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CNA FINANCIAL TO BUY SUBSIDIARY OF A&ACHICAGO - CNA Financial Corp. signed a definit

MGIC INVESTMENT POSTS 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN PROFITMILWAUKEE, Wis. - MGIC Investment Corp.,

ALEXANDER CONSULTING GROUP INC. (Lyndhurst, N.J.) - Robert K. Burden has been appointed executive vi

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., which has taken a 32.5 percent stake in a locally listed Mal

COAST GUARD, ABS SEEK TO CUT DUPLICATIONSWASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard signed an

Members of the Women's Propeller Club of the United States, Port of New York, celebrated its 60th bi

In a classic case of bringing coals to Newcastle, Lauritzen Reefers will begin a direct refrigerated

The Maritime Administration said last week that applications it has received for loan guarantees wou

A Capitol Hill proposal would place Amtrak's proposed cutbacks under the supervision of a federal pa

Federal Express Corp. said its average daily volume rose 26 percent inDecember to 2.6 millio

Alliance Shippers Inc. and Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. have signed a precedent-setting deal

Three Weeks Ended Jan. 7, 1995, vs. Similar 1993-94 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded<

Freightliner Corp. topped the heavy-truck market for the third straight year in 1994 asthe industry

Gov. John G. Rowland's opposition to Amtrak's plan to electrify the Northeast Corridor could present

MarkAir Inc. will keep its current base of operations here, under a recapitalization plan guaranteed

EPA POSTPONES CALIF. AIR QUALITY PLANWASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agenc

Service was restored late Friday on Union Pacific Railroad's mainline betweenSalt Lake City

A change in ebb and flow of the oil market is forcing ship operators to face high prices for fuel su

Because Pratt & Whitney sent work to Norway, hundreds of workers laid offfrom the jet engine

The union that controls some of the most sought-after blue-collar jobs in America appears ready to e

A new elevated light-rail system planned for Bangalore, India, is expected to relieve traffic conges

Norfolk Southern Corp. is starting an intermodal movement to deliver coal in specially designed cont

IMC Systems Group said it has sold its Import2000 management system to Reitmans Canada Ltd., a leadi

A startup Long Beach aerospace company won a $250,000 state grant to help it develop a flying-saucer

Transportation Research Board. Jan. 21-27. Annual meeting. Sheraton/ Shoreham Hotels, Washington. Co

DELTA TO SELL FEDEX 3 OF ITS AIRBUS JETSATLANTA - Delta Air Lines said it has agreed

The information highway, the Internet and cyberspace. For many people born closer to the beginning o

It's lunch hour in Mexico City - a prime time to eyeball sticker prices on new cars. But the

Wind tunnel tests are about to begin on what may become the jet fighter of the 21st century.

The Chicago Board of Trade, which has lost some of its most important staff members to resignations

Leo Suggs is a trucker on the hot seat. The 55-year-old president of Preston Trucking is bet

Because railroads cooperate with each other at the same time they are in competition, senior executi

China's agricultural sector will need 133 million metric tons (147 million short tons) of standard f

The continuing fall of the peso has placed many U.S. products out of the reach of Mexican shoppers a

Beer importers and other large shippers are likely to end their tug of war with the North Atlantic c

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Iran's mission at the United Nations denied U.S. claims that Iraq was selling contraband oil through

The families of 13 Bryan, Texas, children born with devastating birth defects reportedly have settle

NORWAY, QATAR DISCUSS PETROCHEMICALS VENTUREDOHA, Qatar - Norway and Qatar discussed a propo

Demand for nonferrous metals inside Russia this year will be just 3 percent to 5 percent down on 199