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Secretary of Transportation Samuel K. Skinner said Tuesday his department is close to naming a new U

At West Germany's first alternative bank, managers and clients wear blue jeans and gym shoes and sit

The Interstate Commerce Commission seems unable to decide just how much regulatory jurisdiction it w

The fate of CNW Corp. and its midwestern rail system remain up in the air following the company's an

The last vestiges of the once-great United States Lines Inc. passed into history Tuesday when a fede

Exxon Valdez Third Mate Gregory T. Cousins conceded under questioning that the condition in which he

OPERATIONS REVISED AT EMERY WORLDWIDEPALO ALTO, Calif. - Emery Worldwide has reorganized int

Venezuela's first general strike in 30 years Thursday will gauge opposition to President Carlos Andr

Several major Japanese electronics manufacturers announced plans Tuesday to increase purchases of U.

A House maritime subcommittee rescheduled a previously postponed hearing on domestic rate regulation

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (New York) - Peter John Anderson was named president of the bank's Brazilian af

The game of musical chairs in the port industry resumed Monday as Joseph F. Prevratil stepped down a

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Pillsbury Co. hopes increased use of electronic communications systems will have it rolling in dough

NWA Inc. shareholders praised the company for what they called its graceful handling of an unwelcome

While formulation of a national sealift policy remains on a "fast track," a Defense Department offic

NORTH AMERICA National Presentation Expo. June 6-8. Jacob Javits Convention Center. New York

The American Association of Exporters and Importers has formed a special group among its members to

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Union Pacific Corp. has taken an option to buy the Iowa Interstate Railroad. The story correctly rep

The U.S. dollar declined slightly Tuesday, as dealers squared positions ahead of this morning's sche

President Bush announced in April an eight-point aid package to Poland as part of an effort to encou

In a bid to bolster financially strapped industries, the Mexican government has revised its foreign-

It's no longer a surprise to find offers for jewelry, luggage and TV sets in the same envelope that

WEST GERMAN IMPORTS OF NATURAL GAS FALLFRANKFURT, West Germany - West German natural gas imp

U.S. cotton exports are increasingly moving through West Coast ports, as competitive rail rates lure

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. has opened a sales office in Quincy, Mass., toserve the New Englan

In this issue: NEW ENGLAND: Boston Edison Co., BostonMID-ATLANTIC: Delmarva Power Co., Wilmi

Himont Inc. confirmed Tuesday plans to build and operate a joint venture polypropylene resin plant i

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The United States is "losing" China once more, this time as an export market, a U.S. business spokes

Israel's economy grew by only 1.5 percent in 1988, down sharply from 5 percent in 1987, largely beca

MOSBACHER SAYS USSR NOT READY FOR GATTThe U.S.S.R. has not gone far enough in reforming its

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Coverages offered under Massachusetts universal health-care law will be comprehensive as state-manda

USDA FAVORS SALE OF SOY OIL TO SOVIETSWASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Sec

An Austrian official was arrested Tuesday in connection with an affair involving the sinking of the

Thread your way among the bawling camels, importuning beggars and vendors of sugar-crusted dates on

No longer will North Carolina drivers be crucified with high insurance ratesbecause of one l

Exxon Shipping Co., owner of the supertanker that hit an Alaskan reef and caused the nation's worst