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R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO USA (Winston-Salem, N.C.) - David B. Fishel was named senior vice president, p

Zim- babwe, the world's sixth-largest gold producer, is set to add a further glow to its sales of go

The world changed quickly in 1988, and 1989 could present even more challenges for statesmen, econom

The Soviet Union's decision to cut prices of fabric and household goods comes as popular pressure mo

CHINA-TAIWAN TRADE MAY TOP $2.4 BILLIONIndirect trade between longtime rivals China and Taiw

New Yorkers will be protected from unscrupulous gray market car brokers under a law that went into e

Heavy-equipment manufacturers enjoyed a surprisingly good year in 1988 on the strength of a better-t

The European Community's pledge that its planned single market in 1992 won't create a Fortress Europ

US CLEARS JAPANESE OF DUMPING CHARGESThe U.S. International Trade Commission, in a prelimina

The name may suggest limitless boundaries, but for the time being, executives at Infiniti will be gl

Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Lexus LS400 might bring on a sense of deja vu to many people. Autom

A fire aboard a Panamanian-registered cargo ship in San Juan harbor caused losses estimated by local

The Labor Department will hold hearings in February and March on lifting a World War II-era regulati

For all of its troubles in 1988, the Panama Canal still handled about the same number of ships as th

The Navy has chosen Houston-based CRS Sirrine Inc. to design a 350,000- square-f oot expansion of th

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

An East Palo Alto insecticide firm is accused of storing unauthorized toxic substances in a lawsuit

Fifty people stand on a pier at a Florida port and watch as a cruise ship motors out to sea. They ar

Quantum Chemical Corp. Chairman John Stookey feels misunderstood. One side of Wall Street be

GENENTECH DEPARTURES, MONEY WOES UNRELATEDSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The public relations

Pennwalt escalated efforts to prevent a hostile takeover by filing a federal lawsuit accusing Centau

Avery Inc. says it is discussing the possible sale of its Uniroyal Chemical Co. subsidiary to a mana

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BECAUSE ENERGY IS an industry that requires long lead times and has to deal with many fixed and vari

Dec. 30, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Over the past three years, natural gas prices have plummeted more than 80 percent in some instances.

Cumberland Farms Inc. agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties but would not admit to any wrongdoing in a

NORWAY TO CONTINUE LIMITS ON PRODUCTIONHELSINKI, Finland - Norway will continue to limit the

In a defeat for environmentalists, a federal appeals court Friday upheld all but one aspect of the I

MEXICO BOOSTS RATES FOR ENERGY TO INDUSTRYThe Federal Electricity Commission raised energy r

Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard Co., or ASRY, the Bahrain-based company that specializes in tanker r

James Schlesinger, who has served in the Cabinet under three presidents, is the newest candidate to

Five men were honored for their contributions to America's maritime preservation movement on the 25t

C&H Transportation, one of the nation's largest haulers of oil-field equipment, was shut down Friday

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. said last week that its board of directors approved proposed changes

In one of his last acts as secretary of transportation, Jim Burnley proposed a new federal rule that

A U.S. motorist pulls into a service station and plunks down $1.05 for a gallon of gasoline. In Brit

The key to ending the truck driver shortage is to convince drivers and mechanics that they can somed

The Pentagon recommendations to close 86 military sites nationwide appear to sink the chances of hom

Matson Navigation Co. said it filed a general rate increase of 3.2 percent in its Pacific Coast-Hawa