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ASRYChris Potter was appointed production manager at this Bahrain-based shipyard.He takes ov

For the week ended December 28, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equal

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula said it has formally challenged the Navy's decision to award a $1

The railroad executives pushing for mergers argue the combinations will improve service, lower costs

The Clinton administration, with strong industry backing, plans a full-court press to secure Senate

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Three weeks ended Dec. 28, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Think twice before carrying your business card.Don't put your office desk behind a plate gla

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 12, '96 - Dec. 13, '96 (a graph)* A

In the battle between U.S. sanctions and Iranian salesmanship, Tehran's fast-talking ''bazaaris'' ha

Wall Street may have seen stocks climb like a rocket last year, but few of the transportation stocks

The U.S. dollar declined Monday after Japanese Ministry of Finance official Tadashi Ogawa said an ex

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Monday, Jan. 6, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Republicans will decide today if Rep. Newt Gingrich deserves another term as speaker of the House, b

A World Trade Organization dispute panel ruled that U.S. import restraints on Indian wool garments c

Fueled by continuing growth in Asia-Pacific trade, California's exports continued to surge last year

AIRBUS CLOSES YEARWITH 301 FIRM ORDERSPARIS - Airbus Industrie received 326 firm orders for

Labor strikes flared again in South Korea with renewed militancy on Monday after prosecutors summone

JAPAN SHIFTING AID FOCUSFROM ASIA TO AFRICATOKYO - The Japanese government has decided to sh

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Northwest apple growers and processors are scrambling to get back up to speed after enduring a 10-da

The Philippines is likely to accept a U.S. government offer to increase Manila's quota for garment e

''A number of people called my mission a mission impossible. Many now say the mission is successful.

Families of Mexican workers spend 11 percent less on food now than they did 10 years ago because of

Seven years after General Motors Corp. bought a 50 percent stake in Saab Automobile AB to give the w

UK FIRMS DON'T FEARHONG KONG BACKLASHHONG KONG-British companies don't fear a backlash again

Senate Republicans appear to have dropped their quiet opposition to President Clinton's attempt to s

ORION CAPITAL CORP.W. Marston Becker was appointed chairman and chief executive of the speci

HCC IN PACT TO BUYAVIATION & MARINEHOUSTON - HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. has agreed in princ

Gov. George E. Pataki named Gregory V. Serio as the acting superintendent of the New York Insurance

A ''bunch'' of bills aimed at cracking down on Colorado's insurance industry is expected this legisl

CHARTWELL RE REPORTSRECORD AFTER-TAX INCOMEChartwell Re Corp. posted record after-tax operat

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will raise its overall rates an average of 2.8 percent in

Another year, another Congress, another attempt at federal regulation of banks selling insurance.

CSX SELLS SOMECONRAIL SHARESPHILADELPHIA - CSX Corp. said Friday it sold 85,000 shares of Co

Jan. 3, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

SHIPSCOMPUTER GLITCH DELAYSKELANG'S CARGO CLEARINGKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A compute

A controversial ergonomics standard that the trucking industry says could cost millions of dollars t

The world's largest private operator of port terminals ''wouldn't touch the Philippines after this;