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A big boost in investment for plant and equipment by the transportation industry continues to be one

Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., said Wednesday that he is drafting legislation to impose sanctions on West

General Electric Co. plans to close its data processing center in an $8 million cost-cutting measure

Suppliers in eight countries are selling industrial belts, components and parts in the United States

EC JOBLESS RATE FELL TO 9.7 PERCENT IN FEBRUARYBRUSSELS, Belgium - The seasonally adjusted u

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Wednesday formally adopted a package of reforms, includin

Terrorism rose to record heights in 1988, as the United States suffered a substantial increase and I

ALLSTATE WINS APPROVAL FOR S. KOREAN VENTURESEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Finance Minis

The Maryland General Assembly closed its session late Monday night without an agreement on an insura

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., proposed legislation that would require a

A bill allowing Illinois banks to sell insurance is likely to be passed as a result of growing dissa

A New Jersey judge ruled that insurance companies don't have to pay for a $25 million dioxin cleanup

When it comes to treating patients, doctors may no longer have the final word. In a desperat

Mexico's talks with creditor commercial banks, due to start next week, will be the first test of Tre

The power of the electronic data interchange movement runs increasingly broad and deep through the w

Stolt Tankers & Terminals (Holdings) SA, one of the world's leading transporters of liquid chemicals

The Tokyo city government announced plans Wednesday for a $32 billion project to redevelop the city'

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader found himself entangled Wednesday, not onlywith his debate opponent bu

Railroad labor's umbrella group has given an ultimatum to one of its largest members, the United Tra

BUDGET NEGOTIATORS WORK ON DETAILSWhite House and congressional budget negotiators are ''try

As South Dakota celebrates its centennial this year, it's looking to Asia for help in diversifying i

* Rosalind Rachid - Trade Talk 5A * Tom Connors - Washington 8A* Bruce Vail -- Reporter's No

The story headlined "Baltimore Taps Veteran at NY Port," on page 1A of The Journal of Commerce April

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

A committee's work is never done - especially when it's dealing with international electronic data i

DIRECT CONTAINER LINE OFFERS NEW SERVICESLONG BEACH, Calif. - Direct Container Line Inc., an

NORTH AMERICA American Textile Machinery Exhibition-International. April 17-21. Textile Hall

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Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., pointing to the devastating oil tanker spill off the Alaskan coas

The U.S. Customs Service says it is beginning to make progress in investigating what it calls a "wid

A seaman on an East German freighter jumped ship Tuesday while in the West German Port of Kiel and i

Insurers who cover shipowners and third parties against losses from strikes would be among those to

Three federal agencies have proposed changes to their zero tolerance drug policy that provide an alt

The National Transportation Safety Board staff dropped to 280 between 1981 and 1982 as a result of R

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FRA ISSUES REPORT ON RAIL REPAIR COSTSA Federal Railway Administration report to Congress sh

For generations, small boys have played with toy trains, emulating the real thing in miniature.<

Railroad intermodal service has passed from its "free lunch" first phase through its technological s

Heavy truck sales continued their flat track in March as deliveries rose sharply from February level

The American railroad industry will be unable to meet shippers' demands by the middle of the next de