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Here are some facts about the U.S. auto industry, the Japanese impact on it and black employment wit

Wholesale gasoline prices have risen in California over the last few days on reports that a number o

Stock in OMI Corp., a major bulk shipping company that now trades over the counter, will be listed o

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Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. reported fourth quarter income rose 37 percent to $156.1 million, or

The South Carolina State Ports Authority expects to select by the end of March a site for a massive

DECEMBER DEFICIT PUT AT $11.6 BILLIONThe U.S. government posted a total deficit of $11.568 b

Senator Linie said Wednesday that four containerships have been ordered on its behalf as part of the

A U.S. Customs user fee and an oil import tax are complicating U.S. efforts at the Uruguay Round tra

NICARAGUA DEVALUES ITS CURRENCY AGAINMANAGUA, Nicaragua - In a move to salvage Nicaragua's w

This is part of an ongoing series looking at the impact of new natural gas pipelines on fuel oil dea

Worldwide synthetic rubber consumption should reach over 11.5 million metric tons by 1993, according

While other shipping lines flee the Port of Kingston, Zim Israel Navigation Co. is placing the port

After serving eight years as former President Reagan's chief technology adviser, D. Bruce Merrifield

J.P. Industries Inc. in Ann Arbor, Mich., says it is going to concentrate on its transportation prod

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. intends to buy substantial amounts of Canadian natural gas from TransCana

Representatives of some 4,000 northeastern U.S. oil marketers plan to buttonhole congressmen in Wash

Trucking industry officials are asking Congress and the Bush administration to investigate a new gov

Laying the groundwork for future development of New York's airports is the legacy claimed by Robert

Electronic data interchange has been hailed as the great inventory reducer. Computerized sys

DIGITAL INTRODUCES MID-SIZE COMPUTERSYORK - Digital Equipment Corp. has introduced new mid-s

Conrail earned $78 million, or $1.13 a share, on revenue of $904 million in the fourth quarter.<

Secretary of Transportation-designate Samuel K. Skinner easily worked his way through the first publ

Foreign shipowners are concerned that the Federal Maritime Commission's new authority to crack down

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Manuel Johnson Wednesday issued a strong statement against inflation b

Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita expressed concern Wednesday that this spring's labor negotiati

Wed., Jan. 25, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

GERMANS OFFER DATA ON EC'S 1992 PLANFRANKFURT, West Germany - During the first half of 1989,

The stink of glue and the clang of machinery pervade a cavernous warehouse where 300 workers are hun

A group of U.S. importers is protesting plans to set reduced quotas on certain coats and trousers im

With concern mounting over the safety of the nation's air, water and food supply, farmers and the fe

Efforts by Singapore to reduce its reliance on the United States as a marketplace for exports are sh

Telxon Corp., which is outgrowing its manufacturing plant in Houston, will build a second factory on

Basic supplies of key petroleum products followed normal seasonal patterns as gasoline stocks increa

Nine months after United Airlines' pilots' union proposed a $110-a-share buy- out offer for the comp

In a bid to win intermodal cargo now moving through southern California, the Port of Seattle unanimo

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Allegations of widespread fraud on the Chicago futures exchanges are leading to calls for the introd

For the first time in its 20-year existence, Philadelphia's largest container yard is set to be leas