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Consumer groups and trial lawyers have stymied every liability reform proposal to come before Congre

The shipping conference covering imports from Northern Europe to the U.S. East Coast says it will of

The New Jersey Assembly last week delayed action on legislation to help Blue Cross and Blue Shield o

When Australia-New Zealand Direct Line decided to enter the shipping lanes between North America, Au

Abortion foes are claiming victory from a House committee vote to exempt abortion-inducing drugs and

TOP STORIES: Latin America and Canada rank as Florida's top export markets despite the attra

Nearly 30,000 bottles of champagne will be drunk, and more than six tons of strawberries eaten, whil

Malaysia's trade surplus for February amounted to 770 million ringgits ($298 million), down from 1,0

U.S. housing completions fell 0.8 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.588 mil

TOP STORIES: Strong growth in electric power sales and the steel industry have driven coal u

For Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, the other shoe falls or will be set down softly Friday,

The British Airports Authority, manager of London's Heathrow and Gatwickairports and five ot

Eastern Air Faces Restructuring ProgramNEW YORK - Texas Air Corp. Chairman Frank Lorenzo sai

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's second-largest chain of discount department stores, soon will beg

Talk between people went smoothly during a recent tour where Western representatives discussed compu

Automotive Industry Action Group, AIAG-sponsored one-day seminar on EDI in the auto industry, June 2

ORDERS FOR NEW CHIPS SLOWED DURING MAYSAN JOSE, Calif. - U.S. computer companies and other s

Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, tabled t

Pay increases should average about 5 percent this year and next for the nation's salaried work force

IT'S A NATIONAL SPECTACLE, a sort of Uncle-Sam-with-his-pants-down disgrace, something that must be

Japanese government and business leaders Thursday welcomed the U.S. Senate's failure to garner the t

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 333,000 during the week ended May

The U.S. Embassy issued an urgent notice to Americans on Thursday after China warned that terrorists

U.S. firms have again raised their estimates of how much money they plan to invest in new plant and

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The House Commerce Committee is in the homestretch on legislation to create the first federal produc

Agribusiness has not escaped the urge to merge that has caused many companies to disappear as indivi

Republic International Corp., headquartered in Salt Lake City, said it entered an agreement to marke

West Germany may be the world's mightiest exporting nation, but its business leaders hold only lukew

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Arbitrators weighing two major cases involving the continuing disputes between Guilford Transportati

New oil finds and a $3 billion railway built against the advice of Western donors hold out the promi

Thirteen industrial companies have set up an integrated complex in Beijing that will be responsible

Colgate-Palmolive SA has sold its French disposable diaper manufacturing subsidiary Laboratoires Lar

For the week ended May 28 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 110

Low water levels on the Mississippi River are creating a volatile atmosphere in the freight market a

A controversial Chicago investors group launched a new subsidiary that it says will focus on acquiri

Arkansas Best Corp. rejected a revised tender offer from Razorback Acquisition Corp., calling the $2

More than a century ago, thousands of Chinese helped cut and lay millions of ties for U.S. railroad

Two brothers who are former directors of the Progressive Life Insurance Co. were sued Thursday over