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Sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen in comparison with the U.S. dollar will hold Japanese economi

Inland Steel Industries Inc. hasn't released details of a pending coal supply contract with Consolid

Higher taxes drove third quarter profit at American President Cos. down 34 percent to $9.3 million f

Marad OK Sought To Scrap VesselsThe Maritime Administration was asked permission to sell two

Shippers, as well as carriers, have a vested interest in the viability of ocean conferences.

The U.S. dollar moved higher Monday on a combination of factors, including a statement by Karl Otto

The Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. started testing a repaired safety valve at the Nine Mile Point 2 nucl

The three bidders for rights to fly small packages between the United States and Japan will present

Doctors who examine pilots for the Federal Aviation Administration say their procedures are inadequa

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

Navistar International Corp. of Chicago announced introduction of a new mid- range diesel engine to

Canada's trade picture appears "unclear" this year and in 1987 due to developments in U.S.-Canada re

The United States may be forced to change its view on combining export finance with aid, "to knock s

Henkel Hikes Methyl EsterPricesHenkel Corp. announced an increase in the prices of m

Western Canada's Obed Mountain Coal Co. cracked the highly competitive market in Florida for utility

The Soviet Union is facing an electric power shortage of 6 million kilowatts this winter because of

For the first time in five years, the government disclosed the exact figure for a grain harvest, rev

A top government official in the Philippines cited sharp increases in the value of non-oil imports t

More factory managers are being given full responsibility over production and operational policies a

The first step toward building a proposed $75 million cruise ship terminal, waterfront office and ho

Magellan Unit Starts Filling Gas PipelineHARTFORD, Conn. - Magellan Petroleum Corp. said its

The proportion of Americans who smoke has declined markedly over the last decade, but those who smok

Ryder System Income Rises to $47.7 MillionRyder System Inc. third quarter net income increas

The non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia must join forces in some form of common market if they

Agreement on medical malpractice insurance premium hikes between Georgia and the St. Paul Insurance

The BFGoodrich Co. reported net income of $16.6 million, or 70 cents a share, in the third quarter o

An upstart fruit processor, owned by a New Jersey company, is seeking a share of the New York apple

Allied-Signal Inc. third quarter net income rose 73 percent to $164 millionfrom $95 million

Japanese shipbuilders received orders from abroad during the April-September term for only 36 vessel

A new container service between Hamburg and Australia-New Zealand-South Pacific will be inaugurated

A bitter standoff between Kuwait and a group of non-Arab Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countri

Globalization of the railway industry is near, according to Peter J. Detmold, co-chairman of the mos

The Supreme Court refused to review a court decision allowing Visa U.S.A. Inc. to set a fixed reimbu

Palm Oil Production Increases in MalaysiaMalaysian crude palm oil production in September wa

Belgian Language Row BRUSSELS, Belgium - The ruling coalition parties disagreed on the terms

Marine Transport Stake Disclosed by InvestorJames Allan Mactier, a Nebraska investor, said h

The Soviet Union has agreed to honor its 1985 commitment to buy 500,000 metric tons of Indian wheat,

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal aimed at shutting down, at least temporarily, the Diablo Canyon

Japan's crude steel production will drop under 100 million metric tons in 1986 for the first time in

In 1906, Standard Oil Co. of New York, part of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust, looked twoa