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Todd Shipyards Corp. said it wants to close its San Francisco ship repair yard. Todd, which

China Cracks Down On Gold SmugglingThe government has called for a crackdown on gold smuggli

The Federal Open Market Committee said it would continue its policy of not setting a specific target

In the uppermost stratum of world commerce that is inhabited by the industrial mammoths, distributio

Defense and Foreign Ministry officials said Tuesday that France does not intend to send warships int

General Tire to Build Warehouse in GeorgiaGeneral Tire said it will break ground this month

Net Income Up At GallagherROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said second quar

Officials for Texaco Inc. scorned a draft plan presented by Pennzoil Co. that called for a $4.1 bill

After conquering the United Kingdom in less than five years, Blue Arrow PLC, a London-based employme

Knight-Ridder Inc. reported net income of $43 million, or 73 cents a share, in the second quarter, u

A federal judge has awarded a victory to World War II merchant seamen who have waged a long fight fo

Strike by Dockworkers Continues in BombayBOMBAY, India - A 6-day-old strike by Bombay dockwo

The Cabinet Tuesday endorsed controversial legislation that would protect U.S. copyrights on literar

Frankfurt Autumn Fair Set for Aug. 22-26The 79th Frankfurt Autumn Fair will be held Aug. 22-

Seven years of war with Iran, a fall in oil prices and the sinking value of the U.S. dollar have sen

Three big U.S. banks, as well as American Express Co., Tuesday reported large second quarter losses

The National Private Trucking Association has endorsed a legislative proposal to require compliance

The smiles and good-natured ribbing between the two congressmen were just what you'd expect from a c

Kleinwort Benson Ltd., a large British merchant banking and securities house, said it appointed Nige

Dow Awards Soo Line For Rail SafetyMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Soo Line Railroad Co. received the 1

When a flotilla of U.S. warships begins escorting a reflagged Kuwaiti tanker into the war-roiled Per

Michigan and California officials, fearing higher energy prices for thousands of farmers and homeown

A confident House Speaker Jim Wright, D-Tex., emphasized Tuesday that he ''would expect the administ

Thomas G. Plaskett, president and chief executive of Continental Airlines, resigned and Frank Lorenz

More than 1.3 million Americans, including 176,000 service industry workers, lost their jobs due to

The European Community Commission Tuesday approved a $7 billion plan to restructure the European ste

Want to be in a place where you can talk to people in both Asia and the U.S. mainland during normal

Japan's $40 billion package of economic pump-priming measures will help reduce the country's trade s

Chase Manhattan Corp. President Thomas G. Labrecque said his institution remains "quite optimistic"

It's a sign of the times: a third group aimed at representing airline passengers soon will join the

It's a warm California summer evening, the kind of luxurious evening made for drinking good wine and

A House subcommittee approved a bill Tuesday that would ban the sale of Toshiba Corp. products at sh

Expanded intermodal rail services, including double-stack operations, will not scuttle revenue and e

While pleased with a Transportation Department order, Coniston Partners still intends to pursue cour

The United Nations resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Iran-Iraq wardrew qualified pr

British Petroleum Co. said Tuesday it plans to raise about 1.5 billion (US$2.4 billion) by selling

A controversial plan to build a $165 million waste-to-energy plant in Pomona was scrapped by directo

Free light bulbs? On one side of the New England Energy debate, consumer and public interest

About 400 coal miners on the second day of a strike demanding pay hikes began a sit-down demonstrati