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Carnival Cruise Lines Inc., exuding confidence in its ability to fill new and bigger ships, announce

The fleet employed by the Military Sealift Command includes about 120 ships, half of them government

The U.S. merchant marine's biggest customer is also the single biggest employer of American merchant

A senior government economist on Tuesday called for a heavy cut in government subsidies and radical

Last summer Bill and Doreen Langford sold their house in England to move into the retirement home th

With the proliferation of world trade centers in recent years, developers new to the business are wo

The Maritime Administration and the Navy's Military Sealift Command will sponsor a two-day conferenc

U.S. monetary policy should remain cautious for now, but for the longer term its direction depends o

When consumers conjure up images of precision and prestige, they think about West German cars.

The U.S. dollar rose Tuesday on profit-taking in the Japanese yen, as well as U.S. Trade Representat

Democratic presidential candidates' proposals for cutting the federal budget deficit range from a sa

An Australian delegation began detailed discussions in Washington with representatives of the U.S. D

New orders for durable goods produced by U.S. manufacturers fell 1.5 percent in July for the first d

Moody's Investors Service Tuesday lowered the long-term ratings of four Japanese banks, citing "a br

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

Prices of sovereign debt continue their downward drift, as investor demand fails to meet the supply

Japan's "Big Four" securities companies are making moves toward developing program trading in antici

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

AVIATION Investigators looking at the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255 concluded that

First Union Names Dunn Vice ChairmanCHARLOTTE, N.C. - Frank H. Dunn was named vice chairman

Deere & Co. reported a strong turnaround in third quarter results even though its manufacturing and

Artifacts From Titanic Will Never Be SoldThe more than 300 objects recovered this summer fro

G. Piazza, Once Owner Of Stats Express, DiesALBANY, N.Y. - George O. Piazza, 73, retired own

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp.'s earnings rose 18 percent in the first half of 1987 to HK$1.4 bil

Thailand has quietly outstripped its neighbors in economic growth and appears set to join Asia's clu

Stock Prices Rise To Another RecordNEW YORK - Stocks rose to another record high Tuesday, as

The weather is hot, and sweat drips from the brows of workers streaming out of Todd Pacific Shipyard

Insurers are on the brink of another litigation nightmare that will make asbestos liabilities look l

Low-cost high-speed electronic routing is available to even the smallest shippers with Carolina Frei

Long-haul European truckers, who now must stop at roadside phone booths and fumble for the right cha

PLANS AND PROPOSALS for the upcoming master contract talks between the Teamsters union and the truc

The effects of the paralyzing rail strike in Canada spread immediately to U.S. lines that serve the

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A French winery has filed a $57 million lawsuit against a chemical subsidiary of Chevron Corp., clai

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The two sides in Canada's national rail strike began a last stab Tuesday at negotiating a settlement

As of this weekend, we're out of coal, says Robert Stanlake, president of Westshore Terminals Ltd.,

Brazilian President Jose Sarney is calling a Cabinet meeting Thursday to impose new austerities on a

Tue., Aug. 25, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.