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Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that strong overseas sales helped boost earnings by 21.8 percent to a

Any chance of reopening a Lockheed Shipbuilding Co. yard in Seattle as a ship repair site is finishe

The Customs Service next month will put into effect tougher rules governing the suspension or revoca

The Federal Maritime Commission became the first government agency to press forward with regulations

Retiring Federal Maritime Commission member Thomas F. Moakley closed out a decade on the regulatory

NEW LAW WAIVES TAX ON LIRR PENSIONSTax rules have been waived that would have caused a crisi

FREYMILLER TRUCKING INC. (Bakersfield, Calif.) Mark A. Roberts was appointed vice president, finance

ELECTION-YEAR HOOPLA will delay a trade treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union for at

Despite a sharp slowing in the rate of growth, railroad freight traffic continued at record levels i

With barely concealed pride, Arnold B. McKinnon, chairman, president, and chief executive of Norfolk

CSX Transportation and the railroad's labor union were honored Wednesday by federal officials for th

TEAMSTERS UNION LEADERS WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED this week when 66 percent of the union's car-hauli

BRAZILIAN CRUDE OUTPUT IMPROVED IN SEPTEMBERSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian crude oil producti

Gasoline prices came down hard on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday after running up about

Oct. 26, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Asia-Pacific region will likely become a sellers' market for suppliers of liquefied natural gas

After resistance in recent weeks, average retail gasoline prices finally bowed to the downward press

JAPANESE UTILITIES TO BUY US URANIUMSecretary of Energy John S. Herrington praised the decis

The Argentine government's fourth oil exploration and production bidding round falls short of indust

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Intent on keeping syringes and vials off New Jersey beaches in future summers, the state Senate pass

New regulations for drinking water and waste treatment could cost homeowners an average of $100 or m

The threat of neurotoxicity - including such nebulous terms as chemically induced AIDS - may dominat

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association said Tuesday that 47 of its member companies are workin

DU PONT TO PRODUCE PITCH CARBON FIBERSWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. annou

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. reported a slight increase in earnings in the third quarter of 1988, b

A nitrogen oxide freeze agreement is expected to be signed in early November in Sofia, Bulgaria, aim

BIEHL & CO. (Houston, Texas) - John O. Bomer IV was named national sales manager for the steamship a

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

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

The Bundesbank Tuesday sidestepped its usual responsibility for pegging short-term interest rates by

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

S. KOREA RELAXES CURRENCY CONTROLSSEOUL - The South Korean Finance Ministry revised its fore

Tues. Oct. 25, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

HEINEKEN, RHAI CHIA SIGN BREWERY CONTRACTSHANGHAI, China - The Dutch company Heineken NV and

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The government's latest reading of labor costs showed a mild slowing inprivate wage and benefit incr

ERNST & WHINNEY (New York) - Laurence N. Charney was named partner in charge of the privately owned

While West European bankers are offering the Soviets huge amounts of credit to use in modernizing th

Foreign exchange executives in the United States are paid more than U.K. and Canadian dealers, accor