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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,

The Port of Oakland may have to self-insure the first $1 million of its liability losses, a harbor e

Canadian Port and Harbour Association. 28th annual meeting Sept. 6-10 at Hilton International Windso

The U.S Army Corps of Engineers expects an extended drought in the Southeast as the region enters th

Trading in the markets where shipowners and charterers hedge against price fluctuations in freight r

Rough seas Thursday forced rescuers to postpone a search for two men presumed drowned after a ship c

As of mid-afternoon Thursday, there was no announcement of the time and place for resumption of cont

Not the least of the controversies surrounding the airline frequent flyer awards programs has been t

Trans European Airways, of Brussels, Belgium, and it's subsidiary Aircraft Lease Co., have ordered f

Nedlloyd Move CreatesNew PositionsSeveral new positions were created by Nedlloyd Lin

Taiwan continues to be the front-runner in economic growth, according to the latest report from the

An Internal Affair ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The government complained that the United States a

MY FRIEND JOE is an optimist, and he says the economy is ready for some very nice growth. Businesses

Honeywell Inc. announced the sale of its medical electronics division to PPG Industries, of Pittsbur

NY Approves Reopening Of Allied Power PlantALBANY, N.Y. - Hydro Co. and Babcock & Wilcox Inc

Jamaica is tripling its ethanol refining capacity in an attempt to get a bigger share of the U.S. ma

The owners of the country's largest offshore oil and gas rig said they would reinstate more than 300

The sleek, white luxury liners that once cruised the Mediterranean packed with big-spending American

Australian Exports Of Wheat Seen FallingAustralian wheat exports are forecast to total 14.5

CLOSING IN ON THE CLOSED CLAIMS FILES. We once heard Hank Greenberg, head of American Intern

WTC Air Freight North America has made some sweeping changes in its management structure as part of

Even though the goal of creating machines that think remains somewhere off in the 21st century, arti

Exports of U.S. farm commodities this year may total only $26.5 billion, the lowest value in nearly

Virginia Power's one-year test of transporting coal by barge worked. Railroads have lowered their ra

Argentina's hydrocarbons output rose in July compared with the previous month but still lagged behin