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Autolatina, South America's biggest motor company, is negotiating a $900 million contract with Iraq

MOBIL BOOSTS OCTANE AT LA., TEXAS STATIONSFAIRFAX, Va. - Mobil Oil Corp. said it increased t

Air cargo's long-running double-digit growth rates reflect a hot market buoyed by higher U.S. produc

Truck drivers should be tested for drugs during roadside safety inspections by state officials and n

DESIGN WORK LAUNCHED FOR DENVER RAIL LINEDENVER - De Leuw, Cather & Co. was chosen by the Tr

The U.S. Customs Service notified the shipping industry last week that it would open and inspect eve

The Japanese government has presented beef industry officials with a rough outline of its planned si

The changing global economy is forcing state governments to go after foreign trade and investment ha

A 1.5 percent jump in business sales held inventory growth to a moderate 0.7 percent in June, the go

JUDGE REJECTS PROPOSAL TO SETTLE AUDI LAWSUITAudi of America Inc. says it's disappointed tha

Southern Co. Services Inc., Birmingham, Ala., said it bought 876,000 tons of coal on the spot market

Polaroid Corp.'s board was expected late last week to reject the $2.4 billion takeover offer from Ro

World seaborne trade in steam coal could rise by 40 percent over the next five years, with shipments

HOUSE APPROVES ANTI-APARTHEID BILLThe House approved an anti-apartheid sanctions bill that w

The debt-ridden Joint Underwriting Association insures four times the number of people originally de

General Motors Corp. said it has cut the time required for producing a new car from an initial desig

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His strong reaction to a deteriorating political situation last week should squelch talk that Brazil

Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption acknowledged Friday it made an error in one of

Wholesale prices rose at a slightly faster rate of 0.5 percent in July after rising 0.4 percent in J

The government of Thailand approved a $392 million pulp project by Soon Hua Seng Group and a $5 mill

August 12, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

A New York Supreme Court judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Insurance Information Institute's

If you are one of the 110 million Americans who carry bank-issued credit cards, watch those monthly

MINETA, MIKE'S MAN ON MOVEMENT, showed up on the podium prominently during the Democratic National C

A proposal to turn a dilapidated Seattle wharf into a major gateway to Alaska, possibly with histori

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

Syracuse Scale Co. has embarked on a plan to add up to 50 jobs to its work force and expand sales in

Lower Mississippi River coal terminals loaded 871,179 tons of export coal in July, about 70,000 tons

UK OIL COMPANIES POST MIXED RESULTSBritish Petroleum Co. outshone its larger European rival,

The American Insurance Association filed a lawsuit Thursday against New York Insurance Superintende

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 331,000 people during the week end

The Brazilian Constitutional Assembly Wednesday approved a six-hour day for workers on 24-hour-a-day

A decision on whether to proceed with a master plan for the construction of a third Chicago-area air

American Airlines' freight ton-miles jumped 26.3 percent in July to 41.1 million from 32.6 million i

UNISYS AGREES TO BUY CONVERGENT OF SAN JOSESAN JOSE, Calif. - Unisys Corp., the nation's thi

DAMAGED DRY DOCK COULD CLOSE ALA. YARDMOBILE, Ala. - A damaged dry dock could cause Alabama

Controversy over access to data has sparked a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Customs Service.<

A key meeting on the future of the shipping conferences serving the U.S. West Coast-Europe trades fa

Henkel KGaA plans to increase its Latin American activities by investing 160 million deutsche marks