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Less than 10 years ago, with the national economy in a slump and the U.S. auto industry languishing

Waterfront management opened negotiations on a new Atlantic and Gulf Coast dockworkers' contract Wed

The United States in July recorded its smallest monthly trade deficit in over three years - $9.5 bil

The U.S. dollar soared Wednesday in reaction to the surprisingly good U.S. trade report, but currenc

New York state could become known as the Gateway to Canada if its businesses take full advantage of

CHINA BANS EXPORTS OF PANDAS, MONKEYS BEIJING - China has temporarily banned the export of

The Dominican Republic's 12 industrial free trade zones help boost exports as well as attract foreig

Sept. 14, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

There's a good chance that the plane you took on your last flight doesn't belong to the airline whos

Airports trying to squeeze more jetliners into congested airports must be allowed to boost landing f

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. (Wilmington, Del.) - The board elected Edgar S. Woolard Jr. to succeed

Young & Rubicam Inc., a leading U.S. advertising agency, said Wednesday it will open an office in Mo

Four more foreign insurers of ship hulls are seeking certification from the Maritime Administration

The Federal Maritime Commission again extended its investigation of possible rebates and other poten

China's latest assault on inflation may come down heavily on some U.S. exports to the giant Asian co

U.S. industrial production rose 0.2 percent in August after revised increases of 1 percent in July a

AUSTRALIAN TRUCKERS BLOCK CONTAINER TRAFFICSYDNEY, Australia - A truck drivers' blockade of

The Navy's Military Sealift Command disclosed late Wednesday that it had suspended temporarily the r

The Mexican government, in a bid to ease its overwhelming economic dependence on the United States,

CANADA TRADE SURPLUS INCREASES SLIGHTLYCanada's seasonally adjusted trade surplus was report

GENERAL AUTOMATION SIGNS SINGAPORE PACTANAHEIM, Calif. - General Automation Inc., a supplier

EPA ISSUES STANDARDS ON UNDERGROUND TANKSThe Environmental Protection Agency issued final an

A Granada Hills psychotherapist who was treating a chiropractor for a fear of driving pleaded guilty

Colgate-Palmolive Co. agreed Tuesday to sell its medical products subsidiary Kendall Co. and associa

2nd American Railroad Conference, seminar on productivity and regional railroads, Sept. 21-23.Hyatt

Western Union Corp. said it has agreed to sell the WorldCom International Private Line Services busi

For anyone who doesn't like beer, Munich is not a particularly wise destination in mid-September.

The European Investment Bank, the European Community's long-term lending agency, granted a loan of 4

Allegations by reinsurers of the insolvent Mission Insurance Co. that its former chiefs engaged in f

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

Earlier this decade the U.S. Customs Service promised customshouse brokers they would be rewarded if

Officials at Oregon's Port of Coos Bay hope a mystery investment by a local financier will spur more

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted strictly along party lines Wednesday in approving legis

Leaders of Japan's largest agricultural union expressed bitter disappointment after U.S. rice groups

PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC'S POWER, GAS SALES UPPhiladelphia Electric Co.'s electricity and natur

International Business Machines Corp. announced a raft of products Tuesday, ranging from inexpensive

Employment in U.S. shipyards shrunk by a third the past decade, and the drying up of commercial vess

Insurers are waiting and watching to see if Hurricane Gilbert, which roared through the Gulf of Mexi

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State governments were more than $265 billion in debt last year, an all-time high, the Census Bureau