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Trade with with China must be tied in with investment, technology transfer and compensation (barter)

BCal Shifts US LineupIn Air CargoAIR CARGOHOUSTON - British Caledonian Airwa

In a decision with wide ramifications throughout the banking industry, the Supreme Court opted not t

Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani's dismissal as Saudi Arabia's oil minister could be good news for oil tanke

Louisiana is again saddled with the nation's highest unemployment rate, and officials say they can't

Gorbachev Favors Talks MOSCOW - Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev said he favors holding an

Philippine Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile's public criticism of President Corazon C. Aquino in r

McLean Industries, parent of United States Lines Inc., said it continued to meet with creditors and

U.S. construction spending rose 1.4 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $38

The effectiveness of the tentative local port agreement between the New York Shipping Association an

The process of transferring Conrail to the private sector begins here this week. At least 11

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. will use the "golden handshake" in hopes that 500 people on i

Hanjin Container Lines announced its resignation from the Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreemen

American Hoechst Corp. isn't the first foreign-owned chemical company to acquire a U.S. chemical com

Boeing Develops Jet With Longer RangeThe Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. said it has develope

Guilford Transportation says it continues to dissent from a federal arbitrator's ruling that settles

Since 1980, no top executive in transportation, and perhaps business itself, has taken more chances

The $7 billion duty-free shops industry's world exhibition was shadowed byplans to kill off

The Affiliated Warehouse Cos. said the company's 1986-87 directory, listing its public warehouse cli

One tragedy of Mexico's decade-long spending spree is that it left the country with so little of las

Builders Transport Posts Earnings DropCAMDEN, S.C. - Builders Transport Inc.'s third quarter

International air cargo tonnage grew only 3 percent last year, and the results for the first seven m

Nova Scotians don't seem to want them. But chefs in West Germany, Switzerland and France will take a

Brazil is making a valiant effort to counter a weakening trade situation, declining international re

Japan's official discount rate reached a postwar record low following a 0.5 percent reduction by the

A five-year agreement between the United States and 16 island countries providing for U.S. tuna fish

The British government appealed to travel agents, tour operators and airlines not to promote South A

Japan's "yakuza" gangsters, traditionally preoccupied with local rackets, are covering their tattoos

Japan registered a record monthly current account surplus of $9.1 billion in September, according to

Sara Lee Sells Off South African OperationSara Lee Corp. has sold the company's small South

Warwick Insurance Gets Assistance From ParentMORRISTOWN, N.J. - Warwick Insurance Co. said i

The Conference Board said the leading indexes for the world's major industrial countries are pointin

A judge dismissed a California man's plea for mercy and sentenced him to 27 years in prison for pois

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A pensioner whose rights are violated by the trustee of a federally regulated pension plan can sue f

Three New York hospitals were ordered to provide more than $1.3 million in addi tional free or reduc

The state Supreme Court let stand a potential multimillion-dollar ruling that the voter-approved "de

Aetna L&C Earnings Rose in Third QuarterHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Life & Casualty Co. reported

LEGISLATIVE LAG: A delay at the Government Printing Office has put a hold on administration plans to

A bill to reform New Jersey's automobile insurance system is expected to face a tough time in the Re