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USF&G Reports Higher IncomeUSF&G Corp. reported operating income of $99 million, or $1.34 a

NYC Insurance Pioneer Dies of Cancer at 89Charles G. Colpe, retired president of Corroon & B

Oil prices weakened Friday from the high of the week reached the previous day as nervousness eased a

Chicago Firm to Buy Some Clark Oil AssetsA Chicago-based company says it has agreed with fin

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

Tokyo Stock Exchange authorities are expected to approve a list of 10 to 15 prospective new members,

Earnings Unchanged For UtiliCorp UnitedKANSAS CITY, Mo. - UtiliCorp United reported earnings

The government is losing millions of dollars each year because some U.S. car importers are not payin

Mag-Lev Florida, a representative of a group of Japanese firms involved in high-speed rail projects,

Connecticut Lays Claim To Stretch of InterstateGREENWICH, Conn. - After 16 years, Connecticu

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

The approval by Japan's Ministry of Finance of a new type of bond issue, known as a a Daimyo, by the

The Taiwan dollar hit a record high of 30.80 Taiwanese dollars against the U.S. dollar Friday, parti

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

Inside the yellow-painted cinder block building that houses the Lummi Indian Business Council, a boy

Lumber production and shipments increased, but orders fell in 12 Western states in the week ended Ju

About 15,000 workers at South Korea's largest shipyard returned to work Friday, ending a five-day st

Data Due This Week On Building, Car SalesThe government issues the monthly report on constru

Grain loadings from a Houston export elevator will be shut down for six months because of an acciden

National Medical Enterprises Inc., the nation's second-largest health services concern, said it is s

Trouble-shooter Saul P. Steinberg was elected to the top post at Frank B. Hall & Co. in a move that

The Japanese Cabinet approved a partial amendment to the country's foreign exchange and foreign trad

A $1.5 billion program to subsidize exports of U.S. farm commodities will be continued even though t

GEC of Britain Buys Lear Holdings UnitsGeneral Electric Co. PLC, the leading British electri

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation to strengthen laws governing the handlin

The influx of aircraft started Thursday night and grew into long lines of flying machines stretching

Wisconsin Electric Power Co. said it will save $30 million a year in coal transportation costs and i

New Jersey's First Fidelity Bancorporation and Philadelphia-based Fidelcor Inc. have agreed to join

Guilford Transportation Industries is quietly spreading its Springfield Terminal Co. over more and m

Truckers operating in metropolitan areas should be forced to meet federal safety standards, the nati

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The Northern Mariana islands could lose their duty-free status with the United States if growth isn'

Clifford F. Lynch was named president of Trammell Crow Distribution Co. Mr. Lynch, nationally recogn

The United States is becoming the largest single outlet for French investment abroad, with almost al

Two former Louisiana port directors were found guilty of violating state ethics law in an alleged sc

The major San Francisco Bay area ports, in Oakland and San Francisco, are focusing on improved rail

The College of Insurance, New York, as part of its professional development program, scheduled a cla

Iowa, rarely linked to America's oil patch, has found itself on the leading edge of the search for t

Britoil Reports Strong GrowthLONDON Britoil, Britain's biggest independent oil and gas expl

Ninety-six cargo ships docked in Kuwait in June, a 3 percent increase over the same month last year,