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States are expected to act quickly to implement a new law establishing a national commercial truck d

Panel Talks to Rebels MANILA, Philippines - A four-member government panel flew to Saudi Ara

RETAIL BUYERS TAKE A BREATHER: The Christmas holidays mean a hiatus for retail store buyers. The sea

The Commerce Department reported still more evidence of improved economic health during the fourth q

AT&T's planned New Year's Day price cut for long-distance service will be larger than previously ann

The Chinese government has drafted a law that would forbid the interception and opening of mail of

Financing Nearly Done For Midwestern RailFinancing is being completed for the purchase and o

Alaska's economy may be in store for a better New Year, as the Organizationof Petroleum Exporting Co

Japan's new budget cannot work to assist the government in achieving its economic growth target of 3

China's trade deficit dropped to US$2.13 billion in the first 11 months of1986, less than half what

The Golden Gates Ports Association has awarded Price Waterhouse a $152,000 contract to design an aut

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Mexico's aging railroad network is getting a much-needed transfusion of money and machinery in 1987.

Two Indonesian offshore oil concessions owned by a U.S. petroleum exploration company were taken ove

India has received offers of tens of millions of dollars in foreign aid to help build up its east co

A woman has filed a $30 million lawsuit against Geraldo Rivera, law officers and producers alleging

The Chinese government has drafted a law that would forbid the interception and opening of mail of

China's trade deficit dropped to US$2.13 billion in the first 11 months of 1986, less than half what

Florida Growing Fast WASHINGTON Florida, continuing a Sun Belt population boom, became the

GENERAL NEWS President Reagan will ask Congress to cut spending for basic energy research an

Throughout the history of commercial air cargo (which, as a bona fide industry, started at the end o

McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s decision to launch the MD-11 has sparked renewed questions about whether t

Two U.S. airlines, Jetstream International Airlines Inc. and Air New Orleans, have ordered a total o

In August 1985, a group of oil executives and environmentalists who often hold opposing positions fo

The gypsy moth, known as a leaf-chewing destroyer of trees and shrubs in many eastern states, has be

US Peanut Stocks Total 3.51 Billion PoundsPeanut stocks in U.S. commercial storage on Nov. 3

Machine Technology, Niigata in Joint VenturePARSIPPANY, N.J. - Machine Technology Inc. and T

Automated highways" for smart cars" may be the solution to future traffic jams on increasingly crowd

The best way for Japan and the United States to solve their trade problems is through a free-trade t

Ohio business and insurance groups are heading in opposite directions from the governor in developin

Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Church of Our Lady Of Loretto, Cold Spring, N.Y., for Mart

Help-Wanted Ad Index Posts 4th-Straight RiseThe Conference Board's help-wanted advertising i

The new year is likely to be a depressing replay of 1986 for private U.S. shipbuilders, but a glimme

France's nationwide rail strike, in its 13th day Tuesday, has seriously disrupted holiday travel, h

The best way for Japan and the United States to solve their trade problems is through a free-trade t

Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems Inc. said five European companies holding Monsanto licenses for sulfuri

Stiffer Regulations Seen For Animal CarriersThe Agriculture Department proposed regulations

The Norwegian Shipowners' Association has completed its plans to reduce and rationalize the country'

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

A major insurance broker is teaming up with a municipal bond insurance house to sell a form of liabi