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Western Airlines, 60 years old and the oldest continually operating air carrier in the country, is s

Stevedores at Argentine ports imposed partial strike action claiming employers were not keeping to a

PG&E Gets Approval To Cut Electricity RateThe state Public Utilities Commission approved a 6

Low-Cost Korean Model May Spur IBM MoveHyundai, the South Korean company known for its cheap

An overhaul of state liability insurance laws and a federal product liability standard are needed to

The U.S. dollar was about unchanged on balance Thursday against most other major foreign currencies.

Platinum deposits that could potentially double the volume of South Africa's platinum-bearing ore ha

$22 Billion July Deficit WASHINGTON - The U.S. government posted a total deficit of $22.229

Product liability legislation and sweeping tort reform changes will be aired on the Senate floor in

Of all places, why here? That was one local reaction to the announcement by the Internationa

ICC Won't Reopen Rate InvestigationThe Interstate Commerce Commission will not reopen an eig

Gordon E. Neuenschwander, chairman and chief executive of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Co.,

John D. Wurz has a bone to pick with the U.S. Customs Service. The farmer from Sweetgrass, M

Mubarak, Peres to Meet TEL AVIV, Israel - Prime Minister Shimon Peres said he will meet with

There have been protests before over proposals to build coal-handling facilities here. But t

The French carmaker Renault said it is closing most of its Mexican manufacturing operations due to d

The upcoming round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations is not expected to yie

Overseas oil companies "are farsighted and optimistic about the future of offshore oil in China," de

Nordana, Dafra Lines Set New ServiceNordana Line announced a service link between it and Daf

Independent truckers are asking the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant them a share of the insu

The United States Atlantic and Gulf Southeastern Caribbean Conference announced it will increase U.S

Top officials from the Argentine government will fly to Spain later this month for yet another attem

Another steep decline in gasoline costs held consumer prices steady in July as Americans enjoyed the

Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., citing doubts about lap-only safety belts, is calling on Transportation S

The new congressional tax reform bill may offer broader benefits for truckers than the industry firs

The following are the highlights of Thursday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge f

An armored diving suit, incorporating fiber optics and microchips, could become the walking-out unif

Japan has replaced the United States as the world's most competitive nation in business, the Geneva-

Australia is willing to help the Soviet Union market its agriculturalmachinery in Australia

Corporate budgets for salary increases through the next two years will be lower than in 1985, but th

Health-Chem Corp. announced that its Hercon Laboratories subsidiary signed an unprecedented agreemen

The yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar has hurt major Japanese corporations, resulting in a

The board of harbor commissioners approved port tariff increases expected to generate an additional

Restriction Exceptions On Snuff Ads CriticizedTwo congressmen say exceptions to proposed fed

Pennsylvania's new law permitting auto insurers to continue to set rates based on sex is being chall

Dorcas Hardy, a New Right foe of big government who recently took charge of the massive Social Secur

Stocks were mixed in active trading Thursday in a muted reaction to the Federal Reserve's half-point

Travelers Corp. is expected to continue to lag the property/casualty insurance industry's earnings r

Japan Standing Firm On Its Discount RateJapanese banking officials said Japan will not immed

Final details for restructuring of Wah Kwong Shipping & Investment Co. Ltd. go to creditors today,