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When historians look back on this week's talks between President Reagan and Japanese Prime Minister

Cargo, specifically more cargo for U.S.-flag vessels, is the key to rejuvenating this country's merc

U.S. steel production dropped to 1.721 million tons in the week ended April 25, a decline of 0.3 pe

Insurers have another reason to fear Texas courts. Valero Energy Corp., San Antonio, said it

When Gayton Germane taught a class at Stanford Business School 20 yearsago, he used to give his stud

There can be no instant analysis that will produce credible data on the effects of state tort reform

Although nearly 40 states passed some measure of tort reform in 1986, the American Tort Reform Assoc

The Pennsylvania League of Cities is planning to establish an insurance pool to provide liability co

St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. said it plans to pull out of the medical malpractice market f

Operating Income Rises at SafecoSafeco Corp. reported first quarter operating income from co

The California Insurance Department has devised an overall blueprint to pro tect California consumer

Primerica Is New Name Of American CanAmerican Can Co. said shareholders at the annual meetin

BioTechnica International and W.R. Grace will collaborate in a project to produce a new enzyme by 1

The U.S. dollar sagged again Monday, slipping close to another record low before a slight recovery b

Stock prices fell sharply early Monday, rebounded to the plus column by midafternoon and then droppe

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

When St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. was on the brink of going public last year as part of the initial of

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Mon., April 27,1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

M&T Chemicals Hikes Modifier PricesRAHWAY, N.J. - M&T Chemicals Inc. announced that it will

Freeport-McMoRan Unit Reduces Sulfur PricesFreeport-McMoRan Resource Partners, an affiliate

Shell Oil Co. earnings from chemical products for the first quarter in 1987 dropped to $40 million f

Following in the footsteps of Hoechst AG, four other European chemical companies have moved to test

The Flying Tiger Line Inc. said it successfully completed a combined public and private debt restruc

Air Canada, the only major carrier now offering smokeless flights in the United States, says initial

Italy begins a $5.3 million undersea salvage operation this week in hopes of determing whether the j

Boeing Co. reported earnings declined 20 percent to $118 million, or 76 cents a share, in the first

Most sectors of the transportation industry dodged the bullet by retaining their exemptions to Flori

A congressional report called for the Federal Aviation Administration to create a special review boa

British Caledonian Airways ordered an automated cargo handling system that will double throughput ca

Small package express couriers remain mum on what the industry's latest merger will spell for them.<

Boeing Announces Orders for 14 JetsSEATTLE - Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., a Boeing Co. un

NY State Firm Wins Subway Overhaul JobALBANY, N.Y. - The state has awarded a $113 million co

After a 20-year "vacation" in the United States, a steam locomotive is returning to England to work.

The Interstate Commerce Commission is facing an extraordinarily busy May, industry and government so

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Friday ordered the Long Island Rail Road's $88 million pen

Situated on the northwest shore of Lake Superior and at the head of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Sea

Starcom International Inc. is trying to form a cooperative of ocean carriers for whom Starcom would

Norwegian Shipowners Refuse to Accept ShipsOSLO, Norway - Three Norwegian shipowners, partne