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Southern Co. Services Inc. announced it is diverting more than 370,000 tons of coal bound for Gulf o

The U.S. trade deficit is trending slowly downward, but major trade balance problems still threaten,

Saudi Arabia and Britain have signed a huge arms contract for advanced fighter planes and warships,

A new commodity is moving on the lower Mississippi River this summer, and business is so good that i

MORE DROUGHT-RELATED PRICE HIKES EXPECTEDWASHINGTON - Continued increase in food prices beca

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An estimated 7 percent to 20 percent more overseas passengers will pass through Kennedy Internationa

Proper aircraft inspection is the weak link" in efforts to prevent accidents like the one that rippe

Australia-New Zealand Direct Line has increased its capacity by 22 percent in response to growing ca

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NL Chemicals Inc., a subsidiary of NL Industries Inc., is building a new $200 million chloride proce

GLYOXAL SOLUTION PRICE UP AT BASFPARSIPPANY, N.J. BASF Corp.'s Chemicals division announced

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Lumber production, orders and shipments fell in 12 Western states last week, a trade association rep

New Teamsters union President William J. McCarthy is an aggressive, no-holds- barred labor negotiato

With $106 million in the bank after closing its bond issue, the Virginia Port Authority expects to b

The Federal Maritime Commission is seeking industry comment on its proposal to force ocean carriers

Burlington Northern Railroad is continuing its efforts to penetrate Pacific Rim markets with U.S. co

Cindy Arenberg was named director of international governmental relations for The Gold Institute, a

The unsurprising 0.4 percent rise in U.S. industrial production for June joins a string of ho-hum ec

The land of pure pasta and taut tortellini is afraid that Italians won't be using the old noodle any

On a sweltering day last July and twice again in the heat of August, New England's utilities were wa

THE TICK-TOCK OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CLOCK concerns aviation insiders across several fronts. W

Digital Equipment Co. has launched its first electronic data interchange product in Britain.

Philippine finance officials concluded a two-day meeting with bankers here last week, where they lai

Freight futures prices moved higher on the Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange last week,

Taxes and budgeting priorities may spark major floor battles at the Democratic convention in Atlanta

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Japan's Ministry of Trade and Industry generally welcomed reports from Brussels, Belgium, at the wee

SIEMENS PLANS TO BUY CONTROL OF BENDIXMORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Siemens AG, the multibillion-d

A study of health insurance costs for 120,000 employees and dependents of rural electric cooperative

The head of Farmers Group Inc. says a hostile takeover attempt of the company by a British conglomer

Production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose a moderate 0.4 percent in June, the n

The U.S. Postal Service plans a major expansion of its air mail handling operations at Newark Intern

WHITHER THE EDI ASSOCIATION? When leadership changes at an industry association, it's usually a few

The chance to sail on an authentic replica of a 16th century square-rigger doesn't come very often.

NJ ASSEMBLY VOTES TO LIMIT INSURER PROFITTRENTON, N.J. - In its last session of the summer,

The Army Corps of Engineers is building an underwater levee across the Mississippi River to help hol

West German money market rates firmed Friday on tight liquidity, with call money reaching 4.5 percen

The dollar continued its upward climb last week, a development that is good for George Bush but may