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It was nearly impossible to get through to a French Consulate in the United States as panicked U.S.

The future of an omnibus trade law reform bill brightened as the Reagan administration began work wi

Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. is playing beat the clock as it tries to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy p

Prudential Lines was forced into involuntary bankruptcy, marking yet another turn in the odyssey of

CP Rail is going to continue testing fast trains carrying British Columbian export lumber, despite a

American International Group Inc. and Salomon Brothers Inc. said they are joining together to offer

Argentina, the U.S. farmer's biggest export competitor, has the potential for increasing its foreign

GENERAL NEWSPresident Reagan and Congress are on diverging paths in their anti-drug programs

While marine hull insurance may have seemed profitable over the past year or two, this is only becau

Emery Air Freight plans to launch a second daily DC-8 flight between the United States and Europe by

The Bahamian-flag cargo vessel Cariwood Lillian, idled and apparently abandoned in the port of New Y

The U.S. dollar steadied around midday Monday after declining moderately during the morning against

Volvo Recalls Cars For Possible DefectROCKLEIGH, N.J. - Volvo Cars of North America recalled

Dow Hikes Off-List PricesOn EthylenesDow Chemical U.S.A. announced an off-list price

Ultramar Refinery Receives Alberta CrudeAlberta crude oil is flowing eastward to Ultramar Ca

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. and Alfa-Laval Inc. announced jointly that Alfa-Laval agreed to acquir

The meeting between Norwegian oil and energy minister Arne Oeien and his Saudi Arabian counterpart,

The export price of Indonesian crude oil firmed to more than $12 a barrel in the first week of Septe

The Dutch center right coalition government announced a 1987 budget package designed largely to cope

GENERAL NEWSPresident Reagan and Congress are on diverging paths in their anti-drug programs

New-car sales by major domestic automakers soared in early September, as cut- rate financing below 3

Switzerland plans to float a formula today that is designed to resolve the deadlock over the inclusi

Egypt said it is raising crude oil export prices by 60 cents a barrel, the fourth increase since Aug

Tampa Bay Parties File For London ServiceCivic parties of the Tampa Bay area filed a joint p

Sea-Barge Becomes A Member of NMCSea-Barge Group Inc. joined the National Maritime Council,

The French merchant marine again is seeking to boost its share of seaborne trade between France and

As many as 3,300 Canadian west coast longshoremen will be in a legal strike position as of today, i

Crowley Maritime Corp. does not foresee making any changes in the overseas markets served by Coordi

A lawyer for Newport Offshore Ltd. said there is a good chance the troubled Newport, R.I., shipyard

Sri Lankans in Seoul COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A government-sponsored trade mission will leave fo

A House subcommittee today will begin considering legislation that should determine whether the gove

Earnings of the major international oil companies are expected to decline in the third quarter as s

Two Companies Award Contracts to CogenicCogenic Energy Systems Inc. received two contracts v

Enichem, the industrial chemicals subsidiary of Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, will emerge from the red

President Reagan and Congress are on diverging paths in their separate plans to deal with the growin

PTCA to Join Suit On Truck Tax RefundsThe Private Truck Council of America will file a legal

Federal-Mogul Corp., a maker of engine components, announced it signed an agreement to acquire the S

Pa. Places Mutual Fire Under SuspensionHARRISBURGH, Pa. - Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland Insur

Property insurers may see Connecticut's 1986 tort reform, which is effective Oct. 1, as sufficient t

Maryland has withdrawn its bid for legislation that would reimburse the state $58 million for the co