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Contract talks between West Coast longshoremen and shipping management are expected to start May 7.<

People applying for individual health insurance coverage in New York state would not be required to

Ga. Looks for Insurers To Embrace ReformsThe Georgia Insurance Department is looking for com

The Senate will put off until next week any debate on the fiscal 1988 budget, Senate aides said.

Import Duties Sought On Japanese ForkliftsHyster Co. and four U.S. labor unions asked the go

Railroad industry movers and shakers are gathering here today for one of those private meetings that

The U.S. dollar was steady against most major currencies Wednesday as it moved in a narrow trading r

Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. said electricity sales to retail customers marked a 4.2 percent incre

ICC to Boost Fees For Various FilingsThe Interstate Commerce Commission announced its fees f

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. said first quarter kilowatt-hour sales of electricity were up 1.9

A West German company has developed a submersible crawler tug that even submerges to tow into open s

The European Community Wednesday approved a 128 million European Currency Unit ($145 million) food a

EC to Press Japan For Trade ConcessionsBRUSSELS, Belgium - The leading foreign trade negotia

Mobil Corp. reported estimated earnings for the first quarter of 1987 of $252 million, or 62 cents a

Xerox Corp. said its Crum and Forster Inc.'s first quarter operating profit more than doubled to $47

Soviet officials said Wednesday that a year after the Chernobyl nuclear accident the temperature of

The third annual U.S./European Coal Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Coal Exporters Association, wi

Lauda Air Selects New PW4000 EnginesEAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Lauda Air, an Austrian charter ca

Quietly, away from the headline battles over trade, some of the best minds in America and Japan are

Proposed legislation simplifying U.S. tariff rules could save the chemical industry as much as $5 mi

President Reagan's $300 million in tariffs on Japanese electronic exports to the United States defin

The upcoming talks on a new bilateral textile agreement between the United States andChina will be p

Island Shipping Lines Ltd. again insisted that the Maritime Administration reconsider its decision t

Mitsui OSK Lines hopes to capture a larger share of the Dallas intermodal market with a new weekly d

Legal Developments in Caribbean Travel and Tourism. Sponsored by the American Bar Association's Comm

South Korea Lifts Some Import CurbsSEOUL, South Korea - The government agreed under pressure

Washington Water Power Co. said electricity and natural gas sales declined in the first quarter beca

Altex to Sell Assets Of Parrish Oil ToolsAltex Industries Inc. said it has agreed to sell th

Parents have told their children for generations that they should study hard so that they can go to

From the point of view of the airline cargo service executive at Kennedy International Airport, it i

Security Pacific Corp., the nation's sixth largest bank holding company, said Tuesday it promoted si

Samsung Group distributes its electronics products in the United States through Samsung Electronics

A seminar here May 6-8 will focus on the possibility of using seagoing barges and inland-ocean ships

Mohasco to Sell Mexican Carpet UnitAMSTERDAM, N.Y. - Mohasco Corp. has signed an agreement t

A recently established state-owned Chinese coal exporting company may lead to sharper competition wi

India is seeking US$1.5 billion in World Bank assistance to modernize its textile industry, hoping t

Taiwan to Encourage Investments in USTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan plans to encourage its business

Round-the-clock talks between Mack Trucks Inc. and representatives of the United Auto Workers conti

Claims that Indonesia blatantly infringes copyright are spurious because copying is not illegal unde

State regulations restricting the daily operations of the nation's commercial corporations should be