference on flexible compensation Jan. 26-27 in W

Homeowners insurance premiums are expected to decrease in Georgia, state Insurance Commissioner Warr

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has announced a decrease of 50 cents a barrel in the posted price it will pay fo

DeSoto Increases Ethoxylate PricesDeSoto Inc. chemical specialties division has announced a

Harmonized System Fact Sheets AvailableThe U.S. Customs Service has made available to the pu

Widely used natural and artificial food additives such as preservatives and colorings pose very smal

Italy, Argentina Sign $5 Billion Aid AccordItaly and Argentina have signed a $5 billion acco

Settlement Agreed In Utility DefaultThe first settlement between bondholders and some of the

Australia is promoting the latest in coal-fired power stations to broaden its steam coal sales in to

Three new varieties of oranges have been developed in a 25-year research project that should deliver

Two Moscow conferences set for early March will attempt to build on the trade talks held here last w