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The fur may fly on Tuesday when the railroad industry's union chiefs meet here for the first time si

The railroad industry's chief labor negotiator said he will demand that the rail unions give up thei

Topgallant Group Inc., an operator of two U.S.-flag ships between the East Coast and North Europe, i

The government today is to announce details setting out the abolition of the controversial National

Marine Society of the City of New York. 219th annual dinner. April 10. Guest speaker: Robert H. Pouc

1620 (Apr. 6, 1989) Previous day - 1621 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A year ago, Alaska Marine Lines barges heading to Seattle routinely hauled canned or fresh herring f

Subsidiaries of Metcalf & Eddy Cos. have signed three contracts totaling more than $270 million, acc

Fasson Roll Division of Avery Co., announced an $18 million expansion of its Peachtree City, Ga., ma

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Kuwait is believed to have chartered six very large crude carriers late Wednesday for shipments of c

ARBITRATORS DISMISS $60 MILLION COCOA CASENEW YORK - A three-member panel of arbitrators of

NYPA GETS APPROVAL FOR NIAGARA EXPANSIONThe New York Power Authority received federal approv

Coastal Corp. said its subsidiary, ANR Pipeline Co., made its second filing with the Federal Energy

Obsolescence of the Soviet merchant fleet will remain an "acute problem" for the next 10 to 12 years

The new Atlantic Region commander of the Navy's Military Sealift Command believes U.S. merchant ship

Unlawful company kickbacks in the shipping industry, commonly known as rebating, can be routed in se

The European Community probably will limit Japanese auto imports to about 1.3 million units in 1993,

The super collider is "virtually devoid of support" in the scientific community, a Pennsylvania Repu

The powerful head of the Senate Finance Committee and a Democratic ally said Thursday the United Sta

A key U.S. senator charges that Canadian officials are seeking to scrap a bilateral lumber agreement

British chemical companies have signaled their confidence about sustained growth in demand and profi

Canadian oil and gas drilling had its fourth-best year ever, despite a severe slowdown in activity i

There was no breaking in ranks among union mine workers who stayed off the job at Pittston Coal Grou

Deputy Treasury Secretary Peter McPherson Thursday left his post to join Bank of America, where he w

Thu., Apr. 6, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

President Bush plans to extend for one year the economic sanctions President Reagan imposed on the P

WHAT THEY ARE: Beginning April 1, 1989, a comprehensive series of new economic laws went into effect

Japan could alleviate trade tensions with the United States by granting U.S. companies a share of co

A federal probe of possible maritime rate kickbacks is focusing on Japan's Showa Line and its San Fr

In one of the first moves toward change under its new owners, the Illinois Central Railroad is worki

Expense reports. Purchase orders. Insurance claims. Tax returns. The United States runs on f

For the week ended April 1 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. (Raleigh, N.C.) - Several appointments were made recently. Walter

Apr. 6, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

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

NEW YORK - Americans with a death wish can now risk sushi-cide with fugu, a seafood delicacy that be

Insurance commissioners appointed by California governors as diverse as Ronald Reagan, Jerry Brown a

With the oil spill still floating off the coast of Alaska and the Exxon Valdez refloated, Alaskan fi

Congress is moving to restrict the insurance industry's exemption from federal antitrust laws despit