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Members of the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense will hold a public hearing in Seattle on Au

US PLANS TO PROCEED WITH ALASKA OIL STUDYU.S. Interior Secretary Donald Hodel said he would

Marshal Field & Co. has made a deal with Nixdorf Computer Corp. that will see Nixdorf equipping 25 o

IBM computers designed in the land of the Grapefruit League are now in press boxes across North Amer

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Paul A. Yost says the agency is ready to charge ahead after getting cong

The Reagan administration has asked Australia and New Zealand to cut back on meat exports to the Uni

The U.S. dollar took a turn to the north late Tuesday after spending most of the session traveling o

Kevin Eric Anderson, a Fremont, Calif., computer designer and engineer was sentenced to a six-year p

Commerce Secretary C. William Verity said Tuesday the United States is not yet prepared to lift $135

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit rose in June to $12.5 billion, but most analysts remain convinced

Debt-strapped developing countries are holding back from buying U.S. farm equipment. In some

CANADA AIMS TO HASTEN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTThe Canadian government is moving quickly to pass

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey joined the railroads 20 years ago in killing off the las

CARBIDE TO HIKE SPECIALTY GASESSOMERSET, N.J. - The Linde division of Union Carbide Corp. ha

Strong demand for leased containers during the second quarter helped to offset a downturn in revenue

A Transportation Department official's recommendation to award to another carrier United Airlines In

There's one campaign promise Democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen has made to Texas

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The United States is not supplying us with the products we want, grumbles Lars Brodin. For m

Japanese investment in the Australian coal industry continues to increase. At a time when so

Republican leaders say the maritime industry will have to get its act together before the U.S. merch

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The number of oil-heated homes in the Northeast increased last year, the first time in a decade this

Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. is planning to form a holding company, MCN Corp., that will assist the

An official at Consolidation Coal Co. said that scientific evidence does not support new acid rain l

Allied-Signal Engineered Plastics has agreed to form a joint venture with Kanegafuchi Chemical Indus

Stolt-Nielsen Inc. bought out its Houston-based partner, Oiltanking Holding USA Inc., and plans a $1

Some squeaky parts of the electronic data interchange business are about to get bureaucratic oil.

Delhi Petroleum Ltd. of Australia and Columbus Line Inc. worked out a settlement of an overcharge di

Despite the recent ethics scandals on Wall Street and in the federal government, many U.S. companies

The South Atlantic & Caribbean Ports Association will draft a resolution in support of an extension

George Bush Tuesday picked 41-year-old Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle as his running mate, according to a B

JAPAN TO OFFER MEXICO DEBT GUARANTEE PLANMEXICO CITY - Japanese foreign minister Sousuke Uno

Open interest in Eurodollar futures, which passed the 500,000-contract mark for the first time last

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USDA SEES DROUGHT LOWERING CEREAL STOCKSWASHINGTON - Drought in the United States and Canada

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The Marine Administration and its Subsidy Board have agreed to allow Profish International Inc. of S