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California highway officials say there's little chance the Caldecott Tunnel ever again will be stric

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has decided to stop lending money to enterprises that ar

Allied-Signal Inc. says it will sell its Ampex unit, which makes audio-visual systems and magnetic t

A supertanker, the Agip Abruzzo, 348.9 meters long and 254,000 tons, built in 1977 for Agip, the Ita

TFL, Nedlloyd Realign Mediterranean ServiceWAYNE, N.J. - Trans Freight Lines and Nedlloyd Li

Inland water carriers are taking an unusual position on a proposed government crackdown on drinking

Salvage vessels hauled the British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise onto its keel Tuesday in an arduo

Household International Inc. will report first quarter earnings per share rose about 35 percent from

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul A. Volcker warned that relying on exchange rates to reduce the b

Two organizations representing major corporations in the United States and Europe are joining forces

Europeans and Asians both fear that President Reagan's Irangate problems may have weakened his abili

Mutual of Omaha Cos. is recognizing the Hispanic market for the first time. This insurance,

Leading indexes that signal future trends in Inflation and employment indicated in March that the ec

Researchers, businesses, government agencies, media and law firms now have news stories from the Los

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Although the U.S. Supreme Court has handed Texaco Inc. another setback in its multibillion-dollar fi

Itchy rhinos, revengeful elephants and fatally tall giraffes require unusual tactics by the Electric

GENERAL NEWS House Democratic leaders cleared the way for floor action aimed at approval of

GENERAL NEWS House Democratic leaders cleared the way for floor action aimed at approval of

Top Stories A myriad of problems are causing gulf port directors to re-evaluate the position

Knight-Ridder Inc. and Tele-Communications Inc. announced their joint venture, TKR Cable Co., signed

Philadelphia Electric Co. will have outside nuclear engineers on duty around the clock in the contro

The Engineering Thermoplastics Department of The Dow Chemical Co. announced it is amending a recent

More than 2.6 million new jobs are expected to be created in the United States this year, about half

A leading Japanese businessman cautioned not to expect too much from Japan's efforts to spur domesti

The shutdown of the Peach Bottom nuclear power plant because of allegations that operators slept on

US Adamant on Tariffs On Japanese ProductsU.S. negotiators told Japanese officials here ther

Democratic leaders cleared the way Tuesday for House approval of their fiscal 1988 budget this week,

The Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control approved a power contract for a tire-to-energy

Opponents of the proposed merger of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific railroads want the Interstate

Union Pacific Corp. is launching a new freight marketing program linking regional truck lines with t

The robust demand for advanced materials provided by the chemical industry will average 12 percent g

The market for glycerine is softening due to increased inventories, industry sources said. L

When it's time for an office birthday party at Samsung International's plant in Ledgewood, N.J., Hae

Exxon Corp. may be preparing to compete in the spot market to ship steam coalfrom its giant

American President Lines Ltd. and United States Lines Inc. have dropped a big hot potato in the lap

The General Accounting Office recommended that Congress consider reducing benefits guaranteed by the

Last week's surge in industrial prices was mainly from declines in thedollar's value and ris

Lead pollution from land sources has extended more than 100 miles offshorefrom Europe and d

Harleysville Group Inc., which plans to spread from its Harleysville, Pa., base to build a nationwid