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CONRAIL HIKES SHARE IN TRAILER TRAINPHILADELPHIA - Consolidated Rail Corp. has acquired 2,50

CSL Intermodal said it is expanding its domestic container network by adding daily eastbound servic

VA. CO-OP AWARDS PACT FOR COAL-FIRED PLANTRICHMOND, Va. - The Old Dominion Electric Cooperat

Asian business leaders are telling the Japanese they favor formation of a Pacific economic bloc, a l

One of Asia's most dynamic exporters is joining forces with a regional laggard in hopes of improving

Textile Quotas to Watch as of 4/14/89*

Three thousand women who survived the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster on Sunday denounced the $470 million

Groupe des Assurances Nationales, the fourth largest French insurer, Monday agreed to swap sharehold

The Shanghai branch of China's largest maritime carrier intends to establish new overseas routes and

BRAZIL DEVALUES NEW CRUZADO CURRENCYSAO PAULO, Brazil - The Brazilian government devalued th

David E. Vincent, a former official with Showa Maritime USA Corp., successfully defended his right t

Grain giant Cargill Inc. is the latest shipper to discover satellites. The Minneapolis-based

Deregulation and free trade have not been easy steps to take for Canadians, according to a prominent

Small- and medium-sized French pharmaceutical firms must join forces if they are to withstand the co

A story published on April 14 incorrectly reversed statistics for chlorine production. The story sho

The steamer Portland, which disappeared in a storm 91 years ago with as many as 200 passengers aboar

The Soviet Union has unveiled a new, progressive income tax with rates as high as 50 percent for wor

Rhode Island insurance regulators will resume hearings on April 24 on a request for a 139 percent ra

Legislation that cracks down on unsafe trucking companies, attacks drug sales at truck stops and req

Insurance companies and corporate polluters have begun an important series of court battles in New J

Venezuela and the Philippines are close to winning a combined $6 billion in credits from the Interna

A federal bankruptcy judge granted a one-week extension Monday to Eastern Airlines and its creditors

Volume at the intermodal terminal opened here last November by an affiliate of Japan's "K" Line has

It won't be easy, but Americans must learn to accept that Japan has become an economic superpower, s

Apr. 17, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The families of the 94 soccer fans who died in Britain's worst sporting tragedy probably will have t

Paccar Inc. increased its new lead in the heavy truck industry last month as sales flattened for oth

Mon., Apr. 17, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Bechtel Group Inc. said it is not overly disappointed with its failure to win a contract for the beg

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SOUTH KOREAN STRIKES HALT CAR PRODUCTIONSEOUL, South Korea - Strikes at major suppliers halt

For the first time in 20 years, steel users feel the United States is headed for fewer rather than g

Heavylift Cargo Airlines, the British outsize load carrier, uses computer graphics to facilitate loa

Alaska Air Group Reports TurnaroundSEATTLE - Alaska Air Group Inc. earned $6.4 million, or 4

INDONESIAN MINISTER SAYS TIN PRICES HIGHJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Mines and Energy Min

AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY CO. (Hartford, Conn.) - John D. Loewenberg was named senior vice president, co

Western diplomats said Monday the United States was considering releasing $230 million in blocked ai

SOVIETS HIKE IMPORTS OF CONSUMER GOODSThe Soviet Union is boosting imports of shoes, boots,

Senate transportation leaders are likely to reject a proposal from CSX Corp. to exempt some companie