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California consumer prices in October increased by 0.5 percent in the Los Angeles region and by 0.4

All the tea in China may be fine, but it needs to get abroad to earn foreign exchange. We ha

British Caledonian Airways intends to pursue negotiations on a possible link- up with another Europe

Officials seeking a home for Sematech, the proposed semiconductor research consortium, apparently ha

Oman to Curb Output In Support of OPECMUSCAT, Oman - Oman will keep its oil production at th

Labor troubles confront the railroad industry from coast to coast as unions press their drive to res

A proposal filed in Congress would make it easier for Americans to sue foreign manufacturers for dam

A new Senate bill would authorize banks to enter all parts of the insurance industry but would put o

Defying the trend toward production reduction and mine closures, a new coal mine will be opened in A

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The Federal Maritime Commission will consider restricting the reduced-rate service contracts that th

A transportation researcher says cargo preference can hurt commercial wheat exports when a country's

The flight of Greek-owned ships from the Greek maritime registry resumed in October. Shippin

Despite turmoil in the Persian Gulf, an oil economist predicted that oil prices will stabilize and e

Beecham Group PLC reported pretax net income for the first six months ended Sept. 30 of 181.2 milli

State tax officials have unveiled new rules that will stop crooked gasoline distributors from evadin

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

Being globally competitive today involves more than the capability of selling products overseas. It

The Soviet Union's trade deficit with the West could shrink to less than $1 billion this year from $

Albert L. Kraus, editor emeritus of The Journal of Commerce, received theEliot V. Bell Award for sig

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Norwegian shipping company Bergesen d.y. may be closer to securing a coal transport contract than ex

A state Supreme Court judge last week ordered the state of New York to show cause why health insuran

The captain of an oil tanker who was below deck during a fatal collision with a fishing boat has ple

It may be difficult to discern a silver lining in the dark cloud that has been hanging over Wall Str

The accounting profession appears headed for a shake-up in standards that has drawn debate in accoun

The Columbia Gas System Inc. signed a letter of intent to acquire Lynchburg Gas Co. for $11 million

Regional airliner manufacturers are finding increasing success selling outside their usual markets.<

The Port of Portland dedicated its new intermodal rapid transfer yard last week. Lloyd Ander

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

Prospects that the major industrialized nations will reach an effective currency stabilization accor

Commerce Secretary C. William Verity pressed Japan to permit U.S. and other foreign companies to par

While the U.S. government presses Japan to open its market more to U.S. construction firms, well-fin

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AVIATION Airbus Industrie of North America Inc. expects to capture a 30 percent share of the

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Scientists are beginning to understand a complicated chemical tale about the sex life of insects.

CSX Corp. averted a flurry of spot market coal activity when it was able to reopen a rail tunnel lat

Charlie Howard, a landlubber, was drilling for oil on the firm terrain of Utah when he got the call